Báo cáo y học: "Ethics review: Long-term outcomes and clinical predictors of hospital mortality in very long stay intensive care unit patients: a cohort study" pptx

... clinical predictors of hospital mortality in very long stay intensive care unit patients: a cohort study Jan O Friedrich 1,2,3 , Gail Wilson 1 and Clarence Chant 1,4 1 Critical Care Department, ... unit (ICU) patients. The purpose of this study was to identify long- term outcomes after hospital discharge and readily available clinical predict...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... that may explain, at least qualitatively, many of the findings observed in clinical practice and in the literature. The SID reflects the difference in electrical charges of the strong ions in ... alkalosis (SID increases). A thorough understanding of acid–base equilibrium mandates recognition of the importance of urinary SID. Traditionally, the assessment of metaboli...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... patient’s suffering by means adapted to his/her state of health and assist him/her morally. He/she must refrain from any unreasonable obstinacy in his/her investigations or therapies and may ... of inappropriate care in the ICU is a major concern but remains a difficult goal to achieve, particularly in the absence of any consensual approach to end of life care. Fears...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:23

... constant ventilatory set- tings, it i s not capabl e of maintaining a stable inspira- tory NO concentration in the face of decelerating inspiratory flow, changing tidal volumes and I/E ratios such ... the inspiratory limb and trachea in a lung model and a patient on artificial ventilation during continuous administration. Panel A represents the variation in NO concentr...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... concentrations. Tables are a useful way of describing both qualitative and grouped quantitative data and there are also many types of graph that provide a convenient summary. Qualitative data are commonly described ... variability (range, interquartile range, standard deviation and variance); common distributions of clinical data; and simple transformations of positively...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... the standard error (SE). Like the SD, a large SE indicates that there is much variation in the sample means and that many lie a long way from the population mean. Similarly, a small SE indicates ... that any assumptions underlying statistical calculations are carefully checked before proceeding. In the current example a simple transformation (e.g. logarithmic) may make the dat...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... innate immune system, including the macrophage and the dendritic cell, are also active phagocytes, and are quite capable of Review Science review: Key inflammatory and stress pathways in critical illness ... collection of genes through interaction with Janus kinase (JAK) family tyrosine kinases, which in turn phosphorylate members of the STAT (signal transducer and activat...

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Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 19:22

... significantly effected by pH o both in vitro and in vivo, and may be partially responsible for acidosis-associated hemodynamic instability. Production of inflammatory cyto- kines, as well as DNA-binding ... Douvdevani A, Abramson O, Tamir A, Konforty A, Isakov N, Chaimovitz C: Commercial dialysate inhibits TNF alpha mRNA expression and NF-kappa B DNA-binding activity in LPS-s...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... consistently and fairly balances medical and nonmedical factors, albeit a tough task, raises concerns of inequity and bias [16]. Triage decision making: ethical and legal quandaries Triage and admission ... definitions remain vague and are of little practical use in defining an overarching consensus on the standard of care. Additionally, they do not provide definitive g...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20