Stije J. Leopold, Aniruddha Ghose, Katherine Plewes, Subash Mazumder et al.
INTRODUCTION: Patients with severe malaria or sepsis are at risk of developing life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The objective of this study was to evaluate point-of-care lung ultrasound as a novel tool to determine the prevalence and early signs of ARDS in a resource-limi...
Nick M. Matharu, Lynn M. Butler, G. Ed Rainger, Peter Gosling et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether plasma volume expander hydroxyethyl starch (HES) may protect against reperfusion injury through an ability to reduce neutrophil recruitment. DESIGN: An in vitro study using paired comparisons of adhesion of flowing neutrophils. SETTING: A collaboration between clinica...
Sharon Shivuli Isigi, Ali Davod Parsa, Ibrahim Alasqah, Ilias Mahmud et al.
BACKGROUND: Nosocomial infections are infections incubating or not present at the time of admission to a hospital and manifest 48 hours after hospital admission. The specific factors contributing to the risk of infection during hospitalization remain unclear, particularly for the hospitalized popula...
Md. Parvez Mosharaf, Khorshed Alam, Jeff Gow, Rashidul Alam Mahumud
Delirium is a prevalent cognitive disorder among older patients and a common phenomenon following major surgical procedures. This study aimed to identify the significant proteomic biomarkers and examine their association with postoperative delirium (POD). Four electronic databases were used to ident...
Claire Wilson, Kimberly Whiteman, Kimberly Stephens, Brenda Swanson‐Biearman et al.
This project describes a multifaceted noise reduction program on 2 hospital units designed to ensure a quiet hospital environment, with the goal of improving the patient experience. The noise committee in an urban city hospital developed a plan to control noise including scripted leadership rounding...
Hanifa Bachou, James Tumwine, R. K. N. Mwadime, Tahmeed Ahmed et al.
AIM: To test whether standardising the use of blood transfusions and intravenous (IV) infusions could reduce fatality in severely malnourished children admitted to Mulago Hospital, Kampala. METHODS: Improved adherence to the WHO protocol for blood transfusion and IV fluids was effected in patients w...
Farhan Pervaiz, Shakir Hossen, Miguel A. Chavez, Catherine H. Miele et al.
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is a leading cause of death in children of low-resource settings. Barriers to care include an early and accurate diagnosis. Lung ultrasound is a novel tool for the identification of pediatric pneumonia; however, there is currently no standardized approach to train in image acqu...
Golam Rabbani, Thomas Butler
A randomized, controlled trial was conducted to investigate the ability of indomethacin and chloroquine to reduce intestinal secretion in 29 adult patients with severe cholera. All patients received intravenous infusion to restore fluid balance, but no antibiotics were given. Patients treated with o...
Bharadhwaj Ravindhran, Sendhil Rajan, G Balachandran, L N Mohan
BACKGROUND: Adequate postoperative analgesia, especially after major abdominal surgery is important for recovery, early mobility, and patient satisfaction. We aimed to study the effects of cryotherapy via an ice pack in the immediate postoperative period, for patients undergoing major abdominal oper...
Md Jahidul Hasan, Raihan Rabbani, Ahmad Mursel Anam, Ario Santini et al.
Abstract Introduction Critically ill patients in intensive care units are at high risk of dying not only from the severity of their illness but also from secondary causes such as hospital-acquired infections. USA national medical record-data show that approximately 10% of patients on mechanical vent...
Peter Nydahl, E. Wesley Ely, Gabriel Heras‐La Calle
E. Quarello, Romain Lacoste, Julien Mancini, Sandrine Melot-Dusseau et al.
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of transabdominal ShearWave elastography of fetal lungs in pregnant baboons. Materials and methods During a 9-month period (03/2013-12/2013), two operators prospectively performed ultrasound examinations of fetal l...
Wei Sun, Zixi Wang, Yuxin Guo, Chengcheng Li et al.
Iodine (I2) as a broad-spectrum antiseptic has been widely used for treating bacterial infections. However, I2 has low water-solubility and sublimes under ambient conditions, which limits its practical antibacterial applications. The highly specific and sensitive reaction between I2 and starch disco...
Meredith Vanstone, Karla D. Krewulak, Shipra Taneja, Marilyn Swinton et al.
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to create a definition of patient-important upper gastrointestinal bleeding during critical illness as an outcome for a randomized trial. DESIGN: This was a sequential mixed-methods qualitative-dominant multi-center study with an instrument-building aim....
R.M. Bruce, Cheryl Forry
In recent years, early progressive mobilization programs have become mainstays in intensive care units (ICUs). Significant evidence exists that early mobility programs decrease length of stay, reduce time on the ventilator, and decrease the development of delirium in ICU patients. Yet, current liter...