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Lactic acidosis: an update

Jansen N. Seheult, G Fitzpatrick, Gerard Boran

Lactate is one of the most crucial intermediates in carbohydrate and nonessential amino acid metabolism. The complexity of cellular interactions and metabolism means that lactate can be considered a waste product for one cell but a useful substrate for another. The presence …

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Aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia in the ICU setting and its effect on mortality, length of mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay: a 1-year retrospective review

Donal Ryan, Rachel Connolly, Jérôme Fennell, G Fitzpatrick

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common infectious reason for admission to ICUs and has mortality of up to 37% [ 1 ]. Highest mortality rates are in Gram-negative infections with lower rates in Streptococcus pneumoniae and viral infections [ 2 ]. …

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Prevalence of elevated cardiac troponin T in ICU patients using the high-sensitivity assay and the relationship with mortality

Saoirse E. O’Sullivan, Marie Sutton, G Fitzpatrick

Elevated cardiac troponin levels are common in ICU patients even in the absence of acute coronary syndromes and may be predictive of mortality. The recently introduced high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (HS cTnT) assay has resulted in an increased detection of elevated cTnT …

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Compliance with protective lung ventilation in an Irish teaching hospital

Sy Giin Chong, E Moloney, Maria Donnelly, G Fitzpatrick

The importance of protective lung ventilation in reducing mortality in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients is well described [ 1 ]. However, suboptimal compliance with the recommended tidal volumes has been reported [ 2 ]. Therefore, we wished to assess our …

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Severe acute pancreatitis in ICU: a 5-year audit

R. Durrani, Orla Murphy, A Kibeida, G Fitzpatrick

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The objective of this study is to examine the profile, outcome and resource utilization for patients with SAP admitted to the ICU in a university teaching hospital over a 5-year period.

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Staff support for the Health Service Executive (HSE) global health programme.

G Fitzpatrick, David Weakliam, Michael Boland, Martin Fitzgerald

The Global Health programme (GHP) within the Health Service Executive (HSE) aims to improve health in developing countries by creating partnerships between Irish and developing world healthcare institutions. To ascertain the level of interest among HSE staff for the GHP a web-based …

Characteristics of patients admitted to the intensive care unit following self-poisoning and their impact on resource utilisation

Aisling McMahon, J. Brohan, Maria Donnelly, G Fitzpatrick

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How is intensive care reimbursed? A review of eight European countries

Martin-Immanuel Bittner, Maria Donnelly, Arthur R. H. van Zanten, Jakob Smedegaard Andersen et autres

Reimbursement schemes in intensive care are more complex than in other areas of healthcare, due to special procedures and high care needs. Knowledge regarding the principles of functioning in other countries can lead to increased understanding and awareness of potential for improvement. …

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14 Addressing Pain in Patients with Solid Tumours and Bone Metastases Receiving the Bone-targeted Therapies Denosumab or Zoledronic Acid

Gert Mayer, G Fitzpatrick, Georgette Frey, Hannah Wigginton et autres

Unobtrusive emotion sensing in everyday life

Jhdm Joyce Westerink, van A Anton Boxtel, Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn, JH Joris Janssen et autres

Decades of laboratory research in psychophysiology have shown us that our bodily reactions are connected to our emotions and to our mental state. Well-known examples are our heart rate reactions to demanding events, the change in our skin conductance in cases of …

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Alcohol, drug misuse and suicide attempts: unrecognised causes of out of hospital cardiac arrests admitted to intensive care units

Anne Marie McLaughlin, J Hardt, AJ McKay, G Fitzpatrick et autres

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