Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jul 2017
Multicenter StudyCurrent adoption of lung ultrasound in Intensive Care Units: an Italian multi-centre survey.
Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a useful tool for assessing lung status in critically ill patients, but is not widely applied in intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of this study was to investigate the use of LUS in Italian ICUs. ⋯ LUS is performed in the majority of ICUs and is generally used to investigate known or suspected diseases. Frequency of use appears to be low and related to selected organizational factors. There is generally no standardized format for reporting LUS findings.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jul 2017
Multicenter StudyEnd-of-life decisions in 34 Slovene intensive care units: a nationwide prospective clinical study.
The aim of this study was to determine how end-of-life decisions (EOLD) on limitations of life-sustaining treatment (LST) are made in three different types of intensive care units (ICUs) in Slovenia. ⋯ No differences were found between the three different types of ICUs in EOLD on limitation of LST even though limitation of LST was provided regularly. The most commonly limited LST measures include mechanical ventilation, inotropes/vasopressors, hemodialysis, and antibiotics. Almost none of the patients had advance directives in place. Palliative care team was available in only few cases.