Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2018
Current practice of diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury in intensive care unit in resource limited settings.
In a resource limited settings, there is sparse information about the management of acute kidney injury (AKI) based on systemic data collection. This survey aimed to described the current management of AKI in intensive care units (ICUs) across Thailand. ⋯ Amid increasing concern of AKI in the ICU, our study provides the insight into the management of AKI in resource limited settings.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2018
Multicenter StudyLate organ failures in patients with prolonged intensive care unit stays.
The purpose of this study was to characterize the organ failures that develop among patients with prolonged ICU stays, defined as those who spent a minimum of 14 days in an ICU. ⋯ Strategies aiming to reduce the development of new late organ failures may be a novel target for preventing persistent critical illness.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2018
Multicenter StudyVariation in mortality rates after admission to long-term acute care hospitals for ventilator weaning.
We sought to examine variation in long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) quality based on 90-day in-hospital mortality for patients admitted for weaning from mechanical ventilation. ⋯ LTACHs vary widely in mortality rates, underscoring the need to better understand the sources of this variation and improve the quality of care for patients requiring long-term ventilator weaning.