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…sing progressively with increasing PBR for PBR>6.2. The risk of critical illness was lowest when the PBR was between 4.6 and 5.5, and the risk i…

…Our understanding of the metabolic response to critical illness continues to evolve and delivery of nutrition therapy in the in…

…s study included 15 surrogate decision-makers for patients with critical illness undergoing neurosurgery as interview participants.Results In th…

…attention on the long-term critical illness recovery. The term ‘Post-Intensive Care Syndrome’ was coined in 2012 to raise awareness of long-term impairment …

…ve psychological recovery and physical rehabilitation following critical illness.2 In this paper, we explore nursing contributions within rehabi…

…Introduction Family members of survivors of critical illness are known to experience adverse outcomes in the months followin…

…care treatments have led to an increased number of survivors of critical illness and an enhanced recognition of the problems which these patient…

…s closely linked to long-term symptoms and impairments known as post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Despite heightened recognition of impairments, there is…

…spital period’, from ICU to hospital discharge. Adults with any critical illness who are mechanically ventilated for at least 72 hours, expected…

…Background Critical illness contributes significantly to preventable mortality, especially …

…ve care unit and hospital stays. There were also lower rates of sepsis and organ failure in the vitamin C cohorts. These findings deri…

… assessments or apply NMES to specific muscle groups to prevent ICUAW in critically ill patients and improve relevant clinical outcom…