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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"ICU Admission"”.

  1. Recollection of ICU admission

    Turner_JSDepartment of Medicine1989

    … the recall of one hundred patients following admission to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Groote Schuur Hospital. It was prompted by criticism (by members of staff and visitors to the ICU) of our practice of wardrounds, arterial blood gas sampling, and light sedation of patients. In addition, …

    cape-town Repository record

  2. Critical Illness in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies

    Ferreyro, Bruno Leonel2022

    … life-threatening complications that can lead to admission to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Acute respiratory failure is the most frequent reason for ICU admission in these patients. Existing knowledge gaps in the field include the lack of population-based estimates of the incidence and timing of …

    toronto-retro Repository record

  3. Development of a mortality risk prediction score for patients with AML requiring critical care

    Lynch, Ylinne Tsang2019

    … have high mortality after intensive care unit (ICU) admission, long-term survival is possible. There is no accepted model for predicting longer-term mortality after ICU admission. We examined the role of five AML and ICU related risk factors in mortality prediction in this population. Methods: …

    washington Repository record

  4. The Epidemiology of Pediatric Ambulance Transport in Ontario, Canada

    Couperthwaite, Amy Bonnie Gale2023

    … in all-cause-mortality, hospitalization, ICU admission, and severe injury between ambulance transport and private transport to the emergency department [ED] in children in the province of Ontario. Study 3 examines differences in all-cause-mortality, hospitalization, ICU admission, and …

    york Repository record

  5. HIV positive patients in intensive care - a retrospective chart review

    Mkoko, PhilasandeDepartment of Medicine2016

    … for and outcomes of intensive care unit (ICU) admission of HIV - infected patients in resource - poor settings like Sub - Saharan Africa are unknown. Methods: We reviewed case records of HIV - infected patients admitted to the medical and surgical ICUs at Groote Schuur Hospital, South …

    cape-town Repository record

  6. Transitions in Care and Healthcare Resource Use in Critically Ill Patients Living in Urban and Rural Settings: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Thomas, AbigailGraduate Studies2023

    … and cardiovascular intensive care units (ICUs) in Alberta, Canada between January 1, 2014, and April 30, 2018. Patients: Those who survived their index ICU stay, remained in ICU for ≥24 hours before ICU discharge, and had 1-year of follow-up post-index ICU admission. Interventions: None. …

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  7. CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 PNEUMONIA: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, IMPACT OF VACCINE, AND CLINICAL OUTCOME.

    FLORIO, GAETANOUniversità degli Studi di Milano2023

    … (ARDS) with need of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. The present manuscript focuses on three main topics. The first part is a physiologic study designed to investigate the effects of inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2) and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on gas exchange in …

    milano Repository record

  8. Qualitätsmanagement durch Risikostratifizierung in der postoperativen herzchirurgischen Intensivmedizin

    Hahn, Stephan

    … hin untersucht. <br>Einige aus dem ICU Admission Score übernommene Risikofaktoren zeigten gegenüber der Morbidität keine eindeutige Korrelation, so daß in dem folgenden Regressionsmo-dell nur die Faktoren berücksichtigt wurden, die gegenüber den einzelnen Morbiditäts-kriterien bei …

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  9. Psychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis

    Reichman, Mira2025

    … for caregivers of intensive care unit (ICU) patients are not tailored to the unique needs of caregivers of patients with SABI, do not demonstrate long-term efficacy, and may increase caregiver burden. In this study, we explored the needs and preferences for psychosocial services among …

    washington Repository record

  10. Retrospective Review of Postpartum Hemorrhage Incidence, Risk Factors, and Maternal Morbidity

    Chu, Tina Meikei2022

    … including the need for blood transfusion, ICU admission, and hysterectomy. In the recent years, PPH risk assessment tools have been widely implemented in an attempt to identify woman at risk for hemorrhage and preemptively mobilize resources. The most commonly used trinary assessment tool …

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  11. Preditores de extubação tardia em pacientes adultos no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca

    Santos Júnior, Roberval Prado dosUniversidade Federal da Bahia2024

    … group, the median length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay was 4 days, 1 day longer than the EE group, and the median length of hospital stay was 18 days, 4 days longer than the EE group. There was an association between DE and the following factors: age, chronic kidney disease (CKD), pulmonary …

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  12. Incidence and predictive factors of intensive care unit delirium in acute stroke patients: a secondary data analysis

    Callahan, Mary KatherineUniversity of Missouri--Kansas City2026

    For patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) with acute stroke, ICU delirium can compound an already complex hospitalization. The incidence of ICU delirium in patients with acute stroke ranges from 12% to 75%. Development of delirium has been associated with increased risk of mortality, …

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  13. Maternal and neonatal outcomes of women with CHD in pregnancy

    Muller, ElaniDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine2023

    … antenatal hospitalisation, and/or perinatal ICU admission. Poor neonatal outcome was defined as preterm birth, low birth weight, NICU admission, general ward admission over 2 days, neonatal death, and/or miscarriage. Data were collected using REDCap, and statistical analyses included …

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  14. The ICU resilience project: establishing occupational therapy practitioners' role in addressing patient mental health in the intensive care unit

    Angel, Julianne Bello2025

    Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) live through harrowing life experiences that can lead to lasting physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes impacting survivors' quality of life called Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). Research on strategies to address mental health concerns such as …

    bu Repository record

  15. An integrative predictive model for hospital acquired complications

    Liu, Jenny, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of Technology2015

    … to short periods following Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. In addition, we also identify several keystone features that demonstrate high predictive power HACs during certain time periods following patient admission. Based on our research, we can reduce excessive hospital costs due to HAC by …

    mit Repository record

  16. A comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with and without evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Western Cape, South Africa

    Mudaly, VanessaDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine2025

    … birth weight and neonatal intensive care unit (ICU) admission were found among infants of women who had a late SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis (aOR=1.22; 95% CI 1.10-1.34 and aOR=2.56; 95% CI 2.18-3.01, respectively) compared to infants of women without a SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. Conclusion: This study found …

    cape-town Repository record

  17. Evaluating the musculoskeletal health state of intensive care unit survivors

    Gustafson, OwenOxford Brookes University2024

    … function of patients post-Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions may be complex in presentation, with ICU survivors potentially at greater risk of their development. The MSK health state of ICU survivors and the relationship to physical function and wider …

    oxford-brookes Repository record

  18. Outcomes of patients with COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation admitted to an Intensive Care Unit in South Africa

    Arnold-Day, ChristelDepartment of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine2022

    … of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia may require ICU admission or mechanical ventilation [Guan et al., 2020; Huang et al., 2020]. Data from low- and middle-income countries for COVID-19 ARDS are limited. Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa expanded its ICU service to support patients …

    cape-town Repository record

  19. Pulmonary Artery and Central Venous Pressures as Prognostic Indicators of Post Lung Transplant Outcome

    Togashi, Kei2014

    … PO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio in the first 24 hours after admission to the ICU. We also assessed the impact of these indicators on ventilation time, ICU and hospital length of stay (LOS). Results Of the subjects in this study, 70 patients had bilateral lung transplantation, 40 were male, and the mean age …

    washington Repository record

  20. Early sequelae of post COVID-19 lung disease in patients who were mechanically ventilated for severe COVID-19 pneumonia

    Singh, NevadnaDepartment of Medicine2023

    … an unprecedented worldwide spike in hospital and ICU admissions; predominantly for adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Survival rates for patients requiring mechanical ventilation in Cape Town during the waves driven by the ancestral strain and beta variant were approximately 30% during …

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