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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2018
Correction to: Infection-related ventilator-associated complications in ICU patients colonised with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
The members of the OUTCOMEREA Study Group were provided in such a way that they could not be indexed as collaborators on PubMed. The publisher apologizes for this error and is pleased to list the members of the group here.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jul 2018
Preliminary experience with epidural and perineural catheter localization with pulsed wave Doppler ultrasonography.
Various methods for peripheral nerve and epidural catheter location assessment exist, with varying degrees of ease of use, utility, and accuracy. Pulsed wave Doppler (PWD) evaluates the presence of fluid flow and is possible modality to assess the location of a percutaneously inserted perineural catheter. ⋯ Our preliminary experience with PWD ultrasonography suggests that they may offer the ability to selectively assess flow at different locations to identify the proper location of epidural and perineural catheters. Future randomized, controlled investigations are warranted to further evaluate the effectiveness and safety of this modality.
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Critical care medicine · Jul 2018
Observational StudyThe Development of a Machine Learning Inpatient Acute Kidney Injury Prediction Model.
To develop an acute kidney injury risk prediction model using electronic health record data for longitudinal use in hospitalized patients. ⋯ Readily available electronic health record data can be used to predict impending acute kidney injury prior to changes in serum creatinine with excellent accuracy across different patient locations and admission serum creatinine. Real-time use of this model would allow early interventions for those at high risk of acute kidney injury.
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Regionalization of complex visceral surgery across the US has followed identification of a volume to outcomes association. However, a simultaneous trend toward improved surgical outcomes might have attenuated this relationship. We hypothesize that the difference in adjusted postoperative mortality between low- (LV), medium- (MV), and high-volume (HV) hospitals has decreased over time. ⋯ A reduction in the differences in AIHM among LV, MV, and HV hospitals for 5 of 6 organs studied suggests attenuation of the volume to outcomes relationship with time. This is likely due to system-wide improvements in surgical care.