Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2012
Prognostic factors in critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies admitted to the intensive care unit.
Despite an improvement in the prognosis of patients with hematologic malignancies, the mortality of such patients transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) is high. This study determined the predictors of mortality in a cohort of critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies admitted to the ICU. ⋯ Higher mortality in patients with hematologic malignancies admitted to the ICU is associated with more severe illness, as reflected by higher organ failure scores or respiratory or hemodynamic instability. Mortality is higher in patients with acute leukemia as compared with other hematologic malignancies.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2012
Prognostic factors and outcomes of patients with pulmonary hypertension admitted to the intensive care unit.
Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) can decompensate to the point where they require care in the intensive care unit (ICU). Our objective is to examine the outcomes and characteristics of patients with PH admitted to the ICU. ⋯ Mortality is high in critically ill patients with PH. The identification of prognostic baseline characteristics and interventions in the ICU is important and warrants further investigation.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2012
Uric acid, allopurinol therapy, and mortality in patients with acute heart failure--results of the Acute HEart FAilure Database registry.
The aim of this study was to explore the prognostic role of serum uric acid (UA) measurement in the hospital and long-term mortality assessment in subjects with acute heart failure (AHF) from the Acute HEart FAilure Database registry (AHEAD). The AHEAD registry comprised 4153 patients with AHF syndromes hospitalized at the AHEAD participating centers. ⋯ In patients with AHF, increased UA levels and documented allopurinol therapy for hyperuricemia were associated with increased hospital and long-term mortality. Allopurinol therapy is not a cause but the identifier of the subjects at risk.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2012
Assessing the national productivity in subspecialty critical care medicine journals: a bibliometric analysis.
In recent years, significant growth has been seen in the subspecialty critical care medicine. However, the national productivity to the subspecialty critical care medicine remains unknown. We therefore intended to reveal the national contribution in the subspecialty critical care medicine journals. ⋯ The United States is the most productive country in the subspecialty critical care medicine. When normalized to population size, Australia and some European countries might be more productive.
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The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of exposure keratopathy in sedated/mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit and its risk factors. ⋯ The frequency of exposure keratopathy in sedated/mechanically ventilated patients is high with lagophthalmos and chemosis as the main risk factors.