Báo cáo y học: " Predisposing factors for delirium in the surgical intensive care unit" pps

... deterioration in the homeostasis and physical status of the patient. The objective of our study was to investigate the predisposing factors for delirium in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Method ... emergency room. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 1995, 17:371-379. 30. Geary SM: Intensive care unit psychosis revisited: Under- standing and managing delirium in...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... transfusions, especially immunosuppression, are expected to occur later in the course of the disease. The relatively short ICU length of stay in our study may, therefore, render the ICU mortality inadequate in this ... unplanned), the type of surgery, the presence of sepsis during the ICU stay, hemoglobin concentration on admission to the ICU, the minimum hemoglobin co...

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... increasing with excitement and decreasing with tranquility. These rhythms occur mainly in the posterior head and are the predominant brain activity in the normal brain. The beta rhythm occurs in the ... may then be inter- preted more quickly in the acute care setting, resulting in a faster clinical intervention where needed [3]. Practical electroencephalography The f...

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... elderly may be extrapolated to the intensive care patient. Therefore, each fac- tor must be studied in the context of the intensive care unit. Earlier research on risk factors for delirium in the intensive ... with indication of the site where the factor was included Figure 1 Four domains of risk factors for intensive care deliriumFour domains of risk...

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... docu- mentation. The interviews were arranged for the same day or at a later date at the informant's convenience. They took place either at the Department of Forensic Medicine or in the informant's ... suitable informant for interview. In instances where the control subject felt unable to nominate another person, they acted as their own informant and underwent t...

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... sampling method attenuates confounding by access to medical care for asthma, the results may not fully apply to populations without health care access. Also reflecting the sampling from specialty ... We assessed several indicators of health care access for asthma care, including whether subjects had a regular site for asthma care, a principal care provider for asthma, me...

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... the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Pneumonia is a very common nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICUs). Many studies have investigated risk factors for the development ... or found an increase for certain patho- gens only [24]. When comparing and evaluating these find- ings the possibility of publication bias should be kept in mind. It is...

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... activa- tion in the lung may play a key role [26]. Lungs damaged by chemotherapy and infection may be particularly sensitive to the influx of neutrophils that probably accompany neutropenia recovery [5,27]. ... frequently results in life-threatening complica- tions, requiring transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU) for monitoring or advanced support [2]. Respiratory failure...

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