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intensive care unit
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i c u
, Intensive care units
, intensive care unit (ICU)
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A health care facility unit that provides intensive care to critically ill patients and patients with complex medical problems who require constant…
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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China
Chaolin Huang
,
Ye-ming Wang
,
+26 authors
B. Cao
The Lancet
2020
Corpus ID: 210886197
Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China
W. Guan
,
Z. Ni
,
+34 authors
N. Zhong
New England Journal of Medicine
2020
Corpus ID: 211556295
Abstract Background Since December 2019, when coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) emerged in Wuhan city and rapidly spread…
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Epidemiology, Patterns of Care, and Mortality for Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Intensive Care Units in 50 Countries.
G. Bellani
,
J. Laffey
,
+13 authors
A. Pesenti
JAMA
2016
Corpus ID: 205071424
IMPORTANCE Limited information exists about the epidemiology, recognition, management, and outcomes of patients with the acute…
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
J. Barr
,
G. Fraser
,
+18 authors
R. Jaeschke
Critical Care Medicine
2013
Corpus ID: 3940834
Objective:To revise the “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Sustained Use of Sedatives and Analgesics in the Critically Ill…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Sepsis in European intensive care units: Results of the SOAP study*
J. Vincent
,
Y. Sakr
,
+7 authors
D. Payen
Critical Care Medicine
2006
Corpus ID: 20243239
Objective:To better define the incidence of sepsis and the characteristics of critically ill patients in European intensive care…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit.
E. Ely
,
A. Shintani
,
+6 authors
R. Dittus
JAMA
2004
Corpus ID: 9416905
CONTEXT In the intensive care unit (ICU), delirium is a common yet underdiagnosed form of organ dysfunction, and its contribution…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A comparison of albumin and saline for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit.
S. Finfer
,
R. Bellomo
,
N. Boyce
,
J. French
,
J. Myburgh
,
R. Norton
New England Journal of Medicine
2004
Corpus ID: 6645613
BACKGROUND It remains uncertain whether the choice of resuscitation fluid for patients in intensive care units (ICUs) affects…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale: validity and reliability in adult intensive care unit patients.
C. Sessler
,
M. S. Gosnell
,
+5 authors
R. Elswick
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care…
2002
Corpus ID: 23409587
Sedative medications are widely used in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Structured assessment of sedation and agitation is…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients.
G. Van den Berghe
,
P. Wouters
,
+7 authors
R. Bouillon
New England Journal of Medicine
2001
Corpus ID: 31799054
BACKGROUND Hyperglycemia and insulin resistance are common in critically ill patients, even if they have not previously had…
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The prevalence of nosocomial infection in intensive care units in Europe. Results of the European Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC) Study. EPIC International Advisory Committee.
J. Vincent
,
D. Bihari
,
+6 authors
M. Hemmer
JAMA
1995
Corpus ID: 22983587
OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections and the risk factors for these infections…
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