Background Although thrombocytopenia in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with a
poorer outcome, the precise relationship between the time course of platelet counts and the …

Study objectives To describe the risk factors for the development of and mortality resulting
from acute respiratory failure (ARF) in a large patient population. Design A substudy of a …

Lactate is released in large quantity from sites of sepsis and inflammation. We asked whether
the increased lactate production found in sepsis can be explained by the augmented …

Purpose Neutropenic sepsis is a time-dependent emergency with early interventions shown
to improve outcomes. Broad spectrum intravenous antibiotic administration is the initial …

Background Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
results in a number of physiological changes with effects on the cardiovascular system, …

Background: Patients at risk of rapid deterioration and critical illness often have preceding
changes in physiological parameters. Track and trigger systems, such as the Modified Early …

Objective Patients with brain damage exhibit a number of changes in heart rate and
cardiovascular control. The aim of this study was to relate changes in autonomic cardiovascular …

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the prognosis in patients who needed
norepinephrine treatment in our institution in relation to the degree of organ failure and the …

Background There has been a significant increase in the number of patients presenting with
cancer related emergencies and potentially requiring critical care admission. Aim To …

Objective To determine the proportion of emergency patients treated with immune checkpoint
inhibitors (ICIs) that require critical care admission and their requirements. Design …