Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2024
Recurrent delirium episodes within the intensive care unit: Incidence and associated factors.
Describe the incidence and factors associated with recurrent delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Not applicable.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2024
Observational StudyProspective evaluation of bleeding risk among thrombocytopenic patients admitted in intensive care unit.
Bleeding risk evaluation of thrombocytopenic patients admitted in ICU has been poorly investigated. ⋯ Plasma urea levels and the presence of skin purpura are helpful in identifying thrombocytopenic patients at high-risk of bleeding during ICU stay.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2024
Consensus-based indicators for evaluating and improving the quality of regional collaborative networks of intensive care units: Results of a nationwide Delphi study.
To select a consensus-based set of relevant and feasible indicators for monitoring and improving the quality of regional ICU network collaboratives. ⋯ This study generated relevant and feasible indicators for monitoring and improving the quality of ICU network collaboratives based on the collective opinion of various experts. The indicators may help to effectively govern such networks.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2024
Association of Shock Index with Echocardiographic Parameters in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
A high shock index (SI), the ratio of heart rate (HR) to systolic blood pressure (SBP), has been associated with unfavorable outcomes. We sought to determine the hemodynamic underpinnings of an elevated SI using 2-D and doppler Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) in unselected cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) patients. ⋯ CICU patients with elevated SI have worse biventricular function and systemic hemodynamics, particularly decreased stroke volume and related calculated TTE parameters. The SI is an easily available marker that can be used to identify CICU patients with unfavorable hemodynamics who may require further assessment.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2024
Comparation of the outcomes between ProGlide based post-closure technique and arteriotomy repair for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation decannulation.
To compare outcomes between post-closure technique based on ProGlide and arteriotomy repair for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) decannulation in this study. ⋯ Our study showed the post-closure technique based on ProGlide for VA-ECMO decannulation is feasible, safe and effective.