Articles: critical-illness.
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Multicenter Study
Predicting the Need for Vasopressors in the Intensive Care Unit Using an Attention Based Deep Learning Model.
Previous models on prediction of shock mostly focused on septic shock and often required laboratory results in their models. The purpose of this study was to use deep learning approaches to predict vasopressor requirement for critically ill patients within 24 h of intensive care unit (ICU) admission using only vital signs. ⋯ We used Bi-LSTM to develop a model to predict the need for vasopressor for critically ill patients for the first 24 h of ICU admission. With attention mechanism, respiratory rate, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate were identified as key sequential determinants of vasopressor requirements.
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Letter Multicenter Study Observational Study
Effectiveness of anaesthesia ventilator use for mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2021
Multicenter StudyPredictors of death and new disability after critical illness: a multicentre prospective cohort study.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of death or new disability following critical illness. ⋯ Less than half of all patients mechanically ventilated for more than 24 h were alive and free of new disability at 6 months after admission to ICU. A model including age, illness severity and admission diagnosis has acceptable discriminative ability to predict death or new disability at 6 months.
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Multicenter Study
Evaluation of thiamine as adjunctive therapy in COVID-19 critically ill patients: a two-center propensity score matched study.
Thiamine is a precursor of the essential coenzyme thiamine pyrophosphate required for glucose metabolism; it improves the immune system function and has shown to reduce the risk of several diseases. The role of thiamine in critically ill septic patient has been addressed in multiple studies; however, it's role in COVID-19 patients is still unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of thiamine as an adjunctive therapy on mortality in COVID-19 critically ill patients. ⋯ Thiamine use as adjunctive therapy may have potential survival benefits in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Additionally, it was associated with a lower incidence of thrombosis. Further interventional studies are required to confirm these findings.
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Jun 2021
Multicenter StudyNew Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Problems 1-year Post-ICU: A Prospective Multicenter Study.
Rationale: Comprehensive studies addressing the incidence of physical, mental, and cognitive problems after ICU admission are lacking. With an increasing number of ICU survivors, an improved understanding of post-ICU problems is necessary. Objectives: To determine the occurrence and cooccurrence of new physical, mental, and cognitive problems among ICU survivors 1 year after ICU admission, their impact on daily functioning, and risk factors associated with 1-year outcomes. ⋯ Pre-ICU health status was strongly associated with post-ICU health problems. Conclusions: Overall, 50% of ICU survivors suffer from new physical, mental, and/or cognitive problems. An improved insight into the specific health problems of ICU survivors would enable more personalized post-ICU care.