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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"critical illness"”.
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Critical Illness in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies
… This thesis 1) characterizes the epidemiology of critical illness after a new diagnosis of hematologic malignancy in a large population-based cohort in Ontario, Canada; 2) evaluates the effectiveness of different noninvasive oxygenation strategies for reducing the receipt of invasive mechanical …
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Circulating proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans during critical illness
… syndecan-1 release is a general consequence of critical illness that probably has limited value as a marker in clinical practice.
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Ultrastructure and function of respiratory cilia in critical illness
… was wide variation in their occurrence among critically ill patients and that it was imperative, contrary to previous reports, to record a large number of cilia from a range of fields owing to the localised effect of some abnormalities. The present investigation was also the first to make …
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Microbiota-host interactions and infection dynamics in critical illness.
Critically ill patients in the ICU experience high rates of secondary infections, largely attributed to immune dysfunction and impaired host defense. We recently reported that intestinal dysbiosis in critically ill patients is associated with expansion of hypofunctional immature neutrophils, …
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Exploring the long-term consequences of musculoskeletal impairment following critical illness
… significant multi-morbidities. More than half of critical care survivors experience at least one or more elements of post intensive care syndrome (PICS). The impact of these problems can be profound as patients struggle to function in daily life, with high rates of new unemployment and healthcare …
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Risk Factors of Critical Illness Polyneuropathy on Intensive Care Unit Patients
"목적: 집중치료를 받는 환자에게서 조기에 전기진단검사를 통하여 중환자 다발성 신경병증(Critical Illness Polyneuropathy, CIP)를 진단하고, 이의 위험인자를 조사한다. 연구대상 및 방법: 집중치료실에 입원하여 기관내 삽관 후 인공호흡기 치료를 받는 성인을 대상으로 집중치료를 시작한 지 48시간~144시간 사이에 사지의 신경전도검사를 시행하였다. 말초신경의 축삭신경병증을 보이는 경우, 이환된 신경이 서로 다른 2개의 팔, 다리에서 발견되거나, 3개 이상에서 발견된 경우 CIP로 진단하였고, 이의 기준을 …
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Critical illness survivorship and implications for care provision; a constructivist grounded theory
… In the context of increasing survivorship from critical illness it is important to enhance our understanding of the subjective experience of survivors and their families. The critical illness experience is enormously complex, varied and multifaceted. The need to consider the legacy of critical …
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Nutrition in survivors of critical illness: an exploration of the effect of nutrition therapy on muscle mass, nutritional status and clinical outcomes after critical illness with a focus on patients with a traumatic brain injury
Critical illness affects ~130,000 Australians each year, costing the health-care system nearly $3 billion. For intensive care unit (ICU) survivors, quality of life and functional recovery are compromised, with symptoms persisting five years post-discharge. Patients admitted to ICU with traumatic …
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The relationship between enteral nutrition, energy metabolism and gut homeostasis during the course of critical illness.
… the intestinal microbiome-host relationship in critically ill children and whether it has an impact on clinical disease severity. The balance between requirement and delivery of energy and macronutrients was assessed in a cohort of 124 critically ill children. Then an integrated approach of …
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Physical activity and function in survivors of critical illness after discharge from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Survival rates for the critical care population in the UK following discharge from acute hospital is extrapolated to be 80.8% (excluding readmissions to the same critical care unit of the same patient within the same acute hospital stay) between 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019 in England, Wales …
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Journeys and experiences of life after tracheostomy: a case study of patients, their kin/friends and health care professionals.
Advances in critical care mean more people than previously reported are surviving critical care events such as stroke with the support of a tracheostomy. Research to date predominantly focuses on the clinical rationale for tracheostomy insertion or the technical and clinical problems associated …
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Nutritional Support of the Critically Ill Pediatric Patient : Foundations and Controversies
Critically ill children require nutritional support that will give them nutritional and non-nutritional support to successfully deal with their disease. In the past few years, we have been able to better understand the pathophysiology of critical illness, which has made possible the establishment …
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Evaluating the musculoskeletal health state of intensive care unit survivors
Survivors of critical illness frequently experience long-term physical impairment, decreased health-related quality of life and low rates of return to employment. There has been limited investigation of the underlying problems impacting physical function of patients post-Intensive Care Unit (ICU) …
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Being family: The family experience when an adult member is critically ill
Patients enter a critical care setting in physiologic crisis but families enter the setting in psychologic crisis. Nursing practice in critical care settings has traditionally focused on addressing individual patient needs with only a tangential recognition of the needs of the patient's family. …
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Critical Care Diaries: An Exploration of Patient Perceptions using Glaserian Grounded Theory
… of the psychological needs of critical care patients has been an area of increasing interest in recent years. Use of critical care diaries written on behalf of critically ill patients is one intervention that has been adopted in the study site in South Wales. Little is known …
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Serum Albumin as Outcome Predictor in Adult ICU Patients with Sepsis
… a possible predictor of mortality in a number of critically ill patient populations. However, these studies primarily focus on the levels on admission, neglecting the clinically significant decrease that occurs subsequently. The purpose of this retrospective, correlational study was to examine the …
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Measurement and mechanisms of complement-induced neutrophil dysfunction
Critical illness is an aetiologically and clinically heterogeneous syndrome that is characterised by organ failure and immune dysfunction. Mortality in critically ill patients is driven by inflammation-associated organ damage and a profound vulnerability to nosocomial infection. Both factors are …
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An Analysis of Processes and Strategies Used by Qualified Nurses in Assessing the Mental Capacity of Acutely and Critically Ill Hospitalised Adult Patients
… by making informed decisions. Acute and/or critical illness may impact upon the decision making abilities of hospitalised adult patients. Assessment of patients for reduced, fluctuating or absent capacity gives the healthcare team the legal authority to assess best interests and to make …
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Secondary Traumatic Stress & Emergency Department Registered Nurses in Ontario: A Cross-Sectional Study
… to traumatic events, such as death, injury, or critical illness (Badger, 2001). Emergency department (ED) nurses are especially susceptible to STS due to frequent exposure to traumatic events (Ratrout & Hamdan-Mansour, 2017). This study aimed to (a) determine the prevalence of STS amongst …
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