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Filter by:Since the outbreak of a syndrome of acute respiratory distress associated to a novel coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov2) that began in China, Europe and France have to face a sanitary emergency with critically care support when the patient evolves to an acute respiratory distress (ARDS). In the context of supply shortages (ventilators, bed capacities) that countries have to deal with, data were lacking of characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU). the purpose of this project is to report the epidemiology and the outcomes of a French cohort of critically ill patients with SARS-Cov2
We hypothesized that engaging families in the care of critically ill patients could improve outcome both at the family and at the patient levels. Thus, the aim of this project is to assess the effects of a family engagement program on family members' satisfaction and on patients' well-being and quality of life.
In the present prospective multicenter RCT we will evaluate the effects on efficacy, acid-base status and serum phosphate levels of a new RCA protocol for Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) using an 18 mmol/l citrate solution in combination with a calcium-free phosphate-containing solution, acting as dialysate and replacement fluid. The new protocol will be introduced with the following targets: a) to refine buffers balance of a previously adopted RCA protocol for Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration (CVVH), based on a 18 mmol/l citrate solution (Regiocit) combined with calcium and phosphate-free dialysate fluid (PrismOcal B22) and a conventional phosphate-containing replacement fluid (Phoxilium) to prevent CRRT-related phosphate depletion
Cardiovascular treatments should not be interrupted following hospital admission, in order to decrease patients' morbidity. However, following ICU admission, such treatments are frequently interrupted and/or modified. The question of the study is to investigate wether such treatment interruption might be responsible for prognosis modifications.
In this study the investigators will validate the impact of comorbidity on readmission to intensive care unit (ICU) and mortality after ICU and which method of measuring comorbidity that is most predictive. The study population included all critical care patients' registries in Swedish intensive care registry (SIR) during the years 2005 to 2012 with valid personal identity number. Data from Statistics Sweden och National Board of Health and Welfare were linked to data from SIR and de-identified. Hospital discharge diagnoses from five year preceding the index date for the ICU admission were extracted. A composite outcome of death and readmission will be analyzed. Analyzes with cox proportional-hazards regression, time to event, on the training data set year 2005-2010 The study population will be split in a training data set (2005-10) and a test data set (2011-12) for validating our prognostic model. The predictive ability in the test data set were evaluated based on discrimination, AUC (C index), Calibration and Brier score.
the number of immunocompromised patients hospitalized in the intensive care units (ICU) is increasing. They are at higher risk of colonization and/or infection with multi-resistant bacteria (MDR). However this risk is not well characterized. ICU acquired infections related to MDR are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to compare the incidence of ICU-acquired colonization and ICU-acquired infection related to MDR between immunocompromized and immunocompetent patients. The risk factors for ICU-acquired colonization and ICU-acquired infections, and their impact on outcome will also be evaluated and compared between immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients.
The study Short description of the protocol intended for the lay public. Include a brief statement of the study hypothesis. (Limit: 5000 characters) Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) are drug capable of inducing a complete paralysis of the muscle. Their use is frequent in the intensive care unit (ICU). Most of the time it is used as a single infusion to facilitate endotracheal intubation, but in the ICU the use of continuous infusion is common in several pathologies: acute distress respiratory syndrome, post-cardiac arrest survivor under hypothermia to prevent shivering, abdominal compartment syndrome, severe traumatic brain injury with uncontrolled intra-cranial pressure and severe asthma among others. A monitoring of the dose of NMBAs is recommended to guide the depth of paralysis and to guide recovery, but in the ICU, the interest of such a monitoring during continuous infusion is unclear and the level of evidence is low. The investigators propose to conduct a prospective multicentric observational study to describe the current practice in the use of NMBAs in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU. As a primary objective we will describe the prevalence of NMBAs use in the ICU. As a secondary objective, the investigators will investigate the impact of protocol and/or monitoring devices of NMBAs on the dose administered and clinical outcome endpoints.
The amount of fluids characterized as non-resuscitation fluids given to ICU patients are likely to be high and will probably have a substantial impact on the total amount of fluid administered to ICU patients daily. It will most likely also influence on the total fluid balance and the negative outcome of fluid overload. The aim of our study is to investigate the amount of fluid given as maintenance fluids in the ICU and the impact of this fluid on total fluid balance.
To investigate the influence of preoperative fluid and food intake in cardiac surgery patients on the development of postoperative AKI.
TELESCOPE will be a cluster randomized clinical trial to ascertain whether the use of an intervention including multidisciplinary round with a board certified physician through tele-critical care and periodic meetings to discuss strategies to improve quality indicators can reduce ICU length of stay of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs).