Intensive care unit (ICU)
<p>Association Between Comorbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Prognosis of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Non-COPD Reasons: A Retrospective Cohort Study</p>
... improvements in healthcare and social circumstances, 5 it is not surprising to fi nd that COPD becomes a rather common comorbid condition among patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). ...
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The importance of dental care in hospitalized patients in intensive care unit
... dental care to these patients by nurses, found out in the structured observation, that nursing technicians take on average per shift 10-12 patients with all types of ...basic care such as oral hygiene and ...
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Health-related quality of life and nursing-sensitive outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients in an Intensive Care Unit: a study protocol
... Background: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is one of the most utilised techniques in the intensive care unit (ICU), but it can cause sequelae that can negatively influence the patient ’ s health-related ...
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Assessment of delirium in the intensive care unit
... the intensive care unit (ICU) at an increased risk for developing this ...the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) and the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist ...
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Continuous haemofiltration in the intensive care unit
... Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) was first described in 1977 for the treatment of diuretic-unresponsive fluid overload in the intensive care unit (ICU). Since that time this treatment has ...
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Maternal near miss in an obstetric intensive care unit
... Ratio of severe maternal outcome refers to the number of women with life-threatening conditions per 1,000 live births. Maternal Near Miss reason refers to the number of maternal near miss cases per 1,000 live births. ...
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BACTERIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
... Interventions to prevent pneumonia in the ICU should combine multiple measures targeting the invasive devices, microorganisms, and protection of the patient. VAP is particularly common in patients with ARDS, after ...
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Delirium in the intensive care unit
... Delirium, an acute and fluctuating disturbance of consciousness and cognition, is a common manifestation of acute brain dys- function in critically ill patients, occurring in up to 80% of the sickest intensive ...
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Admission Patterns and Outcome in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Nepal
... Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is an important component of any tertiary care center. Approximately 4 million ICU admissions per year occur in the United States with mortality rate ...
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Environmental colonization and onward clonal transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in a medical intensive care unit: the case for environmental hygiene
... A. baumannii in the Asia-Pacific region, with hospitals reporting rates of CRAB infection from 50% to over 90% in countries such as Vietnam and Singapore [3]. A survey of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) across ...
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Portable Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
... need intensive medical attention are often admitted into a special area of the hospital called the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ...health care professionals to provide specialized ...
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
... Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit A W Norrashidah, MMed*, B H 0 Azizi, FRCP**, M A Zulfiqa[.] ...
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Original Article Clinical characteristics and outcomes of eclampsia patients admitted to the intensive care unit of China
... 1Department of Intensive Care Unit, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; 2Department of Intensive Care Unit, Liaocheng People’s Hospital and Liaocheng Clinical Sch[r] ...
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Nutrition in the intensive care unit
... reduces intensive care unit and hospital durations of ...of intensive care unit admission reduces duration of mechanical ventilation and improves ...standard care (usual ...
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Improving delirium care in the intensive care unit: The design of a pragmatic study
... of care in the ICU environment is rapid and changes quickly, the con- stantly present computerized component described below will be activated for each study patient enrolled in the intervention ...
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Validation of the Intermountain patient perception of quality (PPQ) survey among survivors of an intensive care unit admission: a retrospective validation study
... of care and identified multiple healthcare workers whose influence may have been im- portant to patient ...inpatient care within the following departments of Intermountain hospitals: labor and delivery, ...
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Bedside dressing changes for open abdomen in the intensive care unit is safe and time and staff efficient
... The feasibility of using the ICU as the location for planned dressing changes for OA has been demonstrated [17, 18]. The availability of OR time may be limited and planned procedures are often delayed. One potential ...
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Antibiotic stewardship in the intensive care unit
... Many clinicians remain reluctant to prescribe fewer days of antibiotics for patients with severe HAIs and prefer tailoring antibiotic duration to the ensuing clinical course or using serial biomarker (for example, PCT) ...
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Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Relatives of Intensive Care Unit Patients and the Perceived Need for Support.
... This is a prospective study with a sufficient sample of participants addressing the issue of acute psychological symptoms displayed by the relatives of patients admitted to the ICU. In general, the results of this study ...
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A prediction tool for nosocomial multi drug resistant gram negative bacilli infections in critically ill patients prospective observational study
... With their altered bacterial flora, impaired immune re- sponse and breached anatomical integrity due to invasive procedures and devices, the intensive care unit (ICU) population is among the highest ...
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