Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialEarly neuromuscular electrical stimulation reduces the loss of muscle mass in critically ill patients - A within subject randomized controlled trial.
To investigate the effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on muscle thickness, strength and morphological and molecular markers of the quadriceps. ⋯ NMES attenuated the loss of muscle mass, but not of strength, in critically ill patients. Preservation of muscle mass was more likely in patients receiving opioids, patients with a minimal muscle contraction during NMES and patients more prone to lose muscle mass.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2021
Brain MRI after critical care admission: A longitudinal imaging study.
To investigate the association between episodes of critical care hospitalizations and delirium with structural brain changes in older adults. ⋯ Critical care hospitalization is associated with accelerated brain atrophy in selected brain regions, without increases in amyloid deposition, suggesting a pathogenesis based on neurodegeneration unrelated to Alzheimer''s pathway.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialThe impact of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation video on reducing surrogates' anxiety: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
To test the primary hypothesis that a CPR video will reduce ICU patients' surrogates' anxiety when deciding code status, as measured by the Hamilton Anxiety Rating (HAM-A) Scale, as compared to the no video group. ⋯ CPR video used to supplement ICU team-led code status discussions reduced surrogates' anxiety, as compared to no video.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2021
Decreased serial scores of severe organ failure assessments are associated with survival in mechanically ventilated patients; the prospective Maastricht Intensive Care COVID cohort.
The majority of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilation. The role of multi-organ failure during ICU admission as driver for outcome remains to be investigated yet. ⋯ The decrease in SOFA score associated with survival suggests multi-organ failure involvement during mechanical ventilation in patients with SARS-CoV-2. Surviving women appeared to improve faster than surviving men. Serial SOFA scores may unravel an unfavourable trajectory and guide decisions in mechanically ventilated patients with SARS-CoV-2.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2021
Does in-hospital trauma mortality in urban Indian academic centres differ between "office-hours" and "after-hours"?
Trauma services within hospitals may vary considerably at different times across a 24 h period. The variable services may negatively affect the outcome of trauma victims. The current investigation aims to study the effect of arrival time of major trauma patients on mortality and morbidity. ⋯ The in-hospital mortality did not differ between trauma patients who arrived during "after-hours" compared to '"office-hours".