Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2018
Correction to: ECDC definitions and methods for the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units.
The article ECDC definitions and methods for the surveillance of healthcare‑associated infections in intensive care units.
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2018
Multicenter Study Observational StudyMechanical power of ventilation is associated with mortality in critically ill patients: an analysis of patients in two observational cohorts.
Mechanical power (MP) may unify variables known to be related to development of ventilator-induced lung injury. The aim of this study is to examine the association between MP and mortality in critically ill patients receiving invasive ventilation for at least 48 h. ⋯ High MP of ventilation is independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality and several other outcomes in ICU patients receiving invasive ventilation for at least 48 h.
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2018
Effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate infusion on mortality in septic patients with metabolic acidosis.
Although sodium bicarbonate (SB) solution has been widely used in clinical practice, its effect on mortality when administered to a large population of patients with acidosis is not known. The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of SB infusion in septic patients with metabolic acidosis. ⋯ Our study observed that SB infusion was not associated with improved outcome in septic patients with metabolic acidosis, but it was associated with improved survival in septic patients with AKI stage 2 or 3 and severe acidosis. The results need to be verified in randomized controlled trials.
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