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Association Among ICU Congestion, ICU Admission Decision, and Patient Outcomes
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016)
Objectives: To employ automated bed data to examine whether ICU occupancy influences ICU admission decisions and patient outcomes.
Design: Retrospective study using an instrumental variable to remove biases from ...
CAM-ICU and ICDSC agreement in medical and surgical ICU patients is influenced by disease severity
(Public Library of Science, 2019)
Co-infection and ICU-acquired infection in COVID-19 ICU patients: a secondary analysis of the UNITE-COVID data set
(Critical Care, 2022)
Background The COVID-19 pandemic presented major challenges for critical care facilities worldwide. Infections which develop alongside or subsequent to viral pneumonitis are a challenge under sporadic and pandemic conditions; ...
Construct Validity of the Chilean-Spanish Version of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive CareUnit: A Prospective Observational Study Using Actigraphy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
(2021)
Objective: To evaluate the construct validity (hypotheses testing) of the Chilean-Spanish version of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive
Care Unit (FSS-ICU) using continuous actigraphy from intensive care unit ...
Construct Validity of the Chilean-Spanish Version of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Observational Study Using Actigraphy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
(2020)
Objective: To evaluate the construct validity (hypotheses testing) of the Chilean-Spanish version of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit (FSS-ICU) using continuous actigraphy from intensive care unit ...
Outcome of cancer patients considered for intensive care unit admission in two university hospitals in the Netherlands: the danger of delayed ICU admissions and off-hour triage decisions
(2021)
Abstract
Background
Very few studies assessed the association between Intensive Care Unit (ICU) triage decisions and mortality. The aim of this study was to assess whether ...
Dexamethasone as risk-factor for ICU-acquired respiratory tract infections in severe COVID-19
(J Crit Care, 2022)
Purpose: Dexamethasone is the only drug that has consistently reduced mortality in patients with COVID-19, especially in patients needing oxygen or invasive mechanical ventilation. However, there is a growing concern about ...
Transfusion practice in the non-bleeding critically ill: an international online survey—the TRACE survey
(2019)
Abstract
Background
Over the last decade, multiple large randomized controlled trials have studied alternative transfusion strategies in critically ill patients, demonstrating ...
Impacto do processo de internação em UTI na funcionalidade de pacientes adultos ventilados mecanicamente
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUFMG, 2013-02-22)
Introduction: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients generally develop general muscle weakness in consequence of the inactivity, prolonged use of mechanical ventilation (MV), nutrition conditions, inflammation and pharmacological ...
Pharmaconutrition: Acute Fatty Acid Modulation of Circulating Cytokines in Elderly Patients in the ICU
(Sage Publications Inc, 2014-05-01)
Background: Enteral supply of -3 polyunsaturated fatty acids has been used in an attempt to modulate inflammation and improve outcome in critically ill patients. However, enteral administration may be slow to change membrane ...