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Whole blood thiamine, intravenous thiamine supplementation and delirium occurrence in the intensive care unit: retrospective cohort analyses
BackgroundThiamine di-phosphate is an essential cofactor in glucose metabolism, glutamate transformation and acetylcholinesterase activity, pathways...
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Impact of paediatric intensive care unit admission on neurocognitive function in children
BackgroundAdvances in paediatric critical care have resulted in a reduction in mortality. This has shifted the focus to paediatric intensive care...
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Valve unit instead of intensive or intermediate care unit admission following transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair is safe and reduces postprocedural complications
BackgroundTranscatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (M-TEER) is often performed in general anesthesia, and postprocedural monitoring is usually...
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Prognostic value of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin in non-cardiac surgical patients in intensive care units
Type II myocardial injury following surgical procedures is associated with adverse outcomes. The prognostic value of high-sensitivity cardiac...
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Purpose of ReviewThis publication will review the numerous uses for procedural point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), and its supporting literature,...
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Two months outcomes following delirium in the pediatric intensive care unit
The lasting consequences of delirium in children are not well characterized. This study aimed to compare the two-month outcomes in pediatric...
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Circular material flow in the intensive care unit—environmental effects and identification of hotspots
PurposeThe healthcare sector is responsible for 6–7% of CO 2 emissions. The intensive care unit (ICU) contributes to these CO 2 emissions and a shift...
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Predicting delayed extubation and transfer to the intensive care unit in children undergoing posterior fusion surgery for scoliosis
BackgroundDelayed extubation and transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU) in children undergoing major scoliosis surgery may increase postoperative...
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Use of an airway bundle to reduce unplanned extubations in a neonatal intensive care unit
BackgroundFollowing the opening of an infant cardiac neonatal intensive care unit, our aim was to determine a baseline UE rate and implement...
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Collaborative efforts to improve genetic testing in the neonatal intensive care unit
ObjectiveTo reduce unnecessary simultaneous karyotype analysis and chromosomal microarray (CMA) testing in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
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Ketamine sedation in the intensive care unit: a survey of Canadian intensivists
PurposeWe sought to understand the beliefs and practices of Canadian intensivists regarding their use of ketamine as a sedative in critically ill...
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Evaluating caregiver-clinician communication for tracheostomy placement in the neonatal intensive care unit: a qualitative inquiry
ObjectiveIdentify stakeholders’ tracheostomy decision-making information priorities in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
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Hyponatremia and its associated factors in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundHyponatremia is a serious problem that leads to substantial increases morbidity and mortality in critically ill children. The...
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Intensive care unit follow-up clinic activities: a sco** review
The importance of ongoing post-discharge follow-up to prevent functional impairment in patients discharged from intensive care units (ICUs) is being...
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Incurring detriments of unplanned readmission to the intensive care unit following surgery for brain metastasis
ObjectPostoperative intensive care unit (ICU) monitoring is a common regime after neurosurgical resection of brain metastasis (BM). In comparison,...
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Disposition to pediatric intensive care unit post supraglottoplasty repair: a systematic review
BackgroundPatients undergoing supraglottoplasty are often routinely admitted post-operatively to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) due to rare...
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Care intervention on psychological outcomes among patients admitted to intensive care unit: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
BackgroundNumerous studies have explored care interventions to improve the psychological outcome of intensive care unit (ICU) patients, but...
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Circumstances surrounding end of life in a Swiss pediatric intensive care unit
PurposeTo describe the modes of death (MOD), the elements related to the decision to forgo life-sustaining treatments (LST) as well as the medical...
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Thoracic epidural analgesia in intensive care unit patients with acute pancreatitis: the EPIPAN multicenter randomized controlled trial
BackgroundFindings from preclinical studies and one pilot clinical trial suggest potential benefits of epidural analgesia in acute pancreatitis. We...
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Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, and somatic syndrome in the intensive care unit: a case report
BackgroundVacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, and somatic syndrome is a newly discovered inflammatory disease affecting male subjects,...
