Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2023
Multicenter Study Observational StudySelf-reported symptoms experienced by intensive care unit patients: a prospective observational multicenter study.
The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence, intensity and distress of five symptoms in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and to investigate possible predictive factors associated with symptom intensity. ⋯ Self-reporting ICU patients experienced a high and consistent symptom burden across seven days. Certain variables were associated with the degree of symptom intensity, but further research is required to better understand these associations.
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialPropafenone versus amiodarone for supraventricular arrhythmias in septic shock: a randomised controlled trial.
Acute onset supraventricular arrhythmias can contribute to haemodynamic compromise in septic shock. Both amiodarone and propafenone are available interventions, but their clinical effects have not yet been directly compared. ⋯ Propafenone does not provide better rhythm control at 24 h yet offers faster cardioversion with fewer arrhythmia recurrences than with amiodarone, especially in patients with a non-dilated left atrium. No differences between propafenone and amiodarone on the prespecified short- and long-term outcomes were observed.