Are Trainees Equipped to Transfer Critically Ill Patients?

Nutritional Assessment in Critically Ill Patients

Background: Malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment. Methods: Totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8ICUs in Shiraz, Iran. The patien...

Guided transfer of critically ill patients: where patients are transferred can be an informed choice.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Given increasingly scarce healthcare resources and highly differentiated hospitals, with growing demand for critical care, interhospital transfer is an essential part of the care of many patients. The purpose of this review is to examine the extent to which hospital quality is considered when transferring critically ill patients, and to examine the potential benefits to patien...

probiotics in critically ill patients

Guidelines for the transfer of critically ill patients.

Hypotension and arrhythmias occur predominantly in mechanically ventilated patients (2, 3). Events being closely related to periods of hypoventilation or hyperventilation with changes of pCO2 of up to 27 mm Hg. Respiratory complications include changes in respiratory rate, fall in PaO2 (4). In patients with head injury, adverse effects include hypotension, hypoxia and increased intracranial pre...

How rational Aminoglycosides are being used in critically ill patients? Results from a teaching hospital in north of Iran

 Background: Resistance to antimicrobial agents including aminoglycosides (AGs) is a great concern that is mainly related to inappropriate use. Since there were not adequate data regarding how rationally AGs are being prescribed in our critically ill patients, this study was conducted to determine the main issues in the area of appropriate use of this antibiotic class.   Methods: One hundred...