Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Jun 2018
Observational StudyCharacteristics, incidence and outcome of patients admitted to intensive care unit with Guillain-Barre syndrome in Australia and New Zealand.
To describe characteristics, incidence and outcome of patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) admitted to ICU. ⋯ GBS represents a small but increasing proportion of ICU admissions with one-third of patients receiving MV. Overall in-hospital mortality is relatively low but doubles if MV is needed. These observations provide important prognostic information to clinicians involved in the care of these patients.
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Journal of critical care · Jun 2018
Observational StudyHyperchloraemia is associated with acute kidney injury and mortality in the critically ill: A retrospective observational study in a multidisciplinary intensive care unit.
The aim of this study was to determine whether serum chloride and changes in serum chloride over time were associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) or intensive care unit (ICU) mortality in a heterogenous critically ill population. ⋯ Hyperchloraemia and increasing serum chloride are associated with adverse outcomes in critically ill patients. There is equipoise as to whether this represents an association, an epiphenomenon or causation.