Antibiotic Prescription Practice and Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Isolates from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Study from Jordan by Mariam Alameri, Lobna Gharaibeh, Mervat Alsous, Aseel Yaghi, Asma’a Tanash, Saqr Sa’id, Hanan Sartawi

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Risk factor for intestinal carriage of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and the impact on subsequent infection among patients in an intensive care unit: an observational study by Li Wei, Lin Cai, Shan Gao, Fu Qiao, Wenzhi Huang, Shichao Zhu, Yan Kang, Chuanmin Tao, Zhiyong Zong

“…Objectives To assess the incidence and the impact of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) intestinal carriage on subsequent CRAB infection and to study risk factors of acquiring CRAB intestinal carriage among patients in intensive care unit (ICU).Design Observational study including a case–control study and a retrospective cohort study.Setting A 50-bed general ICU of a university hospital, China.Methods From May 2017 to April 2018, an observational study was conducted in a 50-bed general ICU of a university hospital in China. …”
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In Response to: Evaluation of Long-Coronavirus Disease-2019 Cases Readmitted to Intensive Care Units due to Acute Respiratory Failure: Point Prevalence Study by Eylem Tunçay

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Vitamin D supplementation during intensive care unit stay is associated with improved outcomes in critically Ill patients with sepsis: a cohort study by Caifeng Li, Ke Zhao, Qian Ren, Lin Chen, Ying Zhang, Guolin Wang, Keliang Xie

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Exploring physician approaches to conflict resolution in end-of-life decisions in the adult intensive care unit: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative research by Richard Huxtable, Harleen Kaur Johal, Giles Birchley

“…Introduction Conflict is unfortunately well-documented in the adult intensive care unit (AICU). In the context of end-of-life (EOL) decision-making (ie, the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment), conflict commonly occurs when a consensus cannot be reached between the healthcare team and the patient’s family on the ‘best interests’ of the critically ill, incapacitated patient. …”
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Penerapan Tindakan Alih Baring dan Pemberian Olive Oil untuk Mencegah Pressure Ulcers di Ruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by Chanif Chanif, Lukluk Yuniasari

“…Penggunaan pelembab untuk mencegah pressure ulcers diyakini akan mampu  memberikan  perlindungan  terhadap  kulit  dari  kerusakan sehingga tujuan studi ini untuk menerapkan tindakan alih baring dan pemberian olive oil untuk mencegah pressure ulcers di ruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Desain yang digunakan dalam studi ini adalah case report dengan pendekatan proses asuhan keperawatan. …”
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Rapid diagnostic testing combined with an immediate infectious disease consultation increases the rate of septic intensive care unit patients on targeted antibiotic therapy by Evelyn Kramme, Nadja Käding, Nadja Käding, Tobias Graf, Karolin Schmoll, Heidi Linnen, Katharina Nagel, Esther Grote-Levi, Susanne Hauswaldt, Dennis Nurjadi, Dennis Nurjadi, Jan Rupp, Jan Rupp, Jan Rupp

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) combined with immediate infectious disease (ID) consultation on the treatment of septic patients with positive blood cultures in intensive care units in a setting without 24/7 service.MethodsAdult ICU patients in a tertiary care hospital with positive blood cultures were included from January 2019 to December 2020. …”
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Are we offering palliative care and employing shared decision making in the neonatal intensive care unit? A 10-year retrospective chart review by Sawyer Karabelas-Pittman, Helen Coo, Hannah Lee, Christine C. Moon, Gillian MacLean

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Triggers for Palliative Care consultation and its modalities in non-malignant mechanically ventilated patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A prospective observational study by Mansi Suresh, Souvik Chaudhuri, Krithika Rao, Pratibha Todur

“…Aim and objectives: To determine the triggers for palliative care consultation (PCC) in non-malignant mechanically ventilated (MV) patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) and factors affecting modalities of palliative care (PC) delivery. …”
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Vital Signs Directed Therapy for the Critically Ill: Improved Adherence to the Treatment Protocol Two Years after Implementation in an Intensive Care Unit in Tanzania by Anna Hvarfner, Jonas Blixt, Carl Otto Schell, Markus Castegren, Edwin R. Lugazia, Moses Mulungu, Helena Litorp, Tim Baker

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Exploring the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a qualitative multiple case study approach with family members of Muslim patients by Robert Fowler, Craig Dale, Ayah Nayfeh, Lesley Gotlib Conn

“…The aim of this study was to explore the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU) from the perspective of next-of-kin family members of Muslim patients.Design A qualitative multiple case study design using semistructured interviews with family members of Muslim patients. …”
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Evaluation of health care providers’ ability to identify patient-ventilator triggering asynchrony in intensive care unit: a translational observational study in China by Shengjun Liu, Zhangyi Zhao, Xiangyu Chen, Yi Chi, Siyi Yuan, Fuhong Cai, Zhangwei Song, Yue Ma, Huaiwu He, Longxiang Su, Yun Long

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Prevalence of neonatal sepsis and associated factors among neonates admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda. by Brendah Katugume, JohnBaptist Muzungu, Nelson Okello, Eustes Kigongo, Deborah Andrinar Namutebi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A hospital-based, cross-sectional study with a retrospective chart review was conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH), in northern Uganda. 194 records of neonates admitted to the NICU from September 2022 to February 2023 were reviewed. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Physical Assessment among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study by Bikis Liyew, Ambaye Dejen Tilahun, Tilahun Kassew

“…Nurses working in the intensive care unit play an essential role in detecting patients at risk of deterioration through ongoing assessment and action in response to changing health status. …”
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Assessment of urine CCL2 as a potential diagnostic biomarker for acute kidney injury and septic acute kidney injury in intensive care unit patients by Yuan Peng, Qin Wang, Fang Jin, Tao Tao, Qihong Qin

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Delirium management and current practice among Intensive Care Units Doctors, Khartoum [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Mudawi Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah, Sheema Hamid Seidna Hamid, Hana Eltayeb Salih Elamin, Ghada Omer Hamad Abd El-Raheem

“…The Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) and Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC) are the most commonly used methods for assessing delirium. …”
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Association of serum chloride levels with all-cause mortality among patients in surgical intensive care units: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV database by Quan Ma, Wei Tian, Kaifeng Wang, Bin Xu, Tianyu Lou

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Risk factors associated with mortality and pathogen characteristics of bloodstream infection-induced severe sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study by Jian Chen, Jian Chen, Haixin Huang, Ruichen Zhang, Yueqiang Fu, Chunmei Jing

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Assessment of the Logical Prescription of Albumin Drug According to Guideline and Patient Safety for Inpatients in Intensive Care Units of Iranian Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study by Naghme Dashti, Hesamoddin Hosseinjani, Saeid Eslami, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaei, Hasan Vakili Arki

“…The highest prescription rate was in the Intensive Care Unit of Heart Surgery (ICUOH), at 36.83%, and the lowest in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), at 0.63%. …”
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Estimated prevalence of post-intensive care cognitive impairment at short-term and long-term follow-ups: a proportional meta-analysis of observational studies by Mu-Hsing Ho, Yi-Wei Lee, Lizhen Wang

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