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View article: Nurse-Led Family Support Intervention for Families of Critically Ill Patients
Nurse-Led Family Support Intervention for Families of Critically Ill Patients Open
Importance Among families of patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs), insufficient communication and support may increase family distress that can lead to adverse health outcomes. Family-focused care is recommended, but high-qualit…
View article: Factorial Survey: Decision Making for Extracorporeal life support (ECLS)
Factorial Survey: Decision Making for Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) Open
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provides support to patients with cardiopulmonary failure refractory to conventional therapy. While ECLS is potentially life-saving, it is associated with severe complications; decision making to initiate…
View article: Factorial Survey: Decision Making for Extracorporeal life support (ECLS)
Factorial Survey: Decision Making for Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) Open
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provides support to patients with cardiopulmonary failure refractory to conventional therapy. While ECLS is potentially life-saving, it is associated with severe complications; decision making to initiate…
View article: Key Factors in Decision Making for ECLS: A Binational Factorial Survey
Key Factors in Decision Making for ECLS: A Binational Factorial Survey Open
Background: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provides support to patients with cardiopulmonary failure refractory to conventional therapy. While ECLS is potentially life-saving, it is associated with severe complications; decision making…
View article: Perioperative targeted temperature management of severely burned patients by means of an oesophageal temperature probe
Perioperative targeted temperature management of severely burned patients by means of an oesophageal temperature probe Open
The use of an oesophageal heat transfer device was effective and safe in providing perioperative warming to severely burned patients when compared to a standard temperature management protocol. By employing an EHT as primary temperature ma…
View article: Dataset related to the article "Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19"
Dataset related to the article "Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19" Open
Dataset related to the article "Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19" Abstract Background: In the early stages of COVID-19 pneumonia, hypoxemia has been described in absence of dyspnea ("silent" or "happy" hypoxemia). Our…
View article: Dataset related to the article "Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19"
Dataset related to the article "Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19" Open
Dataset related to the article "Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19" Abstract Background: In the early stages of COVID-19 pneumonia, hypoxemia has been described in absence of dyspnea ("silent" or "happy" hypoxemia). Our…
View article: Autopsy-Based Pulmonary and Vascular Pathology: Pulmonary Endotheliitis and Multi-Organ Involvement in COVID-19 Associated Deaths
Autopsy-Based Pulmonary and Vascular Pathology: Pulmonary Endotheliitis and Multi-Organ Involvement in COVID-19 Associated Deaths Open
Background: Findings from autopsies have provided evidence on systemic microvascular damage as one of the underlying mechanisms of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to correlate autopsy-based cause of death in…
View article: Cutaneous and systemic hyperinflammation drives maculopapular drug exanthema in severely ill COVID-19 patients
Cutaneous and systemic hyperinflammation drives maculopapular drug exanthema in severely ill COVID-19 patients Open
The zip file contains the raw and processed data for the respective publication. The Github repo that holds code which was used to process the data can be found here: https://github.com/BodenmillerGroup/Mitamura-Schulz_skin_rash The raw da…
View article: Cutaneous and systemic hyperinflammation drives maculopapular drug exanthema in severely ill COVID‐19 patients
Cutaneous and systemic hyperinflammation drives maculopapular drug exanthema in severely ill COVID‐19 patients Open
Background Coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) has been associated with cutaneous findings, some being the result of drug hypersensitivity reactions such as maculopapular drug rashes (MDR). The aim of this study was to investigate whether …
View article: Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19
Prevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19 Open
Silent hypoxemia is remarkably present in COVID-19. The presence of dyspnea is associated with a more severe clinical condition.
View article: Cutaneous and systemic hyperinflammation drives maculopapular drug exanthema in severely ill COVID-19 patients
Cutaneous and systemic hyperinflammation drives maculopapular drug exanthema in severely ill COVID-19 patients Open
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with cutaneous findings, some being the result of drug hypersensitivity reactions such as maculopapular drug rashes (MDR). The aim of this study was to investigate whether …
View article: Supplementary Material for: Autopsy-Based Pulmonary and Vascular Pathology: Pulmonary Endotheliitis and Multi-Organ Involvement in COVID-19 Associated Deaths
Supplementary Material for: Autopsy-Based Pulmonary and Vascular Pathology: Pulmonary Endotheliitis and Multi-Organ Involvement in COVID-19 Associated Deaths Open
Background: Findings from autopsies have provided evidence on systemic microvascular damage as one of the underlying mechanisms of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to correlate autopsy-based cause of death in…
View article: Pancreatic stone protein predicts sepsis in severely burned patients irrespective of trauma severity
Pancreatic stone protein predicts sepsis in severely burned patients irrespective of trauma severity Open
OBJECTIVE: The burn victim's inherent state of hyperinflammation frequently camouflages septic events delaying the initiation of targeted intensive care therapy. Accurate biomarkers are urgently needed to support sepsis detection before pa…
View article: Intracerebral endotheliitis and microbleeds are neuropathological features of COVID‐19
Intracerebral endotheliitis and microbleeds are neuropathological features of COVID‐19 Open
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID‐19) is a rapidly evolving pandemic caused by the coronavirus Sars‐CoV‐2. Clinically manifest central nervous system symptoms have been described in COVID‐19 patients and could be the consequence of commonly as…
View article: Large and Small Cerebral Vessel Involvement in Severe COVID-19
Large and Small Cerebral Vessel Involvement in Severe COVID-19 Open
Background and Purpose: Case series indicating cerebrovascular disorders in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been published. Comprehensive workups, including clinical characteristics, laboratory, electroencephalography, neuroimagin…
View article: Inflammatory olfactory neuropathy in two patients with Covid-19 
Inflammatory olfactory neuropathy in two patients with Covid-19 Open
Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged as a public health emergency recently, leading to fatal respiratory failure in a number of patients. The clinical manife…
View article: Central Nervous System Disorders in Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection: detailed clinical work-up of eight cases
Central Nervous System Disorders in Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection: detailed clinical work-up of eight cases Open
Objective Case series with different clinical presentations indicating central nervous system (CNS) involvement in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been published. Comprehensive work-ups including clinical characteristics, laborato…
View article: Implementation of a multiprofessional, multicomponent delirium management guideline in two intensive care units, and its effect on patient outcomes and nurse workload: a pre-post design retrospective cohort study
Implementation of a multiprofessional, multicomponent delirium management guideline in two intensive care units, and its effect on patient outcomes and nurse workload: a pre-post design retrospective cohort study Open
AIM OF THE STUDY Delirium is a frequent intensive care unit (ICU) complication, affecting 26% to 80% of ICU patients, often with serious consequences. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, costs and benefits of following a standa…
View article: Factors associated with death and limitation of life-sustaining therapies in patients with traumatic brain injury
Factors associated with death and limitation of life-sustaining therapies in patients with traumatic brain injury Open
Aim of the Study: A substantial proportion of deaths of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) follow a decision to limit life-sustaining therapies. Patients with moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) differ from the general I…