ICU (Intensive care unit) protocol 2015

... changes in individual intensive care units.” Indeed, physicians want to improve their delivery of care, but often lack an understanding of the basic theories that are necessary for their quality improvement ... their affilitations with the following organizations: RJW is affiliated with the VA National Quality Scholars Program; RSD with the VA National Quality Scholars Progra...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... ICU-acquired hyponatraemia, while baseline creatinine, mechanical ventilation and level of care were associated with ICU-acquired hypernatraemia Outcomes of care Length of stay and mortality in the ICU and ... determine both the aetiology of the ICU-acquired hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia and clinicians' responses Second, our study was observational in natur...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31

... efficacy and safety of intensive insulin therapy compared with standard glucose control in patients hospitalised for medical problems, surgical non-cardiovascular procedures or trauma in a mixed medical/ surgical ... [1-4] A randomised trial of 1548 patients hospitalised in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) showed that maintaining normal glucose l...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35

... analysed the results and drafted the article MS was involved in critically revising the draft JG made substantial contributions to the data analysis GB was substantially involved in the analysis, ... Proportion of medicationorder entry (CPOE) using the Clinical Informacomputerised physician order entry (CPOE) using the Clinical Information System with 95% confide...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:39

... Predefined major abnormalities are summarized in Table aAbsolute number of chest radiographs (% of all daily routine chest radiographs) bAbsolute number of patients (% of all patients with daily routine ... radiographs (% of all daily routine chest radiographs) bAbsolute number of patients (% of all patients with daily routine chest radiographs)...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:39

... data, statistical analysis and drafting of the manuscript BC was responsible for data acquisition, analysis of the data, and drafting of the manuscript JD was responsible for conceiving the study, ... ml/minute The parameters needed to calculate the creatinine clearance were always available in both the PB-U and the C-U In addition to the pharmacists' own professio...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:39

... of elimination of routine chest radiographs in a pediatric intensive care unit Crit Care Med 1999, 27:1588-1593 Hall JB, White SR, Karrison T: Efficacy of daily routine chest radiographs in intubated, ... were routine films Nine of 35 (25.7%) patients had an average of 1.6 additional films over a period In this quality assurance survey, we observed...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45

... study of vitamin D status including plasma levels of 25(OH )D and vitamin D binding protein (DBP) and their relationship to systemic LL-37 levels in a group of critically ill patients including ... study design, and was involved in drafting the manuscript TZ provided samples, supervised in study design, and was involved in drafting the manuscript VT carrie...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... months after discharge 34 TAPQOL months after discharge 33 TAPQOL and months after discharge 22 6-11 years questionnaires returned TACQOL-PF months after discharge 21 TACQOL-PF months after discharge ... of life of children after admission to an intensive care unit Intensive Care Med 2003, 29:795-800 Ambuehl J, Karrer A, Meer A, Riedel T, Sc...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... Mild hypoglycemia is strongly associated with increased intensive care unit length of stay James Krinsley1, Marcus J Schultz2,3, Peter E Spronk2,4, Floris van Braam Houckgeest5, ... cells is entirely determined by BG [34] The main driver of the cost of care of patients admitted to the ICU is length of stay [33-35] This investigation, demonstrating consi...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 22:20

... molecular characteristics of pathogens causing HAP in the Intensive care unit of Bach Mai Hospital which is the area with the highest incidence density of healthcare associated infections among Vietnamese ... patients, positioning the patient supine with the head elevated 30–45 degrees, suctioning measures including continuous suctioning of subglottic secretions,...

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 13:57

... cycle In addition, an amplitude index was calculated as follows: Amplitude index = amplitude ÷ mean of variables × 100 Statistical analysis Data were analyzed with SPSS and Statview ANOVA was ... eleven neonates (59.4%) were intubated and 72 neonates (38.5%) received oxygen Rhythmicity analysis Results of the analyses of rhythmicity are summarized in Table To ensure the...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:20

... pericardial tamponade following cardiothoracic surgery in the intensive care unit Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2011 6:79 Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... cardio-thoracic surgery within three weeks after surgery and who were still in the intensive care unit (ICU), in order to study predictors of succe...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:21

... transport, and is also carried by lymphocytes Tetanospasmin binds at the presynaptic nerve ending of the neuronal membrane and blocks inhibitory amino acid (gamma aminobutyric acid [GABA] and ... had not had a booster tetanus vaccine for at least 10 years On ICU admission his hemodynamic variables were stable He was started immediately on intravenous Mg therapy and his rigidity...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20