Essays about: "critical-care patients"
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1. Predicting True Sepsis and Culture-positive Sepsis in Intensive Care Unit with Machine Learning Techniques
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Sepsis, a serious medical condition often leading to patients requiring intensive care, has prompted numerous scientists to employ mathematical techniques to aid in its diagnosis. This thesis uses logistic regression and a machine learning technique, XGBoost, to predict true sepsis (as opposed to sepsis mimics) and culture-positive sepsis (among true sepsis) in critical care using blood test results, physiological measurements and other patient characteristics. READ MORE
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2. Could the use of ICU diaries be a tool to strengthen the nurse-patient relationship in ICU?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Anestesiologi och intensivvårdAbstract : ABSTRACT Background: ICU diaries are initiated by critical care nurses to document events that take place during patients’ ICU stays with the aim to help patients recall memories of what happened. The relationship dimension in the Fundamentals of Care (FoC) framework begins with the ability of nurses to connect with patients, and through this connection, nurses try to meet and help the patient to meet his/her fundamental needs. READ MORE
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3. Practice variation in sepsis management in the eICU database
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknikAbstract : Sepsis is a life-threatening syndrome triggered by an infection. Despite international guidelines, sepsis management varies between sites. This unwanted practice variation may affect negatively the quality of care but enables theoretically retrospective studies for finding optimal treatment strategies. READ MORE
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4. Specialist nurse’s glycemic control in critically ill patients : A scoping review
University essay from Röda Korsets HögskolaAbstract : Background: Stress induced hyperglycemia is a major global problem in the critical care setting and is strongly associated with adverse outcomes. Glycemic control is a complex task, and while there exist plenty of studies on the appropriate measures of dealing with it, the knowledge about factors influencing Stress induced hyperglycemia is still limited. READ MORE
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5. Intensive care nurses’ experiences of working during the COVID-19 pandemic: : A Qualitative Metasynthesis
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för omvårdnadAbstract : Background: COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by WHO in March 2020. Intensive care nurses challenges were to treat critically ill infected with the virus, were the knowledge of treatment, protective gear, spread of infection and mortality was unknown. They were unsure about how the pandemic would progress and the information was inexplicit. READ MORE
