Journal of critical care
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J Crit Care
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2020
International facilitators and barriers to family engagement in the ICU: Results of a qualitative analysis.
Patient and family engagement in the intensive care unit (ICU) is beneficial for patient recovery from critical illness. Yet limited information exists on facilitators and barriers from an international perspective. ⋯ Highlighting strategies can assist ICU clinicians globally to adopt and promote best practices for family engagement.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2020
Observational StudyEstimated plasma volume status (ePVS) could be an easy-to-use clinical tool to determine the risk of sepsis or death in patients with fever.
Capillary permeability can be increased in patients with sepsis. Indirect estimation of plasma volume status (ePVS) could identify more severely ill patients with fever. ⋯ The ePVS value was a useful additional predictive tool to assess the severity of illness in patients with fever.