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Assessment of patient satisfaction and preferences with an intensive care diary
Conclusions: Most patients were satisfied with the diary but suggested an increase in the number of photographs. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - June 27, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Efficacy and safety of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in moderate acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
Conclusion: High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy is effective for moder ate hypercapnic respiratory failure as it helps normalize clinical and gas exchange levels with an acceptable rate of nonresponders who require ventilatory support. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - June 27, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Satisfaction of family members of critically ill patients admitted to a public hospital intensive care unit and correlated factors
Conclusion: The emotional distress of family members is high during a patient's hospitalizati on in the intensive care unit, although satisfaction is also high. Clear and complete information provided by the intensivist and the support received in the intensive care unit are significantly correlated with the satisfaction of family members in a public hospital. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - June 27, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Quality assessment of adult intensive care services: application of a tool adjusted to the reality of low-income countries
Conclusion: The majority of th e intensive care units in this study were assessed as typical. These services must be better qualified. The priorities are the processes of the units located outside the capital and in small hospitals. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - June 27, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of whooping cough in hospitalized patients of a tertiary care hospital in Peru
Conclusion: Whooping cough is a cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in those younger than 6 months of age and in those who are not immunized or only partially immunized. Vaccination rates should be improved and case confirmation encouraged to prevent the underdiagnosis of this disease. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - June 27, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Hidden hospital mortality in patients with sepsis discharged from the intensive care unit
Conclusion: Admission to the intensive care unit with a sepsis diagnosis is associated with an increased risk of dying in the hospital, not only in the intensive care unit but also after resolution of the acute process and discharge from the intensive care unit. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - June 27, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Oxygen delivery, carbon dioxide removal, energy transfer to lungs and pulmonary hypertension behavior during venous-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: a mathematical modeling approach
Conclusion: Ultraprotective ventilation largely reduces the energy transfer from the ventilator to the lungs. Severe hypoxemia on venous-venous-ECMO support may occur despite the matching between the oxygen transfer by ECMO and the VO2 of the patient. The normal range of PaCO2 is easy to reach. Venous-venous-ECMO support potentially relieves hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - June 27, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

To: Long-term psychological outcome after discharge from intensive care
This report demonstrates the difficulties in obtaining higher levels of the partial pressure of oxygen for the apnea test. The delays in the diagnosis of brain death and in the organ donation process are discussed, as well as potential strategies to optimize the partial pressure of oxygen to perform the apnea test according to the current recommendations. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - April 8, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Optimization of conditions for apnea testing in a hypoxemic brain dead patient
This report demonstrates the difficulties in obtaining higher levels of the partial pressure of oxygen for the apnea test. The delays in the diagnosis of brain death and in the organ donation process are discussed, as well as potential strategies to optimize the partial pressure of oxygen to perform the apnea test according to the current recommendations. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - April 8, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Challenges in high-sensitive troponin assay interpretation for intensive therapy
RESUMO As troponinas card íacas T e I são marcadores considerados altamente sensíveis e específicos para o diagnóstico de infarto agudo do miocárdio. Atualmente, com o advento dos ensaios ultrassensíveis, uma série de anormalidades não primariamente cardíacas pode se manifestar por meio da elevação destes ensaios . A redução de seu limiar de detecção promoveu maior precocidade no diagnóstico e na utilização de medidas terapêuticas baseadas em evidência, no entanto, esta característica aumentou o espectro de doenças cardíacas não coronarianas detectáveis, trazendo desafios para a caracterizaçã o ...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - April 8, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Brain death-induced cytokine release is not associated with primary graft dysfunction: a cohort study
Conclusion: In this sample of transplant recipients, deceased donor plasma cytokines TNF, IL-6, IL-1 β , and IFN- γ were not associated with the development of primary graft dysfunction. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - April 8, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of unplanned extubation in adult patients in a resource-limited teaching hospital in the Philippines: a cohort study
Conclusion: Many intubated patients had unplanned extubation. Patients admitted in nonintensive care unit settings did not have significantly higher odds of unplanned extubation. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - April 8, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Characteristics and outcomes of patients with community-acquired and hospital-acquired sepsis
Conclusion: The present results contribute to the definition of the epidemiological profile of sepsis in the sample studied, in which hospital-acquired sepsis was more severe and was associated with higher mortality. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - April 8, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in the early diagnosis of sepsis in an intensive care unit: a case-control study
Conclusion: The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and band neutrophils in combination with other parameters may be markers for the early detection of sepsis in intensive care units. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - April 8, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

The Perme scale score as a predictor of functional status and complications after discharge from the intensive care unit in patients undergoing liver transplantation
Conclusion: Functional mobility, peripheral muscle strength, pain perception, and dyspnea are significantly improved at hospital discharge compared with those at inpatient unit admission. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - April 8, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research