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… (More)
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2017
Review
2017
The REAnimation Low Immune Status Markers (REALISM) project: a protocol for broad characterisation and follow-up of injury-induced immunosuppression in intensive care unit (ICU) critically ill…
INTRODUCTION The host response to septic shock is dynamic and complex. A sepsis-induced immunosuppression phase has recently been… (More)
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2017
Review
2017
The impact of frailty on intensive care unit outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Functional status and chronic health status are important baseline characteristics of critically ill patients. The assessment of… (More)
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Epidemiology of Candida albicans and non-C.albicans of neonatal candidemia at a tertiary care hospital in western China
BACKGROUND Although the majority of Candida infections occur in the developing world, candidemia epidemiology is poorly… (More)
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Sensitivity of quantitative EEG for seizure identification in the intensive care unit.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the sensitivity of quantitative EEG (QEEG) for electrographic seizure identification in the intensive care… (More)
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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… (More)
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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… (More)
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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… (More)
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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… (More)
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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… (More)
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Delirium in mechanically ventilated patients: validity and reliability of the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit (CAM-ICU).
CONTEXT Delirium is a common problem in the intensive care unit (ICU). Accurate diagnosis is limited by the difficulty of… (More)
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