Publications by authors named "Magdalena Szczot"
Article Synopsis
- A multicentric study analyzed the prevalence and risk factors of persistent pain in patients who stayed in an ICU for 48 hours or more, revealing that 47.7% experienced significant pain three months post-admission.
- Key risk factors for persistent pain included being female, previous use of antidepressants, specific positioning during care, and having pain symptoms at discharge.
- Despite the high prevalence of pain, only 11.3% of patients received specialized pain management within three months, indicating a need for better pain management strategies in critical care settings.
Objectives: To report clinical characteristics and prognosis of vascular graft infections in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Methods: Thirty seven patients consecutively admitted in ICU for suspected or definite vascular graft infection between January 2006 and June 2009 were included.
Results: Staphylococcus species (n = 18) and enterobacteriae (n = 16) were the most frequent causative organisms.