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Intensive Care Med Exp
January 2025
Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
Purpose: CytoSorb® (CS) adsorbent is a hemoadsorption filter for extracorporeal blood purification often integrated into continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT). It is primarily used in critically ill patients with sepsis and related conditions, including cytokine storms and systemic inflammatory responses. Up to now, there is no evidence nor recommendation for the use of CS filters in sepsis (22).
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January 2025
Department of Pathology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objective: To determine the frequency of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial isolates in respiratory specimens obtained from ventilated patients admitted to critical care units at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), along with COVID-19-positive cases.
Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, between November 2021 and March 2022.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
January 2025
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkiye.
Objective: To evaluate the association of serum albumin levels with short-term mortality in ICU patients, including ICU and 28-day mortality.
Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Intensive Care Unit, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkiye, from January to July 2023.
Crit Care
January 2025
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Background: Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria, including Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) and Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), are common causes of infections in intensive care units (ICUs) in Italy.
Objective: This prospective observational study evaluated the epidemiology, management, microbiological characterization, and outcomes of hospital-acquired CRE or CRPA infections treated in selected ICUs in Italy.
Methods: The study included patients with hospital-acquired infections due to CRE and CRPA treated in 20 ICUs from June 2021 to February 2023.
BMC Palliat Care
January 2025
Department of Nursing, First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, No.32, Carlsberg Avenue, Dali City, 671007, Yunnan Province, China.
Background: Palliative care is becoming more widely acknowledged as a crucial part of intensive care for all patients with life-threatening illnesses. Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses regard as a lead role to facilitate this integration, which require nurses to possess professional and comprehensive core competencies. However, there is little knowledge about the palliative care core competencies among ICU nurses.
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