Acute brain failure: pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and sequelae of delirium

JR Maldonado - Critical care clinics, 2017 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Delirium is the most common neuropsychiatric syndrome found in the acute care setting,
with a prevalence ranging from 10% in general medicine to 85% in advanced cancer and …

[HTML][HTML] The global impact of COVID-19 on solid organ transplantation: two years into a pandemic

A Nimmo, D Gardiner, I Ushiro-Lumb, R Ravanan… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major global
impact on solid organ transplantation (SOT). An estimated 16% global reduction in …

In-hospital mortality from severe COVID-19 in a tertiary care center in Mexico City; causes of death, risk factors and the impact of hospital saturation

A Olivas-Martinez, JL Cárdenas-Fragoso, JV Jiménez… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
pandemic has remained in Latin America, Mexico has become the third country with the …

Africa in the path of Covid-19

WM El-Sadr, J Justman - New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Africa in the Path of Covid-19 Despite intensive preparations by African countries that are no
strangers to epidemics, we should have no illusions that Africa can confront the Covid-19 …

Critical care bed capacity in Asian countries and regions

J Phua, MO Faruq, AP Kulkarni, IS Redjeki… - Critical care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the number of adult critical care beds in Asian countries and regions in
relation to population size. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Twenty …

COVID-19 threatens health systems in sub-Saharan Africa: the eye of the crocodile

E Paintsil - The journal of clinical investigation, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
(COVID-19) to health systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) can be compared metaphorically
to a lake in Africa infested with a bask of crocodiles and the saying “the eye of the crocodile.” …

Trends in critical care beds and use among population groups and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in the United States: 2000–2010

NA Halpern, DA Goldman, KS Tan… - Critical care …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To analyze patterns of critical care medicine beds, use, and costs in acute care
hospitals in the United States and relate critical care medicine beds and use to population …

Critical care medicine beds, use, occupancy, and costs in the United States: a methodological review

NA Halpern, SM Pastores - Critical care medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
This article is a methodological review to help the intensivist gain insights into the classic
and sometimes arcane maze of national databases and methodologies used to determine …

Molecular mechanisms and epidemiology of COVID-19 from an allergist's perspective

K Hosoki, A Chakraborty, S Sur - Journal of Allergy and Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The global pandemic caused by the newly described severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused worldwide suffering and death of unimaginable …

Association of intensive care unit admission with mortality among older patients with pneumonia

TS Valley, MW Sjoding, AM Ryan, TJ Iwashyna… - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Among patients whose need for intensive care is uncertain, the relationship of
intensive care unit (ICU) admission with mortality and costs is unknown. Objective To …