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A Comparison of Mortality From Sepsis in Brazil and England

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A decision-aid tool for ICU admission triage is associated with a reduction in potentially inappropriate intensive care unit admissions

scientific article published on 04 February 2019

A novel porcine model of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by oropharyngeal challenge with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

scientific article published in May 2014

APACHE II and SOFA scores for intensive care and hospital outcome prediction in oncologic patients.

scientific article published on 19 June 2007

An in vitro study to assess determinant features associated with fluid sealing in the design of endotracheal tube cuffs and exerted tracheal pressures

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An increase in mean platelet volume after admission is associated with higher mortality in critically ill patients

scientific article published on 27 June 2014

Anion gap corrected for albumin, phosphate and lactate is a good predictor of strong ion gap in critically ill patients: a nested cohort study

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Antimicrobial Treatment of CAP. Is there a higher benefit of macrolides combination in patients with pneumococcal CAP?

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Anxiety, depression, and satisfaction in close relatives of patients in an open visiting policy intensive care unit in Brazil

scientific article published on 3 December 2014

Appraisal of systemic inflammation and diagnostic markers in a porcine model of VAP: secondary analysis from a study on novel preventive strategies

scientific article published on 20 October 2018

Association between ambient and household air pollution with carotid intima-media thickness in peri-urban South India: CHAI-Project

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Association between systemic corticosteroids and outcomes of intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia.

scientific article published in September 2012

Association of Sepsis Diagnosis at Daytime and on Weekdays with Compliance to the 3-Hour Sepsis Treatment Bundles: A Multicenter Cohort Study

scientific article published on 30 April 2020

Biomarkers in community-acquired pneumonia: can we do better by using them correctly?

scientific article published on 05 September 2019

Blindness: perceptions under mechanical ventilation ⬇️

scientific article published on March 28, 2013

C-reactive protein/albumin ratio predicts 90-day mortality of septic patients

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Chlorhexidine bathing for the prevention of colonization and infection with multidrug-resistant microorganisms in a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation unit over a 9-year period: Impact on chlorhexidine susceptibility

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Community-acquired pneumonia

scientific article published in The Lancet

Comparison of two prognostic scores (BSI and FACED) in a Spanish cohort of adult patients with bronchiectasis and improvement of the FACED predictive capacity for exacerbations.

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Corticosteroids in the Critically Ill Patient

Diagnosis of nonventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia: how much do we know?

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Diagnostic Value of Endotracheal Aspirates Sonication on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Microbiologic Diagnosis.

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

Effect of Combined β-Lactam/Macrolide Therapy on Mortality According to the Microbial Etiology and Inflammatory Status of Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

Effect of intraoperative HES 6% 130/0.4 on the need for blood transfusion after major oncologic surgery: a propensity-matched analysis

scientific article published on April 2013

Effects of manual rib cage compressions on expiratory flow and mucus clearance during mechanical ventilation

scientific article published in March 2013

Emotional disorders in pairs of patients and their family members during and after ICU stay

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Endotracheal tube biofilm translocation in the lateral Trendelenburg position

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Estimating the impact of tuberculosis anatomical classification on treatment outcomes: A patient and surveillance perspective analysis

scientific article published on 22 November 2017

EuroSCORE models in a cohort of patients with valvular heart disease and a high prevalence of rheumatic fever submitted to surgical procedures

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Evaluation of a minimal sedation protocol using ICU sedative consumption as a monitoring tool: a quality improvement multicenter project

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Evaluation of cost-effectiveness from the funding body's point of view of ultrasound-guided central venous catheter insertion compared with the conventional technique

scientific article published on March 2016

Evaluation of the 2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Guideline Criteria for Risk of Multi-drug Resistant Pathogens in Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe respiratory failure in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current evidence

scientific article published on 16 August 2013

Failure to reduce C-reactive protein levels more than 25% in the last 24 hours before intensive care unit discharge predicts higher in-hospital mortality: a cohort study

scientific article published on 9 January 2012

Focus on immunocompromised patients

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Focus on the frail and elderly: who should have a trial of ICU treatment?

scientific article published on 02 March 2020

Gravity predominates over ventilatory pattern in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

scientific article published in September 2014

Highlighting the important effect of systemic lupus erythematosus on platelet count of critically ill patients

scientific article published on 17 July 2013

Hippocampal Damage During Mechanical Ventilation in Trendelenburg Position: A Secondary Analysis of an Experimental Study on the Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

How objective is the observed mortality following critical care?

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How should I structure my Post-ICU Clinic? From early goal rehabilitation to outpatient visits

scientific article published on 5 December 2014

Hyperoxia following cardiac arrest

scientific article published on 29 January 2015

ICU-acquired pneumonia with or without etiologic diagnosis: a comparison of outcomes

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Implementation of a multifaceted sepsis education program in an emerging country setting: clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness in a long-term follow-up study

scientific article published on 22 October 2013

Importance of a registered and structured protocol when conducting systematic reviews: comments about nebulized antibiotics for ventilator-associated pneumonia

scientific article published on 20 August 2015

Intensive care unit patients with lower respiratory tract nosocomial infections: the ENIRRIs project.

scientific article published in October 2017

Intraluminal plugs in idiopathic and secondary organizing pneumonia: repair or remodelling?

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

Invasive and non-invasive diagnostic approaches for microbiological diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Is occupational biomass smoke exposure an overlooked driver of respiratory health?

scientific article published on 09 March 2018

Lactated Ringer Is Associated With Reduced Mortality and Less Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

scientific article published on 5 August 2016

Land-Use Change and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in an Urbanizing Area of South India: A Population-Based Cohort Study

scientific article published on 03 April 2020

Light sedation strategies and posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 28 September 2015

Long-term mortality after critical care: what is the starting point?

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Long-term survival and cause-specific mortality of patients newly diagnosed with tuberculosis in São Paulo state, Brazil, 2010-15: a population-based, longitudinal study

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Lymphocytopenia as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients with ICU-Acquired Pneumonia

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Microbiological vs non-microbiological confirmed nnventilator ICU-acquired pneumonia

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Nebulized antibiotics for ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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New Sepsis Definition (Sepsis-3) and Community-acquired Pneumonia Mortality: A Validation and Clinical Decision-making Study.

scientific article published on 14 June 2017

Nosocomial pneumonia in the intensive care unit: how should treatment failure be predicted?

scientific article published on July 2014

One-year survival and resource use after critical illness: impact of organ failure and residual organ dysfunction in a cohort study in Brazil.

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Outcomes and organ dysfunctions of critically ill patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and other systemic rheumatic diseases

scientific article published on 13 October 2011

Peripherally inserted central catheters are associated with lower risk of bloodstream infection compared with central venous catheters in paediatric intensive care patients: a propensity-adjusted analysis

scientific article published on 5 June 2017

Pneumonia in 2016: towards better care

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

Potential for Life Course Health Benefits From Improved Household Environments

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Prompt admission to the ICU: an instrument to improve mortality for deteriorating ward patients

scientific article published on 28 April 2018

Prone position and VAP incidence in the PROSEVA trial: attention to the causal question when interpreting competing risk analysis

scientific article published on 29 September 2016

Protocolized sedation effect on post-ICU posttraumatic stress disorder prevalence: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Quality of life aspects in oncologic patients who survived an intensive care unit admission.

scientific article published on 22 March 2007

Randomized, multicenter trial of lateral Trendelenburg versus semirecumbent body position for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

scientific article published on 20 June 2017

Rapid identification of antimicrobial resistance patterns allows a faster antibiotic adequacy

scientific article published on 4 August 2017

Recalibrating our prediction models in the ICU: time to move from the abacus to the computer

scientific article published on 14 February 2014

Reclassifying the spectrum of septic patients using lactate: severe sepsis, cryptic shock, vasoplegic shock and dysoxic shock

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Relationship between acid-base status and inflammation in the critically ill.

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Reply to: Sepsis-3 in Community-acquired Pneumonia: How Reliable is It?

scientific article published on 11 September 2017

Respiratory research networks in Europe and beyond: aims, achievements and aspirations for the 21st century.

scientific article published on September 2017

Rio's Mountainous Region ("Região Serrana") 2011 Landslides: Impact on Public Mental Health System.

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Risk factors associated with potentially antibiotic-resistant pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia.

scientific article published on February 2015

Severe community-acquired pneumonia: Characteristics and prognostic factors in ventilated and non-ventilated patients

scientific article published on 25 January 2018

Severity scoring systems for pneumonia: current understanding and next steps.

scientific article published on 8 February 2018

Severity-dependent test-seeking behaviors and test-negative designs: impact on estimated vaccine effectiveness and utility of analytic and design choices

scientific article published on 27 August 2024

Spatial and temporal fluctuations in COVID-19 fatality rates in Brazilian hospitals

scientific article published in 2022

Stratifying septic patients using lactate: severe sepsis and cryptic, vasoplegic and dysoxic shock profile

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Symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress in pairs of patients and their family members during and following ICU stay: who suffers most?

scientific article published on 17 March 2014

Systematic implementation of evidence-based guidelines in intensive care medicine: resistance to change is human nature

scientific article published in January 2013

The Challenge of Predicting Pressure Ulcers in Critically Ill Patients. A Multicenter Cohort Study

scientific article published on 27 July 2016

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The effects of discharge to an intermediate care unit after a critical illness: a 5-year cohort study

scientific article published on 29 October 2013

The impact of being homeless on the unsuccessful outcome of treatment of pulmonary TB in São Paulo State, Brazil

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The value of antibody-coated bacteria in tracheal aspirates for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a case-control study.

scientific article published on May 2016

There is no cephalocaudal gradient of computed tomography densities or lung behavior in supine patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

scientific article published on 25 January 2016

Thrombocytosis is a marker of poor outcome in community-acquired pneumonia

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Timing of Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Kidney Injury

Treatment with macrolides and glucocorticosteroids in severe community-acquired pneumonia: A post-hoc exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

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Validation of a Prediction Score for Drug-resistant Microorganisms in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

scientific article published on 11 September 2020

Validation of predictors of adverse outcomes in hospital-acquired pneumonia in the ICU.

scientific article published on September 2013

Variability in forgoing life-sustaining treatments: reasons and recommendations

scientific article published on 19 May 2015

Video-assisted thoracoscopy as an option in the surgical treatment of chylothorax after cardiac surgery in children.

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Who are the patients with tuberculosis who are diagnosed in emergency facilities? An analysis of treatment outcomes in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

scientific article published in April 2018

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