The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit by Naeime Arasteh, Reihane Moghimian Shahrbabaki, Monirsadat Nematollahi, Atefe Ahmadi, Behnaz Bagherian

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Investigating the Agreement of Hypomagnesemia Diagnosis in Three Perimeter of Serum, Urine, and Red Blood Cell in Intensive Care Unit: Pilot Study by Nastaran Nazarzade, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh, Farshid Gholami, Amirmahdi Mojtahedzadeh, Maryam Shiehmorteza, Amirhossein Ghanbarzamani

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Early prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with congestive heart failure in intensive care unit: a retrospective observational cohort study by Tao Huang, Rui Yang, Jun Lyu, Didi Han, Fengshuo Xu, Shuai Zheng, Luming Zhang, Haiyan Yin

“…The purpose of this study was to establish a nomogram that predicts the in-hospital death of patients with CHF in the intensive care unit (ICU).Design A retrospective observational cohort study.Setting and participants Data for the study were from 30 411 patients with CHF in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care database and the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD).Primary outcome In-hospital mortality.Methods Univariate logistic regression analysis was used to select risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality of patients with CHF, and multivariate logistic regression was used to build the prediction model. …”
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Validation of the REDS score in hospitalised patients who deteriorated and were admitted to the intensive care unit—a retrospective cohort study by Narani Sivayoham, Oliver Mason, Harriet O’Mara, Natasha Trenchard Turner, Katie Sysum, Georgina Wicks

“…Delayed identification and transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU) are known to be associated with increased mortality rates. …”
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Acute kidney injury in patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit: evaluation of risk factors and mortality in a national cohort by Pål Klepstad, Eirik Aasen Aukland, Stein Magnus Aukland, Fatemeh Zamanzad Ghavidel, Eirik Alnes Buanes

“…Objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication among critical ill patients with COVID-19, but the actual incidence is unknown as AKI-incidence varies from 25% to 89% in intensive care unit (ICU) populations. We aimed to describe the prevalence and risk factors of AKI in patients with COVID-19 admitted to ICU in Norway.Design Nation-wide observational study with data sampled from the Norwegian Intensive Care and Pandemic Registry (NIPaR) for the period between 10 March until 31 December 2020.Setting ICU patients with COVID-19 in Norway. …”
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Disorders of nutritional status in sepsis – facts and myths by Katarzyna Kosałka, Ewelina Wachowska, Robert Słotwiński

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External validation of population pharmacokinetic models of gentamicin in paediatric population from preterm newborns to adolescents by Črček Mateja, Grabnar Iztok, Zdovc Jurij Aguiar, Grosek Štefan, Kos Mojca Kerec

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The prognostic importance of the pan-immune-inflammation value in patients with septic shock by Yasemin Bozkurt Turan

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Comprehensive investigation of ergonomic challenges and predictors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among intensive care unit nurses of Western India through convergent mixed methods study by Sonali Detroja, Rajkumar Mahajan, Ankit Sheth

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Cardioprotective effects of the electrolyte solution sterofundin and the possible underlying mechanisms by Min Chen, Min Chen, Yingying Xiao, Jijian Zheng, Peibin Zhao, Lin Cheng, Chuan Jiang, Sixie Zheng, Zheng Wang, Sijuan Sun, Lincai Ye, Lincai Ye, Guozhen Chen, Hao Zhang, Yanhui Huang

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Application of urinary peptide-biomarkers in trauma patients as a predictive tool for prognostic assessment, treatment and intervention timing by Gökmen Aktas, Felix Keller, Justyna Siwy, Agnieszka Latosinska, Harald Mischak, Jorge Mayor, Jan Clausen, Michaela Wilhelmi, Vesta Brauckmann, Stephan Sehmisch, Tarek Omar Pacha

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Applicability of Pulse Pressure Variation during Unstable Hemodynamic Events in the Intensive Care Unit: A Five-Day Prospective Multicenter Study by Bertrand Delannoy, Florent Wallet, Delphine Maucort-Boulch, Mathieu Page, Mahmoud Kaaki, Mathieu Schoeffler, Brenton Alexander, Olivier Desebbe

“…The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical applicability of pulse pressure variation during episodes of patient hemodynamic instability in the intensive care unit. We conducted a five-day, seven-center prospective study that included patients presenting with an unstable hemodynamic event. …”
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A systematic review of Gram-negative bacterial prevalence and antibiotic resistance in pediatric sepsis: Insights from pediatric intensive care units by Ghada Haidar Ali, Mohammed Abdullah Albariqi, Ahmed Hassan Alhazmi, Abdulrahman Hassan Alasmari, Saeed Mari Nasser

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Epidemiology of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Neonates within Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Seraphine Nkie Esemu, Arnol Bowo-Ngandji, Roland Ndip Ndip, Jane-Francis Tatah Kihla Akoachere, Nene Kaah Keneh, Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo, Cyprien Kengne-Ndé, Donatien Serge Mbaga, Nicholas Tendongfor, Hortense Kamga Gonsu, Jean Paul Assam Assam, Lucy Mande Ndip

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Association between red cell distribution width—albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in intensive care unit patients with heart failure by Ni Li, Junling Li, Kai Wang

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Validation of a delirium predictive model in patients admitted to surgical intensive care units: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study by Kaweesak Chittawatanarat, Onuma Chaiwat, Sirirat Mueankwan, Sunthiti Morakul, Pitchaya Dilokpattanamongkol, Chayanan Thanakiattiwibun, Arunotai Siriussawakul

“…Objective To internally and externally validate a delirium predictive model for adult patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) following surgery.Design A prospective, observational, multicentre study.Setting Three university-affiliated teaching hospitals in Thailand.Participants Adults aged over 18 years were enrolled if they were admitted to a surgical ICU (SICU) and had the surgery within 7 days before SICU admission.Main outcome measures Postoperative delirium was assessed using the Thai version of the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. …”
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Differences in Characteristics of Peripartum Patients Who Did and Did Not Require an Upgrade to the Intensive Care Unit: A Propensity Score Matching Study by Jennifer A. Walker, Jerry M. Yang, Saad Pirzada, Manahel Zahid, Samantha Asuncion, Amanda Tuchler, Gillian Cooper, Allison Lankford, Emad Elsamadicy, Quincy K. Tran

“…<i>Background and Objectives:</i> This study sought to identify predictors for peripartum patients admitted to non-intensive care wards who later upgraded to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). …”
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Corrigendum to “Factors contributing to implementation of a father-friendly neonatal intensive care unit in Denmark” [PEC Innovation 5 (2024) 100353] by Betty Noergaard, Karin Yde Waidtløw, Poul-Erik Kofoed, Signe Vahlkvist

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The impact of mobilization training time during the first postoperative week on the length of hospital stay in postoperative patients admitted to an intensive care unit by Yusuke Ozaki, Yuji Kono, Ayato Shinohara, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Takuma Ishihara, Osamu Nishida, Yohei Otaka

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How the nursing work environment moderates the relationship between clinical judgment and person-centered care among intensive care unit nurses. by Mi Hwa Seo, Eun A Kim, Hae Ran Kim

“…This study explored the relationship between clinical judgment ability and person-centered care among intensive care unit (ICU) nurses, emphasizing how the ICU nursing work environment moderates this relation.…”
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