Search for dissertations about: "Icu protocol"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Icu protocol.

  2. 1. The Aftermath of Intensive Care Delirium. A one-year follow-up focusing on mortality, health-related quality of life, cognitive function and patient experiences

    Author : Camilla B Mortensen; Hälsofrämjande komplexa interventioner; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Intensive Care; Delirium; Long-term outcomes;

    Abstract : Delirium is a serious and common condition in the intensive care unit (ICU), which affects 30-50 % of the patients and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in the context of long-term outcomes. No evidence-based treatment for delirium exists, and currently, delirium is mainly treated pharmacologically with haloperidol, a typical antipsychotic agent. READ MORE

  4. 2. Critical care in low resource settings

    Author : Tim Baker; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Critical Care;

    Abstract : Background: Critical care is the care of patients with immediately life-threatening disease or injury. The substantial global burden of critical illness is especially high in low resource settings. There is a striking lack of knowledge about the quality of critical care in such settings and about how to improve care. READ MORE

  5. 3. On bioenergetic failure in septic shock : lactate kinetics and mitochondrial respiration

    Author : Jonathan Grip; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Septic shock, a dysregulated immune response to an infection, is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs). The cause of the organ dysfunction seen in sepsis is still not fully elucidated, but a disrupted intracellular metabolism, a bioenergetics failure, has been suggested as a possible mechanism. READ MORE

  6. 4. Skeletal muscle metabolism in critically ill patients

    Author : Lena Gamrin-Gripenberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The loss of skeletal muscle mass is of importance for the length of the hospital stay and recovery in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). In the acute illness, the export of amino acids from skeletal muscle provides substrates for vital functions and thus enhances survival. READ MORE

  7. 5. Assessment of neurological prognosis after cardiac arrest – clinical and neurophysiological aspects

    Author : Linus Lilja; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cardiac arrest; neurological prognosis; prognostication; electroencephalography; somatosensory evoked potentials;

    Abstract : Background: Post-resuscitation care after cardiac arrest in adults includes targeted temperature management (TTM) to mitigate secondary brain injury. The recommended target temperature is between 32°C and 36°C after a large, international, randomized trial showed comparable outcomes (33°C vs. 36°C). READ MORE