2020
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Causes and patient outcomes
Almadi MA, Almutairdi A, Alruzug IM, Aldarsouny TA, Semaan T, Aldaher MK, AlMustafa A, Azzam N, Batwa F, Albawardy B, Aljebreen A. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Causes and patient outcomes. Saudi Journal Of Gastroenterology 2020, 27: 20-27. PMID: 33047678, PMCID: PMC8083248, DOI: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_297_20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper gastrointestinal bleedingIntensive care unitPre-endoscopic Rockall scoreRockall scoreICU admissionHemodynamic statusCare unitPatient outcomesMortality rateCauses of UGIBPrior upper gastrointestinal bleedingTertiary care university hospitalHospital mortality rateCare university hospitalPatient's hemodynamic statusPeptic ulcer diseaseImportant patient outcomesPast medical conditionsHospital mortalityNonvariceal sourcesGastrointestinal bleedingLaboratory characteristicsConsiderable morbidityEsophageal varicesUlcer disease
2013
Cardiovascular Care Facts A Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry: 2011
Masoudi FA, Ponirakis A, Yeh RW, Maddox TM, Beachy J, Casale PN, Curtis JP, De Lemos J, Fonarow G, Heidenreich P, Koutras C, Kremers M, Messenger J, Moussa I, Oetgen WJ, Roe MT, Rosenfield K, Shields TP, Spertus JA, Wei J, White C, Young CH, Rumsfeld JS. Cardiovascular Care Facts A Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry: 2011. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 62: 1931-1947. PMID: 24036027, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careACTION Registry-GWTGCardiovascular diseasePatient outcomesAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionImportant patient outcomesImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorNational registry programMeasure of ProcessesNCDR modelsPINNACLE RegistryCoronary syndromeCarotid revascularizationCathPCI RegistryClinical characteristicsCoronary interventionCare registriesRegistry programLeading causeCardiovascular careCardioverter defibrillatorPatientsRegistryHospital
2010
New endotracheal tubes designed to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: do they make a difference?
Deem S, Treggiari MM. New endotracheal tubes designed to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: do they make a difference? Respiratory Care 2010, 55: 1046-55. PMID: 20667152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotracheal tubeVAP preventionVentilator-associated pneumoniaNew endotracheal tubeImportant patient outcomesInfection control methodsModified Endotracheal TubeCost-effectiveness dataProper patient positioningOral hygienePatient outcomesNosocomial infectionsInsufficient evidencePatient careStrong recommendationsImportant safety concernsPatient positioningMeticulous attentionPneumoniaSuch interventionsMicroaspirationSafety concernsMultifaceted approachPreventionFuture studies
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