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    Hospital Mortality In Septic Shock Patients In The ICU Affected By Source Of Infectio

    In ICU patients who have septic shock, the anatomic source of infection has a strong effect on the chances of survival, according to a new study from researchers in Canada. "Understanding the local infection source in patients with septic shock may influence treatment strategies and clinical...
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    Lil Wayne has Epilepsy – Almost Died in ICU

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    Improving Lives Of ICU Patients And Their Families

    The experience of being admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is extremely stressful and disruptive for all family members, but in particular, to the patients themselves. A study, which aims to develop prevention and intervention to improve the wellbeing and lives of those involved, has...
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    Robots Aid Patient Care In The ICU

    Remote presence robots are used in intensive care units (ICUs) to help critical care physicians supplement on-site patient visits and maintain more frequent patient interactions. Physicians who employ this technology to supplement day-to-day patient care strongly support the positive clinical...
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    Education, Medication Compliance Cited In Lower Number Of ICU Admissions For Asthma

    A review of 30 years of life-threatening asthma cases in a San Antonio intensive care unit found that annual ICU admissions for the condition have dropped 74 percent. The study, by UT Medicine San Antonio physicians who reviewed cases at University Hospital between 1980 and 2010, also showed...
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    Long-Lasting Depressive Symptoms, Physical Impairment Often Follow ICU Stays

    Critically ill patients who recover from a potentially deadly syndrome known as acute lung injury frequently emerge with new, apparently long-lasting depressive symptoms and new physical impairments that make them unable to perform many daily tasks, Johns Hopkins research suggests. Results of...
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    Hospitals In The News: ICU Deaths Higher On Weekend, Continuous Improvement Pays Off

    "Patients admitted to an intensive care unit over the weekend may be more likely to die than those admitted at other times, perhaps because of reduced staffing, a review of research finds," HealthDay/USA Today reports. "For the review, published in the July issue of the journal Chest...
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    ICU Patients With Iron Deficiency More Likely To Require Blood Transfusion

    Receiving a blood transfusion in the intensive care unit (ICU) is not uncommon, but reliable predictors for patients that will require transfusion are not readily available. A new study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology seeks to reduce the occurrence of ICU transfusions, revealing a...
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    how much money do Nurse Practitioners in the ICU make?

    and wat is the difference between them and a doctor or a registered nurse?
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