Publications by authors named "Anne-Marie Palermo"
Objective: To describe the relative importance of health concerns reported by survivors of critical illness treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), their estimate of time to achieve recovery, and their reported randomised clinical trial participation willingness.
Design: A multicentre survey.
Setting: Six Australian ICUs.
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to assess whether it's feasible to conduct a larger clinical trial on IV iron and erythropoietin treatments in critically ill adults with anemia in an ICU setting.
- Conducted in a Perth, Australia ICU, the trial involved adults with low hemoglobin levels who needed prolonged ICU care but were expected to be discharged soon.
- The pilot study's success was indicated by high participant recruitment rates, almost perfect treatment adherence, and complete follow-up, confirming the potential for a larger trial.
Purpose: In adults requiring treatment in an intensive care unit, probiotic therapy using Lactobacillus plantarum 299v may reduce nosocomial infection. The aim of this study was to determine whether early and sustained L. plantarum 299v therapy administered to adult ICU patients increased days alive and at home.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The effect of early and sustained administration of daily probiotic therapy on patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) remains uncertain.
Methods And Analysis: The Restoration Of gut microflora in Critical Illness Trial (ROCIT) study is a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, two-sided superiority trial that will enrol 220 patients in five ICUs. Adult patients who are within 48 hours of admission to an ICU and are expected to require intensive care beyond the next calendar day will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to receive early and sustained 299v probiotic therapy in addition to usual care or placebo in addition to usual care.
Purpose: To investigate if femoral venous pressure (FVP) measurement can be used as a surrogate measure for intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) via the bladder.
Methods: This was a prospective, multicenter observational study. IAP and FVP were simultaneously measured in 149 patients.