A.346 Incidence of infectious sphenoid sinusitis in 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...

venous thromboembolism in medical critically ill patients: prevalence and incidence.

the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and incidence of venous thromboembolism among critically ill medical surgical patients. in this cross sectional and retrospective study, we observed 243 patients who were first admitted at the intensive care unit. patients who were diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis or embolism either by clinical or paraclinical methods were enrolle...

probiotics in critically ill patients

Incidence and prognosis of sustained arrhythmias in critically ill patients.

RATIONALE Sustained arrhythmias are common in postoperative and cardiac intensive care units (ICUs), but their incidence and prognosis in general ICUs have never been reported. OBJECTIVES To estimate the incidence and prognosis of sustained arrhythmias in a general ICU population. METHODS Prospective, multicenter, 1-month inception cohort study. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A total of 1,...

Increased incidence of diuretic use in critically ill obese patients.

OBJECTIVE Sodium retention occurs commonly in cardiac and liver disease, requiring the administration of diuretics to restore fluid balance. Whether obesity is associated with sodium retention has not been fully evaluated. METHODS In a large single-center cohort of critically ill patients, we evaluated whether admission body mass index was associated with the administration of either oral or ...