Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2012
Multicenter StudyBlood glucose amplitude variability as predictor for mortality in surgical and medical intensive care unit patients: a multicenter cohort study.
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that blood glucose amplitude variability (BGAV) is associated with mortality in critically ill patients. ⋯ Not all BGAV measures were associated with mortality. Blood glucose amplitude variability as quantified by SD was consistently independently associated with hospital mortality.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyCritical care in Colombia: differences between teaching and nonteaching intensive care units. A prospective cohort observational study.
The aim of this study was to determine the differences in the efficacy and efficiency in providing critical care to hospitalized patients in teaching vs nonteaching intensive care units (ICUs) in Colombia. ⋯ Nonteaching ICUs discharge patients earlier than do teaching ICUs, but the effect of it remains to be clarified with further studies addressing questions as what happens after ICU discharge.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudySevere protein C deficiency is associated with organ dysfunction in patients with severe sepsis.
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between protein C levels and temporal changes in organ dysfunction. ⋯ Severe protein C deficiency in patients with severe sepsis is associated with both the incidence and severity of organ dysfunction and subsequent worsening of organ function and may be a useful predictor of organ failure in severe sepsis.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2011
Multicenter StudyAcute kidney injury in critically ill patients with pandemic influenza A pneumonia 2009 in Korea: a multicenter study.
We assessed the incidence and clinical characteristics of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients infected with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) and its effect on clinical outcomes. ⋯ A significant number of patients with H1N1-related critical illness developed AKI within 72 hours of ICU admission, and this early development of AKI was associated with 30-day mortality.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2011
Multicenter StudyImpact of different types of organ failure on outcome in intensive care unit patients with acute kidney injury.
The aim of this study was to explore the impact of different types of associated organ failure in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). ⋯ The prognosis of ICU patients with AKI depended on the total number and types of associated failed organ systems. Respiratory failure was the most common associated organ failure, but neurologic and hepatic failures were associated with the worst prognosis.