Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2015
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: A novel and simple prognostic marker for infective endocarditis.
Infective endocarditis is a life-threatining infectious disease characterized by high morbidity and mortality. Leukocytes play a main role in infectious diseases. Neutrophils and lymphocytes are subgroup of leukocytes, and they are routinely measured as a part of automated complete blood count test. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is an independent predictor of unfavorable clinical outcomes in infectious and cardiovascular diseases.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2015
Safety profile and feasibility of early physical therapy and mobility for critically ill patients in the medical intensive care unit: Beginning experiences in Korea.
To evaluate risk factors for potential safety events during mobility physical therapy sessions in the medical intensive care unit. ⋯ Early mobility physical therapy performed by a newly established group was feasible for critically ill patients in Korea. However, potential safety events need to be monitored carefully for patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2015
The duration of hospitalization before review by the rapid response team: A retrospective cohort study.
The purpose of this study is to compare cases of rapid response team (RRT) review for early deterioration (<48 hours after admission), intermediate deterioration (48 to <168 hours after admission), late deterioration (≥168 hours after admission), and cardiac arrest and to determine the association between duration of hospitalization before RRT review and mortality. ⋯ Late deterioration is frequently encountered by the RRT and, compared with early deterioration, is associated with greater clinical complexity and a worse hospital outcome.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2015
Low compliance with the 2 minutes of uninterrupted chest compressions recommended in the 2010 International Resuscitation Guidelines.
We aimed to analyze compliance with 2010 European guidelines' quality criteria for external chest compressions (ECC) during 2 minutes of uninterrupted cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ⋯ Compliance with the 2010 guidelines' quality criteria is often poor, mainly due to lack of proper depth. The greater depth recommended in the 2010 guidelines with respect to previous guidelines requires greater force, so BMI < 23 kg/m(2) could hinder compliance. Limiting each rescuer's uninterrupted time doing ECC to 1 minute could help ensure compliance.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2015
Observational StudyFemoral venous oxygen saturation and central venous oxygen saturation in critically ill patients.
To investigate the relationship between central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO(2)) and femoral venous oxygen saturation (SfvO(2)) in a large group of critically ill patients. ⋯ Central venous oxygen saturation was not representative of the whole systemic circulation in critically ill patients. Central venous oxygen saturation alone might be misleading in goal-directed therapy.