Intensive care considerations in epidemics
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Data Privacy considerations in Intensive Care Grids
Novel eHealth systems are being designed to provide a citizen-centered health system, however the even demanding need for computing and data resources has required the adoption of Grid technologies. In most of the cases, this novel Health Grid requires not only conveying patient's personal data through public networks, but also storing it into shared resources out of the hospital premises. Thes...
متن کاملDo Intensive Care Data on Respiratory Infections Reflect Influenza Epidemics?
OBJECTIVES Severe influenza can lead to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. We explored whether ICU data reflect influenza like illness (ILI) activity in the general population, and whether ICU respiratory infections can predict influenza epidemics. METHODS We calculated the time lag and correlation between ILI incidence (from ILI sentinel surveillance, based on general practitioners (GP) co...
متن کاملEthical considerations in pediatric intensive care unit: Indian perspective.
There is a tremendous age old faith, trust and respect towards physicians in Indian culture. The doctor is often viewed as a demi god and his advice, is usually considered as a gospel truth without any doubt and misgivings thus imposing an onerous responsibility on him for an ethical, correct and honest approach in his dealings with his patients. However, the physicians must realize that they a...
متن کاملDermatology in the intensive care unit
Background: Considering the prevalence of skin lesions and drug eruptions in intensive care units and the absence of research about it, we decided to study skin lesions of patients admitted in intensive care unit. Patients and Methods: In this descriptive study all patients admitted in intensive care units of Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan in 1376-78 were observed and examined by a resident in De...
متن کاملPalliative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Challenges and Solutions
Palliative care is a series of actions aiming to offer support to parents and their infants in order to improve their quality of life. Despite optimal outcomes, the provision of palliative care for infants and achieving these outcomes may be hardly feasible. The present study aimed to investigate the barriers to palliative care and gain insight into the solutions. Accordingly, the obstacles wer...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.183