... swallowing dysfunction. Neuromuscular and neuropsychological events Critical illness polyneuropathy/myopathy, another manifesta- tion of the systemic response inflammatory syndrome [41], occurred in ... damage and gastrointestinal hemor- rhage occurs in up to 25% of critically ill patients [42]. Not- withstanding the use of prophylactic therapy, clinically significant bleeding occurre...
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... were retrans- formed using the Duan smearing method [18] to yield incre- mental days and dollars, respectively. The co-variates initially included in the multivariate analyses were patient demograph- ics ... end-points of hospital discharge or death. Second, having been performed in a single health care system, the underlying population characteristics may limit the gener- alizability of...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20
Báo cáo y học: "The effect of window rooms on critically ill patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage admitted to intensive care" ppsx
... We hypothesized that receiving care in an intensive care unit (ICU) room with a window might improve outcomes for critically ill patients with acute brain injury. Methods: This was a secondary ... Beauchemin KM, Hays P: Dying in the dark: sunshine, gender and outcomes in myocardial infarction. J R Soc Med 1998, 91:352-354. 8. Olofsson K, Alling C, Lundberg D, Malmros C: Abolished ci...
Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21
Báo cáo y học: " Current use of intraosseous infusion in Danish emergency departments: a cross-sectional study" ppsx
... (79%) Training at medical school 3 (16%) 16 (84%) Training during internship 6 (32%) 13 (68%) Training during the first year of specialist training 12 (63%) 7 (36%) Training after first year specialist ... emergency medicine in Denmark [11]. Lack of training in IOI use in Danish EDs, indicates an opportunity to improve the training of junior doctors in the EDs. Skill level present at...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20
Báo cáo y học: "Understanding uptake of continuous quality improvement in Indigenous primary health care: lessons from a multi-site case study of the Audit and Best Practice for Chronic Disease project" ppt
... program leaders in this respect. They played a key role in shaping an organisational vision for what could be achieved through investing in quality improve- ment and in articulating how ABCD would ... compatibility with existing ways of working, and project management skills [24,26]. In this study, we found a somewhat contradictory set of influ- ences on the readiness of services to...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21
Báo cáo y học: "Rotating antibiotics in the intensive care unit: feasible, apparently beneficial, but questions remain" docx
... aureus. Available online http://ccforum.com/content/6/1/009 Raymond et al. from the University of Virginia, USA published work into rotating empirical antibiotics in an intensive care unit in June 2001 ... January 2002 Critical Care 2002, 6:9-10 © 2002 BioMed Central Ltd (Print ISSN 1364-8535; Online ISSN 1466-609X) Abstract Rotating antibiotics in the intensive care unit may result...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21
Báo cáo y học: "A comparison of continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure non-invasive ventilation in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema: a meta-analysis" potx
... pulmonary oedema, there was a significant increase in myocardial infarction in patients treated with BiPAP [21]. Therefore, a small increase in risk for reducing cardiac output and/or inducing myocardial ... blinding was attempted only in one study by cover- ing the control panel of the noninvasive ventilator [9]. The phy- sicians who decided when to initiate invasive ventilation or t...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23
Báo cáo y học: "Solute removal during continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: convection versus diffusion" ppt
... may differ greatly from β 2 m. Conclusion In a cohort of 15 critically ill patients requiring extracorporeal purification, polyacrylonitrile filters during continuous hemofil- tration and continuous ... started in each case when a 'Failure' level was indicated according to RIFLE criteria. RIFLE is an acronym indicating Risk of renal dysfunction; Injury to the kid- ney; F...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23
Báo cáo y học: "Pre-hospital intubation by anaesthesiologists in patients with severe trauma: an audit of a Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service"
... severity of injury or illness index (NACA) [16] Score Definition 0 No injury or disease 1 Injuries/diseases without any need for acute physician care 2 Injuries/diseases requiring examination ... head injuries. Working Group for Neurosurgical Intensive Care of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med 1998, 24:1221-1225. 11. Winchell RJ, Hoyt DB: Endotracheal intubat...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 09:56
Báo cáo y học: "An unusual case of gout in the wrist: the importance of monitoring medication dosage and interaction. A case report"
... acid levels may be normal during an attack due to pro-inflammatory cytokines [5]. The majority of untreated patients will experience another acute attack within 2 years [4]. Prophylactic treatment ... radiographic features include soft tissue densities (tophi) and para-articular bony erosions [14]. Joint space is generally well maintained. Subchon- dral cysts may be present as they were in...
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