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Rationale and Methodological Approach Underlying the Development of the Sequent...
Moreno, Rui; Rhodes, Andrew; Ranzani, Otavio; Salluh, Jorge; Berger-Estilita, Joana; Coopersmith, Craig M.; Juffermans, Nicole P.; Laffey, JohnImportance: The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was published in 1996 to describe organ dysfunction in critically ill adult patients in a readily quantifiable and sequential manner. Considerable changes have occurred over the last 3 decades in the use of organ support drugs and devices and in patient outcomes, necessitating revision of the score. Objectives: To develop definitions of organ dysf...
Epidemiology and outcomes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intens...
Tabah, Alexis; Buetti, Niccolò; Staiquly, Quentin; Ruckly, Stéphane; Akova, Murat; Aslan, Abdullah Tarik; Leone, Marc; Conway Morris, AndrewFunding JdW is a senior clinical investigator funded by the Research Foundation Flan ders (FWO, Ref. 1881020N). ACM is supported by a Medical Research Council Clinician Scientist Fellowship (MR/ V006118/1). NB received a fellowship grant (Grant number: P4P4PM_194449) from the Swiss National Science Founda tion. Research grants were obtained from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), the Europ...
How to use biomarkers of infection or sepsis at the bedside
Povoa, Pedro; Coelho, Luís; Dal-Pizzol, Felipe; Ferrer, Ricard; Huttner, Angela; Conway Morris, Andrew; Nobre, Vandack; Ramirez, Paula; Rouze, AnahitaFunding This work received an unrestricted grant from GSK Portugal and was supported by Sociedade Portuguesa de Ginecologia (SPG).; Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. In this context, biomarkers could be considered as indicators of either infection or dysregulated host response or response to treatment and/or aid clinicians to prognosti...
International variation in the management of severe COVID-19 patients
Azoulay, Elie; De Waele, Jan; Ferrer, Ricard; Staudinger, Thomas; Borkowska, Marta; Povoa, Pedro; Iliopoulou, Katerina; Artigas, AntonioBackground: There is little evidence to support the management of severe COVID-19 patients. Methods: To document this variation in practices, we performed an online survey (April 30-May 25, 2020) on behalf of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). A case vignette was sent to ESICM members. Questions investigated practices for a previously healthy 39-year-old patient presenting with severe hypo...
Symptoms of burnout in intensive care unit specialists facing the COVID-19 outb...
Azoulay, Elie; De Waele, Jan; Ferrer, Ricard; Staudinger, Thomas; Borkowska, Marta; Povoa, Pedro; Iliopoulou, Katerina; Artigas, AntonioBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented healthcare crisis with a high prevalence of psychological distress in healthcare providers. We sought to document the prevalence of burnout syndrome amongst intensivists facing the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: Cross-sectional survey among intensivists part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Symptoms of severe burnout, anxiety and...