Browsing by Subject "critical care"
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Cardiac arrest in the paediatric intensive care unit: defining the problem and developing solutions.
(BMJ open quality, 2020-12)Thousands of children experience a cardiac arrest event in the hospital each year, with more than half of these patients not surviving to hospital discharge. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) depth, rate, velocity and ... -
Cervical sympathectomy to treat cerebral vasospasm: a scoping review.
(Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, 2022-11)<h4>Background/importance</h4>Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is the second-leading cause of death and disability in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), and is associated with cerebral arterial vasospasm ... -
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Following Isolated Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
(Journal of intensive care medicine, 2020-11-15)Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at risk for extra-cranial complications, such as the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We conducted an analysis of risk factors, mortality, and healthcare utilization ... -
Family Perspectives of Nursing Strategies to Facilitate Transition from Curative to Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit
(2013)Problem: Family members of patients dying in the ICU are faced with agonizing dilemmas, the consequences of which might haunt them for a lifetime. Providing these family members with meaningful support and information is ... -
Sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective observational study of clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes for adolescents and adults with sepsis in northern Tanzania
(2020)Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of death and disability globally. Despite a high burden of sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa, clinical data for sepsis in that setting are limited. We sought to describe the clinical ...
