Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Observational StudyDeterminants of Total/ionized Calcium in patients undergoing citrate CVVH: A retrospective observational study.
To identify potential determinants of the Total/ionized Ca ratio (T/iCa), a marker of citrate accumulation. ⋯ Besides citrate dose, a high pH and high phosphate, albumin and APACHE are also associated with a rising T/iCa.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2020
Review Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyAssociation between delirium prediction scores and days spent with delirium.
To determine the correlation and discriminative value of the E-PRE-DELIRIC and PRE-DELIRIC scores with delirium exposure to evaluate the prognostic value of both models. ⋯ The E-PRE-DELIRIC and PRE-DELIRIC model each poorly correlate and discriminate with days spent with delirium in the 28 days after ICU admission.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyLong-term outcome of perioperative low cardiac output syndrome in cardiac surgery: 1-year results of a multicenter randomized trial.
Perioperative myocardial dysfunction occurs frequently in cardiac surgery, and is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Levosimendan has been suggested to reduce mortality of patients with perioperative myocardial dysfunction. However, long-term outcome data on its efficacy in cardiac surgery are lacking. ⋯ NCT00994825 (ClinicalTrials.gov).
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialClinical impact of lung ultrasound monitoring for diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia: A diagnostic randomized controlled trial.
Studies have shown that lung-ultrasound may be superior to chest x-ray (CXR) in diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). This study investigated whether the use of lung-ultrasound monitoring could detect VAP earlier and improve patient outcome. ⋯ The use of lung-ultrasound monitoring for diagnosis of VAP improves patient outcome when compared to the standard diagnostic strategy that relies on CXR.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Observational StudyContent analysis of bowel protocols for the management of constipation in adult critically ill patients.
Alterations in bowel habits are common during critical illness, and bowel protocols are gaining acceptance. Our objective was to characterize bowel protocols in a cross-sectional analysis of ICUs. ⋯ Bowel protocols have variable initiation, escalation, and discontinuation criteria incorporating different classes of laxatives, reflecting unclear evidence about optimal bowel management strategies in ICU.