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Showing 1 to 20 of 113 for “"critically ill patients"”.
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International comparison of critically ill patients
Severity of illness scores are useful in quality improvement for benchmarking care in the ICU and in research for risk-adjustment. [1] However, these scores lack generalizability beyond the patients on whom the scores were trained on. An international consortium, Global Open Source Severity of …
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Premorbid hazardous alcohol consumption in critically ill patients
… problem. It has been reported to predispose patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) to complications and weaken their prognosis. However, the identification of hazardous alcohol consumption is challenging. Various validated questionnaires have been developed for screening, among which …
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Studies on the effects of movement on critically ill patients
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Investigation of diarrhoea in critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition
The incidence and causes of diarrhoea among critically ill patients receiving enteral tube feeding were investigated. Sixty acutely ill surgical or medical intensive care patients who had had a minimum of 48 hrs bowel rest were entered into the study. They were randomly assigned to receive one of …
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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging as an Assessment Tool in Critically Ill Patients
… neuroimaging in assessing brain activity in critically ill patients. The overall objective was addressed in the following four empirical chapters: In Chapter 2, three versions of a hierarchically-designed auditory task were developed and their ability to detect various levels of auditory …
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Process of Care and Outcome of Critically Ill Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
… between process of care and outcome of critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). First, I evaluated the association between intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring use and mortality after severe TBI at the patient-level and at the hospital-level. ICP monitoring use was …
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CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 PNEUMONIA: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, IMPACT OF VACCINE, AND CLINICAL OUTCOME.
… on gas exchange in mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS due to COVID-19. Two FiO2 (100% and 40%) were tested at 3 decreasing levels of PEEP (15, 10, and 5 cmH2O). In the fourteen enrolled patients, PEEP of 15 cmH2O, despite resulting in the highest oxygenation, was associated with …
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The development of a non-pharmacological intervention for delirium management in critically ill patients
Delirium is common in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients with incidence up to 74 % in the United Kingdom and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Multicomponent non-pharmacological interventions are beneficial in the prevention and treatment of delirium in older hospitalised …
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Impact of Family Presence on Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
… There is potential for family members of critically ill patients to assist in non-pharmacological delirium prevention and management (e.g., re-orientation). Despite this, there are few studies on the impact of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) family presence on delirium. To bridge these knowledge …
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The Effect of Lateral Body Positions Upon Pulmonary Artery and Pulmonary Wedge Pressures in Critically Ill Patients
… on pulmonary artery pressures and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure was studied in a clinical comparative study using eight critically ill patients. Pulmonary artery pressures (systolic, diastolic, and mean) and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure measurements were taken with the patients in …
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The Effect of Lateral Body Positions Upon Pulmonary Artery and Pulmonary Wedge Pressures in Critically Ill Patients
… on pulmonary artery pressures and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure was studied in a clinical comparative study using eight critically ill patients. Pulmonary artery pressures (systolic, diastolic, and mean) and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure measurements were taken with the patients in …
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An Investigation into Extended Intermittent Infusions Rather Than Standard Practice of Antibiotic Administration in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis
Introduction Physiological changes affecting critically ill septic patients may impact on the effectiveness of licensed methods of antibiotic administration. It has been postulated that extending the infusion time over which time-dependent action antibiotics are administered, giving for example a …
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Vitamin C status, oxidative stress, hyperglycaemia and endothelial function in critically ill patients with septic shock : an observational study
… during oxidative stress. The vitamin C status of critically ill patients in South African ICUs has not been well investigated; neither has the relationship between vitamin C status, oxidative stress, hyperglycaemia and endothelial function been studied in this patient group. In a prospective, …
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The influence of delayed sample processing time on the PO₂ values in critically ill patients with sepsis-induced leukocytosis
… blood gas samples for PO₂, PCO₂, pH, in critically-ill patients with sepsis and metabolically active leucocytosis > 12 000/mm³ and compares it with a control, where immersing it in ice has stopped metabolism. Methods: Thirty septic ICU patients with confirmed leucocytosis > 12 000/mm³, …
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Acting in Time: Transport Nurses optimising critically ill patients for transfer to a regional ECMO centre. A Grounded Theory Study
… (CESAR), validated the use of ECMO in the UK for critically ill adults. The H1N1 Influenza A epidemic in 2009, led to four more adult ECMO centres being designated, and more recently the World Health Organisation (WHO, 2020), recommended ECMO for eligible patients in the COVID-19 pandemic. A …
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A CNS-led intervention to improve rates of respiratory mechanical device-related pressure injuries in critically ill patients : a DNP project
… lessen the quality of life and function of the critically ill patients who suffer from them. Local Problem The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine if a bundle of interventions in patients with ETT and their fasteners may lessen the rate of mechanical device-related …
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Transitions in Care and Healthcare Resource Use in Critically Ill Patients Living in Urban and Rural Settings: A Retrospective Cohort Study
… resource use and patient outcomes among critically ill patients who live in urban versus rural settings. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Medical, medical-surgical, and cardiovascular intensive care units (ICUs) in Alberta, Canada between January 1, 2014, and April 30, 2018. …
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