BACKGROUND: Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is the favored renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients. Predicting clinical outcomes for CRRT patients is difficult due to population heterogeneity, varying clinical practices, and ...
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
Dec 16, 2024
BACKGROUND: The incidence, mortality, and readmission rates for acute heart failure (AHF) are high, and the in-hospital mortality for AHF patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is higher. However, there is currently no method to accurately predict...
BACKGROUND: Predicting in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is crucial for potentially reducing mortality and improving patient outcomes. However, most models, which rely solely on vital signs, may not comprehensively capture the patients' risk profiles...
INTRODUCTION: In sepsis treatment, achieving and maintaining effective antibiotic therapy is crucial. However, optimal antibiotic dosing faces challenges due to significant variability among patients with sepsis. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), th...
Patients with positive blood cultures in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk for septic acute kidney injury requiring continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT), especially when treated with vancomycin. This study developed a machine lea...
Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
Dec 9, 2024
BackgroundPressure injuries are a significant concern in clinical settings, requiring accurate assessment to prevent complications. Traditional assessment methods are often subjective and time-consuming.ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop and evalua...
International journal of medical informatics
Dec 7, 2024
This study was conducted at Kocaeli University Hospital in Turkey and aimed to predict carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in intensive care units using the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) algorithm, a form of artificial intellig...
International journal of medical informatics
Dec 6, 2024
OBJECTIVE: In hospitals globally, the occurrence of clinical deterioration within the hospital setting poses a significant healthcare burden. Rapid clinical intervention becomes a crucial task in such cases. In this research, we propose an end-to-end...
Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses
Dec 5, 2024
BACKGROUND: The timely identification and transfer of critically ill patients from the emergency department (ED) to the intensive care unit (ICU) is important for patient care and ED workflow practices.
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