Medicina intensiva
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Multicenter Study
[Life-sustaining treatment limitation criteria upon admission to the intensive care unit: results of a Spanish national multicenter survey].
To determine the life-sustaining treatment limitation (LSTL) predisposition upon patient admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), the criteria upon which such predisposition is based, and whether these decisions are related to structural factors of the surveyed hospitals. ⋯ Admission to ICU with LSTL is a generalized practice in Spanish Hospitals. LSTL is decided based on physiological futility from an objective medical point of view, but also in observance of ethical and moral implications based on the qualitative futility of medical care.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Community-acquired Legionella Pneumonia in the intensive care unit: Impact on survival of combined antibiotic therapy.
To compare intensive care unit (ICU) mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) caused by Legionella pneumophila receiving combined therapy or monotherapy. ⋯ Combined antibiotic therapy decreases mortality in patients with SCAP and shock caused by L. pneumophila.