Development and validation of a nomogram for oral mucosal membrane pressure injuries in ICU patients: A prospective cohort study.

Aims: Establishing a nomogram to estimate the probability of oral mucosal membrane pressure injury of endotracheal tube-intubated hospitalized patients in intensive care unit.

Design: Multicentre prospective cohort study.

Methods: Using Lasso regression and COX regression, variable selection was performed on demographic, clinical and laboratory data of 1037 ICU endotracheal tube-intubated hospitalized patients from West China Hospital, to construct a nomogram.

Radiation Exposure to Staff in Intensive Care Unit with Portable CT Scanner.

Background. Bedside radiological procedures pose a risk of radiation exposure to ICU staff. The perception of risk may increase the degree of caution among the health care staff and raise new barriers preventing patients from obtaining prompt care.

[A study of the value of high frequency chest wall oscillation in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

Objective: To explore the safety and efficacy of high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) in invasive mechanical ventilation patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).

Methods: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial was conducted. Thirty-five AECOPD patients with invasive mechanical ventilation were included in the intensive care unit of West China Hospital of Sichuan University from February 2012 to February 2013.