Development and Validation of a Nosocomial Infection Nomogram Model in the NICU: A Novel and Nurse-Led Way to Prediction in Preterm Infants by Shang Y, Chen L, Hu X, Zhang K, Cheng Q, Shui X, Deng Z

“…Yanyan Shang,* Ling Chen,* Xindie Hu, Keqian Zhang, Qian Cheng, Xiaoyu Shui, Zhiyue Deng Department of Neonatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhiyue Deng; Xiaoyu Shui, Department of Neonatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Jiefang Road, No. 99, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18086403090, Email 2015302180361@whu.edu.cn; 15926276672@163.comPurpose: Nosocomial infections (NI) are a leading cause of mortality in preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The key to reducing the risk of NI is early detection and treatment in time. …”
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Combined effects of reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation on pain following chest tube removal in heart surgery patients by Zainab Bahramian, Majid Kazemi, Reza Vazirinejad, Hadi Hasani

“…Abstract Background and aim Removing the chest tube in cardiac patients after surgery is one of the worst experiences of hospitalization in the intensive care units. Various pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are available to control pain in these patients. …”
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Serum Galectin-3 Predicts Mortality in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients by Jianlong Zhu, Dehui Guo, Liying Liu, Jing Zhong

“…The median age was 57 years (interquartile range (IQR): 48–67 years); the median duration of ECMO therapy was 5.8 days (IQR: 4.62–7.57 days); and the median intensive care unit stay was 19.04 days (IQR: 13.92–26.15 days). …”
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Risk factors and outcomes of vitamin D deficiency in very preterm infants by Hannah Cho, Yoon Lee, Saelin Oh, Ju Sun Heo

“…Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on VP infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of a specialized tertiary hospital in Seoul, Republic of Korea, between January 2018 and June 2022. …”
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Examining the progress and implementation of neonatal peritoneal dialysis in the Ningxia autonomous region by Zhen Tian, Xiu Luo, Hua Yang, Zhi-Mei Ma, Juan Yang, Yong-Jia Ji

“…Methods The retrospective analysis focused on the clinical information of neonates undergoing PD at the neonatal intensive care unit of PKUFH-NINGXIA Women & Children’s Hospital, covering the period from January 2021 to August 2023. …”
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Opioid use and opioid overdose in the Netherlands – a 10 years retrospective study of naloxone administration in Dutch emergency departments by Bram Kok, Joris Holkenborg, Alba van der Have, Brigitte van de Kerkhof – van Bon, Joris Datema, Pieter Veenstra, Djoke Douma-den Hamer, Cornelis Kramers

“…The opioid mostly involved was oxycodone in 69 cases (37 %); followed by methadone in 41 cases (22 %) and fentanyl in 26 cases (14 %). 127 cases (68 %) were using opioids since >3 months. 176 cases (94 %) were admitted of whom 96 to the intensive care unit. Twenty three cases died within 30 days (12 %). …”
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Performance of digital early warning score (NEWS2) in a cardiac specialist setting: retrospective cohort study by Amitava Banerjee, Riyaz Patel, Baneen Alhmoud, Daniel Melley, Tim Bonnici

“…Standardisation and integrated National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in electronic health records (EHRs) are recommended yet have not been evaluated in specialist settings.Objective To investigate the performance of digital NEWS2 in predicting critical events: death, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, cardiac arrest and medical emergencies.Methods Retrospective cohort analysis.Study cohort Individuals admitted with CVD diagnoses in 2020; including patients with COVID-19 due to conducting the study during the COVID-19 pandemic.Measures We tested the ability of NEWS2 in predicting the three critical outcomes from admission and within 24 hours before the event. …”
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Dexamethasone Coanalgesic Administration in Steroid Naïve and Steroid Non-Naïve Patients for the Prevention of Pain Flares after Palliative Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases by Dimitar G. Tonev, Silvia A. Lalova, Elena P. Petkova-Lungova, Nikolay V. Timenov, Gabriela M. Radeva, Todor G. Kundurzhiev

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Harnessing artificial intelligence in sepsis care: advances in early detection, personalized treatment, and real-time monitoring by Fang Li, Shengguo Wang, Zhi Gao, Maofeng Qing, Shan Pan, Yingying Liu, Chengchen Hu

“…For instance, random forest models have demonstrated high accuracy in predicting sepsis onset in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, while deep learning approaches have been applied to recognize complications such as sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). …”
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High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yongkang Huang, Wei Lei, Wenyu Zhang, Jian-an Huang

“…Likewise, no significant intergroup differences were found with regard to intensive care unit stay (SMD = −0.07, 95% CI: 0.26 to 0.11). …”
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Factors associated with ABCDEF bundle implementation for critically ill patients: An international cross-sectional survey in 54 countries by Junpei Haruna, Takeshi Unoki, Keibun Liu, Kensuke Nakamura, Shigeaki Inoue, Osamu Nishida

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Initial use of supplementary oxygen for trauma patients: a systematic review by Trine Grodum Eskesen, Josefine Stokholm Baekgaard, Jacob Steinmetz, Lars S Rasmussen

“…Objective This systematic review aimed to identify and describe the evidence for supplementary oxygen for spontaneously breathing trauma patients, and for high (0.60–0.90) versus low (0.30–0.50) inspiratory oxygen fraction (FiO2) for intubated trauma patients in the initial phase of treatment.Methods Several databases were systematically searched in September 2017 for studies fulfilling the following criteria: trauma patients (Population); supplementary oxygen/high FiO2 (Intervention) versus no supplementary oxygen/low FiO2 (Control) for spontaneously breathing or intubated trauma patients, respectively, in the initial phase of treatment; mortality, complications, days on mechanical ventilation and/or length of stay (LOS) in hospital/intensive care unit (ICU) (Outcomes); prospective interventional trials (Study design). …”
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Timing of Tracheotomy in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Morbidly Obese Patients by Ahmad Alhajhusain, Ailia W. Ali, Asif Najmuddin, Kashif Hussain, Masooma Aqeel, Ali A. El-Solh

“…We conducted a retrospective chart review of morbidly obese subjects (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 or BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 and one or more comorbid conditions) who underwent a tracheotomy between July 2008 and June 2013 at a medical intensive care unit (ICU). Clinical characteristics, rates of nosocomial pneumonia (NP), weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV), and mortality rates were analyzed. …”
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The prognostic and immunomodulatory role of the MMR system in patients with stomach adenocarcinoma by Zhihui Tian, Lili Yang, Rong Yang, Wenhui Yang

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miR-504 Promoted Gastric Cancer Cell Proliferation and Inhibited Cell Apoptosis by Targeting RBM4 by Yi Zhang, Hongmei Yong, Jing Fu, Guangyi Gao, Huichang Shi, Xueyi Zhou, Mingsheng Fu

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Evaluation of the Effect of Cichorium intybus L. on the Liver Enzymes in Burn Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial by Abdolkhalegh Keshavarzi, Rahimeh Akrami, Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Saeid Zareie, Tayyeb Ghadimi, Ali Najafi, Mahsa Rostami Chijan, Azizallah Dehghan, Elham Zarenezhad

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Vicarious trauma, coping strategies and nurses' health outcomes: An exploratory study by Ilenia Piras, Vanessa Usai, Paolo Contu, Maura Galletta

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A Retrospective Observational Cohort Analysis of Oncology Patients with Febrile Neutropenia in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman by Badar Al-Aamri, Aisha AL Breiki, Darpanarayan Hazra, Talib Al-Aamri, Manar Al-Shehi

“…Deaths occurred in 21.1% of high-risk patients, and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions were 24.6% in the high-risk group, with no ICU admissions in the low-risk group. …”
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Incidence and Clinical Features of Urethral Injuries with Pelvic Fractures in Males: A 6-Year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Single Institution in South Korea by Hyun Woo Sun, Hohyun Kim, Chang Ho Jeon, Jae Hoon Jang, Gil Hwan Kim, Chan Ik Park, Sung Jin Park, Jae Hun Kim, Seok Ran Yeom

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Systemic Inflammation and Reperfusion Injury in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction by Fien Blancke, Marc J. Claeys, Philippe Jorens, Guy Vermeiren, Johan Bosmans, Floris L. Wuyts, Chris J. Vrints

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