Publications by authors named "Isabel Cristina Reinheimer"
Introduction: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread rapidly, with 37 million cases and more than 699,000 deaths. Among intensive care unit (ICU) patients with COVID-19, a high incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) has been observed, ranging from 50 to 80%; furthermore, 85.9% were calculated to have high nutritional risk, which doubled their odds of death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuality indicators in prolonged hemodialysis with regional citrate anticoagulation with the genius system: retrospective cohort of critical patients with acute kidney injury.
BMC Nephrol
November 2023
Background: Prolonged hemodialysis (HD) is performed from 6 to 12 h and can last up to 24 h. To prevent system clotting some studies suggest that Regional Citrate Anticoagulation (RCA) use reduces bleeding rates relative to systemic heparin. However, there may be difficulties in the patient's clinical management and completing the prescribed HD with Genius system using RCA.
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- - The study aimed to evaluate how accurate thermographic images are for early detection of pressure injuries (PIs) in adult patients, analyzing data from March 2021 to May 2022 by reviewing 755 studies and ultimately selecting 8 relevant ones.
- - Included studies focused on adults over 18 in healthcare settings, checking thermal imaging accuracy against conditions like suspected stage 1 PI and comparing with established risk assessment scales, while excluding animal studies and those concerning advanced stage PIs.
- - The findings showed mixed results, with participant numbers ranging from 67 to 349 and follow-up periods varying, but overall evidence on the effectiveness of thermal imaging for early PI detection remains limited.
Efficacy and safety of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the prevention of pressure injuries in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial.
Ann Intensive Care
June 2022
Background: Pressure injuries (PIs), especially in the sacral region are frequent, costly, and increase morbidity and mortality of patients in an intensive care unit (ICU). These injuries can occur as a result of prolonged pressure and/or shear forces. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) can increase muscle mass and improve local circulation, potentially reducing the incidence of PI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatients with severe COVID-19 may have endothelial dysfunction and a hypercoagulable state that can cause skin damage. In the presence of external pressure on the tissues, the local inflammatory process regulated by inflammatory cytokines can increase and prolong itself, contributing to the formation of pressure injury (PI). PI is defined as localized damage to the skin or underlying tissues.
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