Báo cáo y học: "Delirium epidemiology in critical care (DECCA): an international study" docx

... 1-day point-prevalence international study confirms previous findings from single-center studies showing that delirium occurs frequently and is independently associated with adverse outcomes in ... (Delirium Epidemiology in Critical Care) Study Group Abstract Introduction: Delirium is a frequent source of morbidity in intensive care units (ICUs). Most data on its epidemiology...

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... computer in critical care medicine. Am Surg 1986, 52:452-455. 4. Fong BC, Doyle DJ: Respiratory consultant: a hand-held com- puter-based system for oxygen therapy and critical care med- icine. Int ... calculations in inten- sive -care units (ICUs) [3]. Handheld devices are increas- ingly being used by physicians for a variety of functions, such as scheduling, accessing drug refer...

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... 5-HT 4 Motility Initiates peristaltic reflex by simultaneously activating ascending excitatory and receptors on intrinsic stimulant descending inhibitory neural pathways sensory neurones 5-HT, 5-hydroxytryptamine. Table ... stimulant Erythromycin Motilin receptors Macrolide Increased antral activity, which may migrate caudally (depending on dose) on enteric nerves and antibiotic ± activation...

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... 102:1788-1794. 5. Wang M, Yip GW, Wang AY, Zhang Y, Ho PY, Tse MK, Lam PK, Sanderson JE: Peak early diastolic mitral annulus velocity by tissue Doppler imaging adds independent and incremental prognostic ... echocardiography examination. Although there are increasing data supporting the role of TDI in clinical cardiology [12], there are scant data regarding its application to critical c...

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... surgery: a comparative study between coronary artery bypass graft, valve, and combined cardiac surgery. Crit Care 2007, 11:R106. 2. Collinson P, Gaze D. Cardiac troponins in intensive care. Crit Care ... reinforced by predictable changes in their levels upon specific, clinically relevant and successful interventions [9,10]. Again, this is a major challenge given the complexity, and r...

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... application in the critically ill. The investigator must always verify the data before computing the variability estimates. Nonstationarities in the signals confound the time and frequency domain analyses. This ... by Seely et al. in this issue of Critical Care highlights that variability portend prognosis. Numerous parameters interact to modify variability in intensive care. The...

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... definitely real or possibly real. Table 4 documents the findings from measuring quality of life domains before and after the intervention period. An absolute change in score of more than 15 points ... instru- ments, standardizing protractors, and standardizing end plate selection, examiner error can be minimized [30]. In this study, strict measurement protocols were used and intra- and...

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... postural angles of the trunk, neck, and lower limb were significantly influenced by age [22]. However, no gender influence on any angle was found. In a study of 294 8–16 years old boys and girls, divided ... 1994, 20(4):193-199. 19. Dunk NM, Chung YY, Compton DS, Callaghan JP: The reliability of quantifying upright standing postures as a baseline diagnos- tic clinical tool. J Manipulative P...

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... epide- miology of sodium disturbances in critically ill patients in addi- tion to the previously published works by Polderman and colleagues [11], Lindner and colleagues [12] and Bennani and colleagues ... Hypernatremia in elderly patients. A heterogeneous, morbid, and iatrogenic entity. Ann Intern Med 1987, 107:309-319. 4. Long CA, Marin P, Bayer AJ, Shetty HG, Pathy MS: Hypernatrae- m...

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