Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Aug 2018
Association of iron status with the risk of bloodstream infections: results from the prospective population-based HUNT Study in Norway.
As iron is essential for both immune function and microbial growth, alterations in iron status could influence the risk of infections. We assessed the associations of iron status with risk of bloodstream infections (BSIs) and BSI mortality. ⋯ Indices of severe iron deficiency are associated with an increased risk of a future BSI.
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Intensive care medicine · Aug 2018
Intensive care support and clinical outcomes of patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa.
We investigate the impact on outcome of different levels of supportive treatment in Ebola virus disease (EVD). The NGO EMERGENCY delivered care sequentially at two Ebola Treatment Centres (ETC) in Sierra Leone: first at Lakka (fluids, symptomatic, antibiotic, antimalaria treatment, and hospital level medical care), and thereafter in Goderich, adding organ support in the only African ETC with an equipped and staffed intensive care unit (ETC-ICU). ⋯ Provision of critical care to patients with EVD is feasible in resource-limited settings and was associated with improved survival and less time in hospital.