Publications by authors named "Philippa McIlroy"
Article Synopsis
- Doctors studied how hydrocortisone, a medicine, is used for patients with septic shock in 12 hospitals to see if its use changed after a big research trial called the ADRENAL trial.
- They found that more patients started getting hydrocortisone after the trial was published, showing an increase from 28% to 43% over time.
- The study showed that the change in how often hydrocortisone was given was significant during two different time periods: right after the trial was published and the transition period before that.
Epidemiology of hypophosphatemia in critical illness: A multicentre, retrospective cohort study.
Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Hypophosphatemia is frequently observed in critically ill patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs), with a study examining its prevalence and outcomes in Queensland, Australia between 2015 and 2021.
- Out of 89,776 patients, 68,699 were included, and 34.2% experienced hypophosphatemia, typically identified on the second day of ICU stay and resolved within three days.
- The severity of hypophosphatemia correlated with increased 90-day mortality rates, with moderate and severe cases showing significantly higher fatality risks compared to those without hypophosphatemia.
Purpose: The Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup recently released a consensus definition of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI), combining Sepsis-3 and Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) AKI criteria. This study aims to describe the epidemiology of SA-AKI.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study carried out in 12 intensive care units (ICUs) from 2015 to 2021.
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of ICU diaries on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in ICU survivors and their relatives. Secondary objectives were to determine the effect on anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in patients and their relatives.
Data Sources: We searched online databases, trial registries, and references of relevant articles.