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A Comparison of Bariatric Surgery in Hospitals With and Without ICU: a Linked Data Cohort Study.

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A Comparison of Nonoliguric and Oliguric Severe Acute Kidney Injury according to the Risk Injury Failure Loss End-Stage (RIFLE) Criteria

scientific article published on 19 February 2010

A Randomized Trial of Catheters of Different Lengths to Achieve Right Atrium Versus Superior Vena Cava Placement for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

scientific article published on 11 April 2012

A comparison of admission and worst 24-hour Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores in predicting hospital mortality: a retrospective cohort study

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A comparison of central and mixed venous oxygen saturation in circulatory failure

scientific article published on 22 January 2008

A comparison of central venous pressure and common iliac venous pressure in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients

scientific article published in March 1998

A comparison of early gastric and post-pyloric feeding in critically ill patients: a meta-analysis.

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A comparison of prognostic significance of strong ion gap (SIG) with other acid-base markers in the critically ill: a cohort study

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A comparison of the Internet and the standard textbook in preparing for the professional anaesthetic examination

scientific article published in December 1999

A multimodality approach to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections: the role of chlorhexidine-alcohol as a skin antiseptic before intravascular catheter insertion

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A randomized controlled trial comparing autologous cranioplasty with custom-made titanium cranioplasty

scientific article published on 18 March 2016

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between arterial carbon dioxide tension and outcomes after cardiac arrest.

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A systematic review on clinical benefits of continuous administration of beta-lactam antibiotics

scientific article published on June 2009

Access to reliable information about long-term prognosis influences clinical opinion on use of lifesaving intervention

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Acute kidney injury in bariatric surgery patients requiring intensive care admission: a state-wide, multicenter, cohort study

scientific article published on 14 January 2015

An injury awareness education program on outcomes of juvenile justice offenders in Western Australia: an economic analysis

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Anesthesia Outcome and Chance

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Antiemetic doses of dexamethasone and their effects on immune cell populations and plasma mediators of inflammation resolution in healthy volunteers

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Are isofurans and neuroprostanes increased after subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury?

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Avoiding biased publishing

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Benefits and Risks of Using Gelatin Solution as a Plasma Expander for Perioperative and Critically Ill Patients: A Meta-Analysis ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Benefits and risks of corticosteroid prophylaxis in adult cardiac surgery: a dose-response meta-analysis

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Benefits and risks of long-term amiodarone therapy for persistent atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis.

scientific article published on March 2009

Benefits and risks of maintaining normothermia during cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 23 December 2009

Biological age is superior to chronological age in predicting hospital mortality of the critically ill

scientific article published in 2023

C-reactive protein concentration as a predictor of in-hospital mortality after ICU discharge: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 09 November 2007

C-reactive protein concentration as a predictor of intensive care unit readmission: A nested case-control study

scientific article published on 01 September 2006

Can the Presence of Significant Coagulopathy be Useful to Exclude Symptomatic Acute Pulmonary Embolism? ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2013

Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia in a parturient with idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis

scientific article published in July 1997

Combining multiple comorbidities with Acute Physiology Score to predict hospital mortality of critically ill patients: a linked data cohort study.

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Combining quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment with plasma lactate concentration is comparable to standard Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting mortality of patients with and without suspected infection

scientific article published on 18 October 2016

Comment on: Use of chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing to prevent vascular and epidural catheter colonization and infection: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 8 February 2010

Comparison of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score with organ failure scores to predict hospital mortality

scientific article published in May 2007

Comparison of physician prediction with 2 prognostic scoring systems in predicting 2-year mortality after intensive care admission: A linked-data cohort study ⬇️

scientific article published on February 14, 2012

Concentration-Dependent Effect of Hypocalcaemia on Mortality of Patients with Critical Bleeding Requiring Massive Transfusion: A Cohort Study ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

Concentration-dependent effect of hypocalcaemia on in vitro clot strength in patients at risk of bleeding: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 5 January 2016

Cost-effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy as a lifesaving rescue procedure for patients with severe traumatic brain injury

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Cost-effectiveness of using recombinant activated factor VII as an off-label rescue treatment for critical bleeding requiring massive transfusion

scientific article published on 30 December 2011

Cranioplasty with custom-made titanium plates--14 years experience

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Cranioplasty: morbidity and failure.

scientific article published on 24 May 2016

Decompressive Craniectomy - A narrative review and discussion ⬇️

scientific article published on July 11, 2013

Decompressive craniectomy for diffuse cerebral swelling after trauma: long-term outcome and ethical considerations

scientific article published in July 2011

Decompressive craniectomy for neurotrauma: the limitations of applying an outcome prediction model.

scientific article published on 29 March 2010

Decompressive craniectomy for severe head injury: does an outcome prediction model influence clinical decision-making?

scientific article published in January 2011

Decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury: is life worth living?

scientific article published on 11 October 2013

Decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury: the relationship between surgical complications and the prediction of an unfavourable outcome

scientific article published on 20 March 2014

Delayed neurological recovery after decompressive craniectomy for severe nonpenetrating traumatic brain injury

scientific article published in November 2011

Deliberate Self-harm Following Bariatric Surgery.

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Determinants of 6-month survival of critically ill patients with an active hematologic malignancy

scientific article published on 28 August 2016

Determinants of Urinary Output Response to IV Furosemide in Acute Kidney Injury: A Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Study.

scientific article published on 13 May 2016

Does Furosemide Increase Oxidative Stress in Acute Kidney Injury?

scientific article published on 16 August 2016

Dose-related effect of smoking on mortality in critically ill patients: a multicentre cohort study

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Effect of an injury awareness education program on risk-taking behaviors and injuries in juvenile justice offenders: a retrospective cohort study

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Effect of hyperoxia and vascular occlusion on tissue oxygenation measured by near infra-red spectroscopy (InSpectra™): a volunteer study

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Effect of length of stay in intensive care unit on hospital and long-term mortality of critically ill adult patients

scientific article published on 25 February 2010

Effect of neuraxial anaesthesia on tumour progression in cervical cancer patients treated with brachytherapy: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 23 June 2010

Effect of non-linearity of a predictor on the shape and magnitude of its receiver-operating-characteristic curve in predicting a binary outcome

scientific article published on 31 August 2017

Eosinopenia as a Predictor of Unexpected Re-Admission and Mortality after Intensive Care Unit Discharge ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 March 2013

Estimating long-term survival of critically ill patients: the PREDICT model

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Ethical considerations for performing decompressive craniectomy as a life-saving intervention for severe traumatic brain injury

scientific article published on 17 July 2012

Evaluation of Reliability of MYZONE MZ-3 Heart Rate Monitor: A Study for the Future of Telephysiotherapy for Preoperative Prehabilitation in Cancer Patients.

scientific article published on 18 August 2016

Extracranial injuries are important in determining mortality of neurotrauma

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Femoral nerve palsy: an unusual complication after femoral vein puncture in a patient with severe coagulopathy

scientific article published in September 1999

Femoral venous catheterisation, lower limb pneumatic compression and venous thromboembolism after severe trauma: A substudy of the da Vinci trial

scientific article published on 20 December 2020

Fluconazole prophylaxis

scientific article published in February 2006

Forest and funnel plots illustrated the calibration of a prognostic model: a descriptive study

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Futility and neurotrauma: can we make an objective assessment?

scientific article published in May 2012

Futility in neurosurgery: a patient-centered approach

scientific article published in December 2013

Gastric tonometry and prediction of outcome in the critically ill. Arterial to intramucosal pH gradient and carbon dioxide gradient

scientific article published in July 1997

Gut microbiota in surgical and critically ill patients

scientific article published on 04 March 2020

How "successful" is calvarial reconstruction using frozen autologous bone?

scientific article published in November 2012

Hyperlactataemia induced by CVVHDF with low lactate bicarbonate-buffered solutions in patients with liver dysfunction

scientific article published on 15 December 2005

Impact of Arterial Oxygen Tension on Venous Oxygen Saturation

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

Impact of celecoxib on inflammation during cancer surgery: a randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 13 January 2017

In Vitro Thrombotic Tendency of Reactive Thrombocytosis in Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Case-control Study ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Incidence and Risk Factors for Deliberate Self-harm, Mental Illness, and Suicide Following Bariatric Surgery: A State-wide Population-based Linked-data Cohort Study.

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Incidence and outcomes after bariatric surgery in older patients: a state-wide data-linked cohort study.

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Incidence and risk factors for fatal pulmonary embolism after major trauma: a nested cohort study

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Incidence and risk factors for intensive care unit admission after bariatric surgery: a multicentre population-based cohort study.

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Incidence of Antithrombin Deficiency and Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Cohort Study

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism and Benefits and Risks of Thromboprophylaxis After Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Intermittent pneumatic compression is a cost-effective method of orthopedic postsurgical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.

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Intermittent pneumatic compression is effective in reducing proximal DVT.

scientific article published on 30 November 2015

Is Dexmedetomidine an Ideal Sedative Agent for Neurosurgical Patients? ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 November 2012

Is life worth living? Decompressive craniectomy and the disability paradox

scientific article published on 10 June 2016

Lack of effect of unrefrigerated young whole blood transfusion on patient outcomes after massive transfusion in a civilian setting

scientific article published on 22 December 2010

Letter to the editor: decompressive craniectomy for acute subdural hematoma

scientific article published on 27 October 2012

Long-Term Complications of Decompressive Craniectomy for Head Injury

scientific article published on 01 June 2011

Long-term Clinical Outcomes and Health Care Utilization After Bariatric Surgery: A Population-based Study.

scientific article published on July 2015

Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials on Daily Sedation Interruption for Critically Ill Adult Patients ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Meta-analysis of N-acetylcysteine to prevent acute renal failure after major surgery

scientific article published on 23 July 2008

Meta-analysis of frusemide to prevent or treat acute renal failure

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Meta-analysis of nebulized amphotericin B to prevent or treat pulmonary aspergillosis in immunosuppressed animals

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Neurotrauma and the RUB: where tragedy meets ethics and science.

scientific article published on 18 September 2010

Neurotrauma and the rule of rescue.

scientific article published on 24 September 2011

ORACLE Stroke Study: Opinion Regarding Acceptable Outcome Following Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Ischemic Stroke

scientific article published on 18 November 2015

Observed versus predicted outcome for decompressive craniectomy: a population-based study

scientific article published in July 2010

Omission of Early Thromboprophylaxis and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients

scientific article published on 22 September 2011

Outcome Following Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Malignant Cerebral Infarction: Ethical Considerations

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Patient satisfaction after conversion from warfarin to direct oral anticoagulants for patients on extended duration of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism - The SWAN Study

scientific article published on 04 June 2020

Perioperative fluid management strategies in major surgery: a stratified meta-analysis

scientific article published on 16 January 2012

Pleural Infections in Intensive Care.

scientific article published in December 2016

Positive nasal Staphylococcus aureus polymerase chain reaction assay is not sensitive in predicting concurrent or subsequent Staphylococcus aureus infection in critically ill patients

scientific article published on 27 April 2020

Predicting long-term neurological outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury requiring decompressive craniectomy: A comparison of the CRASH and IMPACT prognostic models

scientific article published on 25 April 2016

Preoperative β-Blockade with Propranolol Reduces Biomarkers of Metastasis in Breast Cancer: A Phase II Randomized Trial

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Prevalence and factors of intensive care unit conflicts: the conflicus study

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Prevalence of thrombocytosis in critically ill patients and its association with symptomatic acute pulmonary embolism

scientific article published on 13 December 2012

Prevention of atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery: time to consider a multimodality pharmacological approach.

scientific article published on January 2010

Procalcitonin concentrations as a predictor of unexpected readmission and mortality after intensive care unit discharge: A retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 13 February 2016

Profound hypocalcaemia in a patient being anticoagulated with citrate for continuous renal replacement therapy.

scientific article published on 22 October 2009

Proton pump inhibitors and diarrhoea related to Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalised patients: a case-control study

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Reactive thrombocytosis and risk of subsequent venous thromboembolism: a cohort study

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Residual confounding in observational studies

scientific article published in February 2009

Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Outcome Following Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Malignant Cerebral Infarction: Ethical Considerations”

Response to Letter-to-the-editor: “Assessing acute kidney injury in bariatric surgery patients admitted to intensive care unit”

scientific article published on 01 December 2015

Risk factors and outcome associated with hypomagnesemia in massive transfusion

scientific article published on 23 August 2010

Risks reconsidered

scientific article published on 01 April 2003

Safety and efficacy of intravenous iron therapy in reducing requirement for allogeneic blood transfusion: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials ⬇️

scientific article published on August 15, 2013

Safety of Perioperative Glucocorticoids in Elective Noncardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 6 December 2016

Sternal cables are not superior to traditional sternal wiring for preventing deep sternal wound infection

scientific article published on 23 February 2016

Stratified Meta-Analysis of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression of the Lower Limbs to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients

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Subphenotypes of Cardiac Arrest Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit: a latent profile analysis of a large critical care database

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Surgical Results and Outcomes After Reimplantation for the Management of Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Right Coronary Artery.

scientific article published on 23 April 2016

THE IMPACT OF ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION ON VENOUS OXYGEN SATURATION IN CIRCULATORY FAILURE

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Ten Caveats of Interpreting Correlation Coefficient in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Research ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 2012

Ten Commandments of Interpreting and Applying Results of Biomarker Research ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

Tension pneumothorax following removal of a misplaced fine-bore feeding tube in an unintubated patient

scientific article published on 01 March 1999

The Incidence of Neurologic Susceptibility to a Skull Defect.

scientific article published on 30 September 2015

The Influence of Objective Prognostic Information on the Likelihood of Informed Consent for Decompressive Craniectomy: A Study of Australian Anaesthetists ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 2011

The ability of early warning scores (EWS) to detect critical illness in the prehospital setting: A systematic review.

scientific article published on 20 February 2016

The current role of decompressive craniectomy in the management of neurological emergencies ⬇️

scientific article published on May 10, 2013

The effect of comorbidities on risk of intensive care readmission during the same hospitalization: a linked data cohort study

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The effect of prognostic data presentation format on perceived risk among surrogate decision makers of critically ill patients: a randomized comparative trial.

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The future of decompressive craniectomy for diffuse traumatic brain injury.

scientific article published in October 2011

The impact of cranioplasty on neurological function

scientific article published on 25 July 2013

The influence of clinical evidence on surgical practice

scientific article published on 8 May 2012

The involvement of intensive care nurses in end-of-life decisions: a nationwide survey

scientific article published on 01 April 2005

The perioperative administration of dexamethasone and infection (PADDI) trial protocol: rationale and design of a pragmatic multicentre non-inferiority study

scientific article published on 06 September 2019

The pressure effects of facemasks during noninvasive ventilation: a volunteer study

scientific article published in November 2007

The retrospective application of a prediction model to patients who have had a decompressive craniectomy for trauma

scientific article published in December 2009

The use of intravenous atropine after a saline infusion in the prevention of spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension in elderly patients

scientific article published in November 2000

The use of pre-operative brain natriuretic peptides as a predictor of adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 20 October 2011

The use of propofol for medium and long-term sedation in critically ill adult patients: a meta-analysis

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The use of topical nonabsorbable gastrointestinal antifungal prophylaxis to prevent fungal infections in critically ill immunocompetent patients: a meta-analysis

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Traumatic Esophageal Perforation Resulting from Endotracheal Intubation ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 September 1998

Uncertainty, conflict and consent: revisiting the futility debate in neurotrauma

scientific article published on 3 May 2016

Urinary potassium excretion and its association with acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit

scientific article published on 16 April 2018

Use and limitations of prognostic models for the critically ill.

scientific article published on 21 June 2016

Use of L'Abbé and pooled calibration plots to assess the relationship between severity of illness and effectiveness in studies of corticosteroids for severe sepsis.

scientific article published on 19 February 2011

Use of intravenous magnesium to treat acute onset atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 20 April 2007

Use of plethysmographic variability index derived from the Massimo(®) pulse oximeter to predict fluid or preload responsiveness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Use of remifentanil as a sedative agent in critically ill adult patients: a meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 22 October 2009

Use of the CRASH study prognosis calculator in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

scientific article published on 12 September 2013

Use of tramadol to attenuate severe dyskinesia in anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Use of viscoelastic tests to predict clinical thromboembolic events: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 7 November 2017

Using patient admission characteristics alone to predict mortality of critically ill patients: A comparison of 3 prognostic scores

scientific article published on 30 October 2015

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized elderly patients: Time to consider a 'MUST' strategy.

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What can be learned from the DECRA study

scientific article published on 25 September 2012

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