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intensive care unit

Known as: i c u, Intensive care units, intensive care unit (ICU) 
A health care facility unit that provides intensive care to critically ill patients and patients with complex medical problems who require constant… Expand
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Burn UnitsCoronary Care UnitsIntensive Care Units, NeonatalRespiratory Care Units
Care of intensive care unit patientDischarge summary note:Find:Pt:Intensive care unit:Doc:Cardiovascular diseaseDischarge summary note:Find:Pt:Intensive care unit:Doc:SurgeryNote:Find:Pt:Intensive care unit:Doc:Mental health
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Hospital Departments

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Review
2020
Review
2020
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
High flow nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundThis systematic review and meta-analysis summarizes the safety and efficacy of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Clinical Metagenomic Sequencing for Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis.
BACKGROUND Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (NGS) of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has the potential to identify a broad range… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Cybersecurity in healthcare: A narrative review of trends, threats and ways forward.
Electronic healthcare technology is prevalent around the world and creates huge potential to improve clinical outcomes and… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
A pilot clinical trial of recombinant human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in acute respiratory distress syndrome
BackgroundRenin-angiotensin system (RAS) signaling and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) have been implicated in the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units.
CONTEXT Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. However, relatively… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Sepsis in European intensive care units: Results of the SOAP study*
Objective:To better define the incidence of sepsis and the characteristics of critically ill patients in European intensive care… Expand
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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.
CONTEXT In the intensive care unit (ICU), delirium is a common yet underdiagnosed form of organ dysfunction, and its contribution… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale: validity and reliability in adult intensive care unit patients.
Sedative medications are widely used in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Structured assessment of sedation and agitation is… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients.
BACKGROUND Hyperglycemia and insulin resistance are common in critically ill patients, even if they have not previously had… Expand
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