Those With Severe H1N1 At Risk For Pulmonary Emboli, Researchers Find
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- 19/10/2009
A pulmonary embolism occurs when one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked. The condition can be life-threatening. However, if treated...
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Preventing Hospital Visits through Telemedicine
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- 06/10/2009
The benefits of a telephone support programme operating in Birmingham are obvious to Beryl Keating, who has been enrolled now for two years. Keating
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Complications Are Not Best Predictor Of Hospital Mortality, Study Find
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- 01/10/2009
The report in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine confirms that serious complications are common after major surgery
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Small Increase In Hospital Mortality Rates In First Week Of August, Re
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- 24/09/2009
Newly qualified junior doctors start their new positions in NHS hospitals in England on the first Wednesday in August. The authors of the study,...
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Obesity
The World Health Organi sation predicts there will be 2.3 billion overweight adults in the world by 2015 and more than 700 million of them will be obese. Within the critical care field, this changing population is set to trigger a new set of requirements for clinicians – both with regards to equipment and staffing needs and demands as well as for specific...
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Obese Paediatric Patients Requiring Intensive Care
Childhood obesity is increasing in prevalence worldwide. In the United States, studies estimate that among children aged six to nineteen, 16.5% are overweight (Body Mass Index [BMI] 85th to 94th percentile for age and gender) and 17.1% are obese (BMI ≥ 95th percentile for age and gender) (Ogden et al. 2006). This trend will likely lead to an increase...
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Optimal Positioning of Critically Ill Obese Patients
In endotracheally intubated, mechanically ventilated obese patients, head-up positions seem not to be as effective as in extubated, spontaneously breathing obese ones. Sprung et al. (2003) reported that although initial arterial oxygenation was worse in patients with massive obesity when compared with normal-weight patients, gas exchange remained...
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A Physiological Based Approach of Perioperative Management in Obese Patients
The high-risk non-cardiac surgical population represents a major global healthcare challenge. Recent estimates suggest that 234 million major surgical procedures are performed worldwide each year (Weiser et al. 2008). Complications following major surgery are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality (Head et al. 2008; Jencks et al. 2009). Previous...
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Early Mobilisation of Critically Ill Obese Patients
Obesity is increasing at an alarming rate across many countries throughout the world. As a consequence, we are more frequently challenged with the management of obese patients in our Intensive Care Units (ICUs) (Akinnusi et al. 2008; Hogue, Jr. et al. 2009; Oliveros and Villamor 2008). Obese patients have an increased risk for thromboembolic disease,...
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Risk Assessment of Patients with Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia is the main single cause of mortality from infectious diseases in developed countries. Risk stratification is essential for patients presenting to the emergency department to allow a precise definition of need of intensive care and the initiation of adjuvant therapies. Numerous scoring systems have been developed...
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