Sepsis, a 2020 review for the internist

A Purcarea, S Sovaila - Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2020 - sciendo.com
Sepsis is an overwhelming reaction to infection that comes with high morbidity and mortality,
which requires urgent interventions in order to improve outcomes. Surviving Sepsis is an …

[HTML][HTML] The complexities of intravenous fluid research: questions of scale, volume, and accumulation

NJ Glassford, R Bellomo - Acute and Critical Care, 2016 - accjournal.org
Despite near ubiquity, information regarding fluids consumption at a health care systems
level, and patient exposure at an individual level, is surprisingly limited in the medical …

[HTML][HTML] Fluid management knowledge in hospital physicians:'Greenshoots' of improvement but still a cause for concern

R Leach, S Crichton, N Morton, M Leach… - Clinical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fluid management is an essential competency for hospital doctors, but previous studies
suggest junior clinicians lack the necessary 'knowledge'and 'prescription skills' to complete …

[PDF][PDF] Prolonged fasting with fluid therapy is related to poorer outcomes in medical patients

G Kyriakos, A Calleja-Fernández, D Ávila-Turcios… - Nutricion …, 2013 - redalyc.org
Background and objective: An inadequate fluid therapy can worsen the outcomes of surgical
patients, but there are no data in medical patients. The aim of this study was to determine the …

Patient safety and hydration in the care of older people

J Burns - Nursing Older People, 2016 - journals.rcni.com
Ensuring patients are adequately hydrated is a fundamental part of nursing care, however, it
is clear from the literature that dehydration remains a significant problem in the NHS with …

[BOOK][B] Nursing acutely ill adults

P Woodrow - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
This comprehensive and clinically-focused textbook is designed for student and qualified
nurses concerned with caring effectively for deteriorating and acutely ill adults outside of …

[PDF][PDF] Fluid Balance and Level of Consciousness in Intensive Care Patients

G Altas - International Journal of Caring …, 2023 - internationaljournalofcaringsciences …
Background: The management of fluid balance in the intensive care unit (ICU) is an
indispensable part of the care and treatment process. Especially, changes in the level of …

Potential of medical management to mitigate suction events in ventricular assist device patients

M Rocchi, L Fresiello, S Jacobs, D Dauwe… - Asaio …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Ventricular suction is a common adverse event in ventricular assist device (VAD) patients
and can be due to multiple underlying causes. The aim of this study is to analyze the …

Disorders of consciousness, intensive care neurology and sleep

R Howard, S Eriksson, N Hirsch… - Neurology: a Queen …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter deals with the various disorders of consciousness, sleep, and conditions
requiring neurointensive care support. The role of an intensive care unit is to maintain …

[BOOK][B] Acute Medicine in the Frail Elderly

H Woodford, J George - 2021 - books.google.com
Frail older people now contribute the majority of the acute emergency take both medical and
surgical. Despite this there is often a lack of confidence and knowledge among doctors and …