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How to Unleash the Potential of the Portuguese Registry of Intensive Care Medic...
Mendes, João João; Amaral , Inês; Gonçalves Pereira , João; Paiva, José Artur; Figueiredo, Paulo; Póvoa, Pedro; Guimarães, Teresa; Mergulhão, PauloN/A; N/A
Epidemiology and Burden of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among adult intensiv...
Mergulhão, Paulo; Pereira, João Gonçalves; Fernandes, Antero Vale; Krystopchuk, Andriy; Ribeiro, João Miguel; Miranda, Daniel; Castro, HeloísaVentilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a prevailing nosocomial infection in critically ill patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (iMV). The impact of VAP is profound, adversely affecting patient outcomes and placing a significant burden on healthcare resources. This study assessed for the first time the contemporary VAP epidemiology in Portugal and its burden on the healthcare system and clinical...
Prognostic value of hyperlactatemia in infected patients admitted to intensive ...
Silva, Catarina Mendes; Baptista, João Pedro; Mergulhão, Paulo; Froes, Filipe; Gonçalves-Pereira, João; Pereira, José Manuel; Dias, Claudia CamilaObjective: To evaluate the influence of patient characteristics on hyperlactatemia in an infected population admitted to intensive care units and the influence of hyperlactatemia severity on hospital mortality. Methods: A post hoc analysis of hyperlactatemia in the INFAUCI study, a national prospective, observational, multicenter study, was conducted in 14 Portuguese intensive care units. Infected patients admi...
Hospital-acquired pneumonia is more frequent and lethal in stroke patients: A n...
Gonçalves-Pereira, João C.; Marino, Flavio; Mergulhão, Paulo; Nunes, Baltazar; Froes, Filipe