Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2019
Incidence and mortality of healthcare-associated infections in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe burns.
This study was to examine the incidence of different types, and isolated pathogens, of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and also to determine their prognostic factors for mortality. ⋯ Burn patients with BSI were the most common HAI sites, and this was an independent factor for mortality. Effective integrated care and appropriate infection control can reduce the incidence of infection and death.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2019
Increased atrial contraction contribution to left ventricular filling during early septic shock.
To assess the atrial systolic function and the contribution of atrial contraction to left ventricular (LV) filling in septic shock patients as compared with healthy volunteers. ⋯ In septic shock patients, LA systolic function increased and greatly contributed to support LV filling. These results highlight the role of preserving atrial contraction on the hemodynamic resuscitation in early septic shock.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2019
The incidence, predictors and outcomes of QTc prolongation in critically ill patients.
To study the incidence, predictors and outcomes of QTc prolongation (≥500 ms) during ICU admission. ⋯ A QTc ≥500 ms likely represents a marker of illness severity modulated by several risk factors, and carries no independent association with clinically-significant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Thus, cessation of QT-prolonging medications to prevent arrhythmias may lack clinical benefit.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2019
Psychometric validation of the Chinese patient- and family satisfaction in the intensive care unit questionnaires.
To assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the 23-item Patient Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (PS-ICU-23) and 24-item Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU-24) questionnaires. ⋯ Both Chinese PS-ICU-23 and FS-ICU-24 questionnaires have sound psychometric properties but family satisfaction may not be a good proxy for patient satisfaction in ICU.