Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2023
Psychiatric patients' intensive care admission characteristics, weaning from mechanical ventilation and sedative drug use: A single center retrospective case-control study.
To describe the characteristics, treatment and outcome, in particular weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV), of critically ill Patients with prior psychiatric conditions (PPC). ⋯ Critically ill PPC had higher mortality rates than their matched counterparts. They also had higher MV rates and were more difficult to wean.
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2023
Association between time of day for rapid response team activation and mortality.
To evaluate the frequency of rapid response team (RRT) calls by time of day and their association with in-hospital mortality. ⋯ We found that nighttime RRT calls were not associated with worse outcomes than daytime RRT calls. However, a decrease in the number of calls and higher mortality was observed during nursing handover periods.
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2023
Comment Letter Randomized Controlled TrialAuthor's response: Prolonged sedation with sevoflurane in comparison to intravenous sedation in critically ill patients - A randomized controlled trial.
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2023
Comment Letter Randomized Controlled TrialAuthors response: "ICU- and ventilator-free days with isoflurane or propofol as a primary sedative - A post-hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial".