Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
Performance of a quick sofa-65 score as a rapid sepsis screening tool during initial emergency department assessment: A propensity score matching study.
We sought to elucidate the performance of a Quick Sequential Organ Function Assessment-65 (qSOFA-65) score in recognizing sepsis and to compare the qSOFA-65 score to systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and qSOFA scores. ⋯ We found that qSOFA-65 was more likely to identify patients with sepsis on the initial ED visit relative to qSOFA or SIRS. This may have quality improvement implications in predicting sepsis.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
Short, and long-term mortality among cardiac intensive care unit patients started on continuous renal replacement therapy.
Patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) are at high risk of death. Predictors of hospital mortality and post-discharge survival in cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) patients requiring CRRT have not been reported. ⋯ Mortality is high among CICU patients requiring CRRT, and is predicted by the Braden score, RV dysfunction, respiratory failure and vasopressor load.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyGender differences in mortality and quality of life after septic shock: A post-hoc analysis of the ARISE study.
To assess the impact of gender and pre-menopausal state on short- and long-term outcomes in patients with septic shock. ⋯ This post-hoc analysis of a large multi-center trial in early septic shock has shown no short- or long-term survival effect for women overall as well as in the pre-menopausal age-group.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
Multicenter StudyChanges in frailty among ICU survivors and associated factors: Results of a one-year prospective cohort study using the Dutch Clinical Frailty Scale.
Frailty is an important predictor for the prognosis of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This study examined changes in frailty in the year after ICU admission, and its associated factors. ⋯ ClinicalTrials.gov database (NCT03246334).
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
Multicenter StudyTHAI-ICU score as a simplified severity score for critically ill patients in a resource limited setting: Result from SEA-AKI study group.
To create a simplified ICU scoring system to predict mortality in critically ill patients that can be feasibly applied in resource limited setting with good performance of predicting hospital mortality. ⋯ The THAI-ICU score is a new simplified severity score for predicting hospital mortality. The simplicity of the score will increase the possibility to apply in resource limited settings.