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Sepsis is a preventable public health problem

WebIn 2017, the World Health Assembly and the World Health Organization (WHA/WHO) adopted a resolution prioritizing the reduction of the global burden of sepsis [].While …

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The gut microbiome’s role in the development, maintenance, and …

WebThe gut microbiome regulates a number of homeostatic mechanisms in the healthy host including immune function and gut barrier protection. Loss of normal gut microbial …

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The global burden of sepsis: barriers and potential solutions

WebSepsis is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The majority of sepsis cases and deaths are estimated to occur in low and middle-income countries. Barriers to …

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Patient discharge from intensive care: an updated scoping review …

WebTransitions in care occur when a patient is being moved between healthcare settings (e.g., intensive care unit [ICU] to hospital ward) or providers (e.g., changes in nursing shift) …

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Clinical review: Critical care in the global context – disparities in

WebTotal world health care expenditures reached US $4 trillion in 2004 [].However, there is marked variation in global health care spending. The US spends the most, US $2.3 …

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Interventions to promote cost-effectiveness in adult intensive care

WebThere is a growing recognition among healthcare stakeholders of the responsibility of providers to deliver value-based healthcare with the costs of care assessed alongside …

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Virtual and augmented reality in critical care medicine: the …

WebVirtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are aspiring, new technologies with increasing use in critical care medicine. While VR fully immerses the user into a virtual …

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Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation, healthcare access, and …

WebTo determine if neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation independently predicts 30-day mortality and readmission for patients with sepsis or critical illness after adjusting for …

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Improving management of ARDS: uniting acute management and …

WebAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an important global health issue with high in-hospital mortality. Importantly, the impact of ARDS extends beyond the acute phase, …

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New strategies to improve communication in the intensive care …

WebCommunication with patients’ family members in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been extremely challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strict visitation policies present a …

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The future of intensive care: delirium should no longer be an issue

WebIn the ideal intensive care unit (ICU) of the future, all patients are free from delirium, a syndrome of brain dysfunction frequently observed in critical illness and associated with …

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Clinical review: Scoring systems in the critically ill

WebGeneral illness severity scores are widely used in the ICU to predict outcome, characterize disease severity and degree of organ dysfunction, and assess resource use. In this …

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Global critical care: a call to action Critical Care Full Text

WebCritical care is underprioritized. A global call to action is needed to increase equitable access to care and the quality of care provided to critically ill patients. Current challenges to …

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Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) in intensive care …

WebHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) has a pivotal role in determining infection rates in the intensive care unit (ICU), apart from its primary purpose of providing …

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Nurses’ worry or concern and early recognition of deteriorating

WebNurses often recognize deterioration in patients through intuition rather than through routine measurement of vital signs. Adding the ‘worry or concern’ sign to the Rapid Response …

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Creating the ICU of the future: patient-centred design to optimise

WebIntensive Care survival continues to improve, and the number of ICU services is increasing globally. However, there is a growing awareness of the detrimental impact of the ICU …

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Care bundles: implementing evidence or common sense

WebThis is the aim of care bundles [ 4 ], defined by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement as a 'a group of interventions related to a disease process that, when executed together, …

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Long-term outcomes after critical illness: recent insights

WebIntensive care survivors often experience post-intensive care sequelae, which are frequently gathered together under the term “post-intensive care syndrome” (PICS). The …

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Healthcare-associated infections in patients with severe COVID-19

WebBoth critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support exhibit a high incidence of …

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