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Resuscitation fluid practices in Brazilian intensive care units: A secondary an...
de Freitas, Flavio Geraldo Rezende; Hammond, Naomi; Li, Yang; de Azevedo, Luciano Cesar Pontes; Cavalcanti, Alexandre Biasi; Taniguchi, LeandroMade available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:30:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-04-01; National Health and Medical Research Council; Objective: To describe fluid resuscitation practices in Brazilian intensive care units and to compare them with those of other countries participating in the Fluid-TRIPS. Methods: This was a prospective, international, cross-sectional, observational study in...
The impact of duration of organ dysfunction on the outcome of patients with sev...
Freitas, Flávio G. R.; Salomão, Reinaldo; Tereran, Nathalia; Mazza, Bruno Franco; Assunção, Murillo; Jackiu, Mirian; Fernandes, HaggeasOBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the impact of the duration of organ dysfunction on the outcome of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. METHODS: Clinical data were collected from hospital charts of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock admitted to a mixed intensive care unit from November 2003 to February 2004. The duration of organ dysfunction prior to diagnosis was correlated with mortali...
Evaluation of blood transfusion effects on mixed venous oxygen saturation and l...
Mazza, Bruno Franco; Machado, Flávia Ribeiro; Mazza, Débora Dutra; Hassmann, ValeriaPURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of red blood cell transfusion in patients with SIRS/sepsis who presented hemoglobin levels under 9.0 g/dL at intensive care unit admission, using two parameters of organ perfusion: mixed venous oxygen saturation and serum lactate levels. METHODS: All patients admitted to the intensive care unit with SIRS/sepsis, as defined by Consensus Conference in 1992, and hemoglobin levels u...