... baseline
creatinine, mechanical ventilation and level of care were asso-
ciated with ICU-acquired hypernatraemia.
Outcomes of care
Length of stay and mortality in the ICU and hospital were
increased ... median
number of days of hyponatraemia (IQR = one to three days)
and hypernatraemia (IQR = one to five days) was two.
Multivariable analysis of patient characte...
... 3
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Randomized trial comparing daily interruption of sedation and
nursing-implemented sedation algorithm in medical intensive
care unit patients
Marjolein de Wit
1
, Chris Gennings
2
, Wendy I ... Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, CI = con-
fidence interval; DIS = daily interruption of sedation; DSMB = Data Safety Monitoring Board; I...
... 5
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Strict glycaemic control in patients hospitalised in a mixed
medical and surgical intensive care unit: a randomised clinical trial
Gisela Del Carmen De La Rosa
1
, Jorge Hernando Donado
2
, Alvaro ... medical and surgical patients [12]. Therefore, we
conducted a randomised clinical trial to assess the efficacy
and safety of intensi...
... 5
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Medication errors: a prospective cohort study of hand-written and
computerised physician order entry in the intensive care unit
Rob Shulman
1
, Mervyn Singer
2
, John Goldstone
3
and ... critically
revising the draft. JG made substantial contributions to the
data analysis. GB was substantially involved in the analysis,
interpretation an...
... patients.
Introduction
Chest radiographs (CXRs) are frequently obtained in intensive
care units (ICUs) [1]. They can be obtained routinely, on a daily
basis (so-called &apos ;daily routine CXRs'); such radiographs ... 7
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The clinical value of daily routine chest radiographs in a mixed
medi...
... was
responsible for conceiving the study, data acquisition, analysis
of the data, statistical analysis and drafting of the manuscript.
BC was responsible for data acquisition, analysis of the data,
and ... the
unnoticed changing of an already activated prescription of a
continuous infusion medication. Since recent upgrading of the
system every continuous infusion...