Efficacy of a Communication Toolkit to Optimize Palliative Care Communication in the Surgical Intensive Unit by Kathryn Cary, Aubrey Place, Marta McCrum, Joanna Grudziak, Lauren McGuire

“…Despite these benefits, many intensive care units (ICUs) show low utilization of palliative care. …”
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Cardiogenic Shock and Guillain–Barré Syndrome as the First Manifestations of Pheochromocytoma by Maryam Heidarpour, Nafiseh Sereshti, Davood Shafie, Bijan Iraj, Hassan Rezvanian

“…Herein, the case of a 31-year-old female with febrile congestive heart failure and subsequent cardiogenic shock is presented. After intensive care unit (ICU) admission and further evaluating the right adrenal mass observed in abdominal ultrasonography, the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma was confirmed. …”
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Nurses’ Experience With End-of-Life Care in Geriatric Centers: A Systematic Review by Falah Jamal Dakka RN, BSN, MHM, PhD

“…The eligibility criteria involve literature materials published in the past 5 years, peer reviews, English language, geriatric nurses, and nurses in emergency department, primary care, and intensive care unit. Three databases (Cochrane Library, PubMed, and CINAHL) and Google Scholar were used. …”
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A Case of Hepatotoxicity Induced by Therapeutic Ketamine Use for Sedation by Noah Yoo, Sarun Thomas, Michael Bender, Xian Jie Cindy Cheng

“…Ketamine, initially developed as an anesthetic, has shown versatility in medical applications, including pain management, treatment-resistant depression, and sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU). While generally well-tolerated, long-term use at high doses raises concerns about potential toxicities, particularly in the liver. …”
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‘It is an emotional rollercoaster!!!’ Experiences of mothers of preterm newborns seeking care at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a qualitative phenomenological study by Ruth Nimota Nukpezah, Gideon Awenabisa Atanuriba

“…Objective To describe, through the phenomenological lens, the experiences of mothers following preterm birth and admitted at a tertiary hospital.Methods Design Descriptive phenomenological study.Setting Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a tertiary hospital in Ghana.Population Mothers who delivered prematurely and were admitted.Main outcome measures Experiences of mothers who delivered prematurely and had their neonates admitted to the NICU.Results Four themes and three subthemes were realised: (1) maternal anxiety about unknown outcomes of the newborn condition, (2) the positive impact of family-centred care, (3) maternal roles for preterm care and (4) poor support for maternal involvement in care.Conclusions Mothers of preterm newborns sustained varying degrees of emotional trauma and faced challenges that deprived them of active involvement in their newborn care. …”
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Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis Secondary to SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Mojtaba Khazaei, Kiana Karimi, Parinaz Sedighi, Salman Khazaei

“…Decreased level of consciousness made physicians intubate the patient and initiate mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU). Treatment was initiated with phenytoin. …”
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Investigation of hemostasis by thromboelastography in the patient with liver cirrhosis (Clinical case) by Ye. L. Bulanova, A. Yu. Bulanov, D. S. Gatsolayeva

“…Due to high severity of patient’s state he was directed to intensive care unit. Intravenous infusion therapy required installation of central venous catheter, that was complicated by catheter bleeding. …”
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Conversion of Intermediate Therapies into Intensive Therapies. by Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Carlos Jaime Geroy Gómez, Marcos D. Iraola Ferrer, Julio Cortizo Hernández, Julio Jova Dueñas, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, José Roque Nodal

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Intensive care units are dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the physiopathologic conditions that threaten life. …”
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Acute Abdominal Compartment Syndrome following Extraperitoneal Bladder Perforation by Ana Licina

“…Postoperatively, patient was managed conservatively in intensive care. Postoperative course included an approximate nine liters of urinary diuresis and supportive ventilation for four days. …”
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Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis and Hydrocephalus in a Vegan Secondary to Acquired Hyperhomocystinaemia by W. D. D. Priyankara, A.V. I. Chandimal, F. G. Sivagnanam, E. M. Manoj

“…We report a case of a young man with acute onset neuropsychiatric manifestations, admitted to the intensive care unit. He was found to have widespread cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, hyperintensities in basal ganglia, and acute hydrocephalus in magnetic resonance imaging, necessitating cerebrospinal fluid diversion, by way of an external ventricular drain and therapeutic anticoagulation. …”
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Intermediate-High Risk Pulmonary Embolism: The Use of Riociguat and Inferior Vena Cava Filter in a Situation of Recurrent Embolism following Insufficient Anticoagulation and Fibrin... by Anh Khoi Vo, Håkon Reikvam, Helga Midtbø, Jan Ludvig Wirsching, Øyvind Bruserud, Øystein Wendelbo

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Extreme Procalcitonin Elevation without Proven Bacterial Infection Related to Amphetamine Abuse by András Lovas, Zsuzsanna Ágoston, Klára Késmárky, Péter Hankovszky, Zsolt Molnár

“…Here we report the case of a 21-year-old male who was admitted to the intensive care unit with severe neurological impairment caused by amphetamine intoxication. …”
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Rotating antibiotics selects optimally against antibiotic resistance, in theory by Robert E. Beardmore, Rafael Peña-Miller

“…The purpose of this paper is to use mathematical models to investigate the claim made in the medical literature over a decade ago that the routine rotation of antibiotics in an intensive care unit (ICU) will select against the evolution and spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. …”
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Amp-CKlebsiella-Induced Chorioamnionitis and Associated Abnormalities in Cardiotocography: A Case Report with a Narrative Review by Sufia Athar, Anvar P. Vellamgot, Lolwa Mohammed Alansari

“…The neonate was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and discharged home in stable condition. …”
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Leakage Characteristics of Dual-Cannula Fenestrated Tracheostomy Tubes during Positive Pressure Ventilation: A Bench Study by Thomas Berlet, Mathias Marchon

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Outcomes of Neonatal Candidiasis: The Impact of Delayed Initiation of Antifungal Therapy by Heather Cahan, Jaime G. Deville

“…To determine the outcomes of invasive neonatal candidiasis before institution of routine antifungal prophylaxis, we conducted a retrospective review of cases of invasive candidiasis in newborns in a referral-based neonatal intensive care unit located in a single tertiary academic center between January 1998 and December 2002. …”
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Pharmacological Management of Cardiorenal Syndromes by Andrew A. House, Mikko Haapio, Johan Lassus, Rinaldo Bellomo, Claudio Ronco

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Ethical Dilemma in Diabetes Wound Care: A Literature Review by Harsah Bahtiar Zainudin, Tantut Susanto

“… Background: One of the main complications of diabetes is diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), which often requires intensive care and involves collaboration between various disciplines. …”
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A rare case of late developing anti-E antibody in a pregnant female leading to severe hemolytic disease of the newborn: A missed follow-up in COVID-19 epoch by Suhasini Sil, Daljit Kaur, Poonam Singh, Dixa Kumari, Ashish Jain, Gita Negi

“…At birth, the baby was icteric but non-hydropic, his direct antiglobulin test (DAT) was strong positive (4+ by column agglutination technology) and required top-up transfusion and phototherapy at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Elution of DAT-positive red cells rendered anti-E which could have formed as “late developing” red cell allo-anti-E in the pregnancy. …”
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Acute Cardiogenic Shock Induced by Infusional 5-Fluorouracil by Jeffrey Sulpher, Franco Dattilo, Susan Dent, Michele Turek, M. Neil Reaume, Christopher Johnson

“…A 49-year-old patient with metastatic carcinoma of the bladder and no prior history of heart disease presented with diffuse ST elevation, elevated troponins, and biventricular dysfunction requiring intensive care unit admission and inotropic support after receiving her first course of infusional 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). …”
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