Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2025
Meta AnalysisHospital readmission after surviving sepsis: A systematic review of readmission reasons and meta-analysis of readmission rates.
To review the evidence regarding hospital readmission diagnoses and analyse related readmission rates following a sepsis admission. ⋯ Infection and sepsis are frequent readmission diagnoses for sepsis survivors, with one in 21 adult survivors readmitted for sepsis at 30-days. PROSPERO registration: CRD42023455851.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2025
Quantitative visualization of gastrointestinal motility in critically ill patients using a non-invasive single-channel electro amplifier: A prospective observational cohort feasibility study.
This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using electrogastrography (EGG)/electroenterography (EEnG) to quantitatively visualize gastrointestinal (GI) motor function in critically ill patients. ⋯ EGG/EEnG could enable quantitative visualization of GI motor function in critically ill patients. Larger studies can determine the association of GI symptoms with risk factors and prognostic factors.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2025
Advance directives in the intensive care unit: An eight-year vanguard cohort study.
To investigate the frequency, content, and clinical translation of advance directives in intensive care units (ICUs). ⋯ Advance directives are available in a minority of ICU patients and often contain subjective/contradictory wording. Physicians respected directives in 90 % of patients, with treatment adapted following their wishes. However, violation of directives may have serious consequences with unfavorable in-hospital outcomes and decreased long-term survival with treatment adaption following directives.