Medicina intensiva
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Epidemiological study of Clostridium difficile infection in critical patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
Data on the epidemiology of infections caused by Clostridium difficile (CDI) in critically ill patients are scarce and center on studies with a limited time framework and/or epidemic outbreaks. ⋯ The rate of ICD in ICU patients is low, the infection affects severely ill patients, and is associated with high mortality. The presence of CDI is a marker of poor prognosis.
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Observational Study
Characteristics of deep sedation in gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures performed by intensivists.
To determine tolerance, pain intensity, percentage of tests completed successfully and complications of deep sedation controlled by intensivists during gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures. ⋯ Gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures under sedation controlled by intensivists are well tolerated and satisfactory for the patient, and are successfully completed in a very large percentage of cases. The procedures are associated with frequent minor complications that are resolved successfully.