Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2023
Multicenter StudyGiving a voice to patients at high risk of dying in the intensive care unit: a multiple source approach.
Data are scarce regarding the experience of critically ill patients at high risk of death. Identifying their concerns could allow clinicians to better meet their needs and align their end-of-life trajectory with their preferences and values. We aimed to identify concerns expressed by conscious patients at high risk of dying in the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ This list of 15 concerns may prove valuable for clinicians as a tool for improving communication and support to better meet the needs of patients at high risk of dying.
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2023
The effect of recombinant erythropoietin on long-term outcome after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury.
Recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) administered for traumatic brain injury (TBI) may increase short-term survival, but the long-term effect is unknown. ⋯ EPO neither decreased overall long-term mortality nor improved functional outcome in moderate or severe TBI patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU). The limited sample size makes it difficult to make final conclusions about the use of EPO in TBI.