CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE) - CASE SERIES FROM A MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN SOUTHERN INDIA

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly Thabah
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

scholarly journals Serum potassium levels and outcomes in critically ill patients in the medical intensive care unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 1254-1262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surat Tongyoo ◽  
Tanuwong Viarasilpa ◽  
Chairat Permpikul
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Serum Potassium ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Apache Ii ◽  
Apache Ii Score ◽  
Icu Mortality ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

Objective To compare the outcomes of patients with and without a mean serum potassium (K+) level within the recommended range (3.5–4.5 mEq/L). Methods This prospective cohort study involved patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU) of Siriraj Hospital from May 2012 to February 2013. The patients’ baseline characteristics, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score, serum K+ level, and hospital outcomes were recorded. Patients with a mean K+ level of 3.5 to 4.5 mEq/L and with all individual K+ values of 3.0 to 5.0 mEq/L were allocated to the normal K+ group. The remaining patients were allocated to the abnormal K+ group. Results In total, 160 patients were included. Their mean age was 59.3±18.3 years, and their mean APACHE II score was 21.8±14.0. The normal K+ group comprised 74 (46.3%) patients. The abnormal K+ group had a significantly higher mean APACHE II score, proportion of coronary artery disease, and rate of vasopressor treatment. An abnormal serum K+ level was associated with significantly higher ICU mortality and incidence of ventricular fibrillation. Conclusion Critically ill patients with abnormal K+ levels had a higher incidence of ventricular arrhythmia and ICU mortality than patients with normal K+ levels.

Association of care by a non-medical intensive care unit provider team with outcomes of medically critically ill patients

2022 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
Pavel Sinyagovskiy ◽  
Prem R. Warde ◽  
Bhavarth Shukla ◽  
Dipen J. Parekh ◽  
Tanira Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

Effectiveness and Safety of Magnesium Replacement in Critically Ill Patients Admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit in an Academic Medical Center: A Retrospective, Cohort Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 967-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drayton A. Hammond ◽  
Jelena Stojakovic ◽  
Niranjan Kathe ◽  
Julie Tran ◽  
Oktawia A. Clem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Infusion Rate ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Serum Magnesium ◽  
Magnesium Concentration ◽  
Serum Magnesium Concentration ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

Background: “Rules of thumb” for the replacement of electrolytes, including magnesium, in critical care settings are used, despite minimal empirical validation of their ability to achieve a target serum concentration. This study’s purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety surrounding magnesium replacement in medically, critically ill patients with mild-to-moderate hypomagnesemia. Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective, observational evaluation of episodes of intravenous magnesium replacement ordered for patients with mild-to-moderate hypomagnesemia (1.0-1.9 mEq/L) admitted to a medical intensive care unit from May 2014 to April 2016. The primary effectiveness outcome, achievement of target serum magnesium concentration (≥2 mEq/L) compared to expected achievement using a “rule of thumb” estimation that 1 g intravenous magnesium sulfate raises the magnesium concentration 0.15 mEq/L, was tested using 1-sample z test. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the effect of infusion rate on target achievement. Results: Of 152 days on which magnesium replacements were provided for 72 patients, a follow-up serum magnesium concentration was checked within 24 hours in 89 (58.6%) episodes. Of these 89 episodes, serum magnesium concentration reached target in only 49 (59.8%) episodes compared to an expected 89 (100%; P < .0001). There was no significant association between infusion rate and achievement of the target serum magnesium concentration (odds ratio: 0.962, 95% confidence interval: 0.411-2.256). Conclusions: Medically, critically ill patients who received nonprotocolized magnesium replacement achieved the target serum magnesium concentration less frequently than the “rule of thumb” estimation predicted.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19: A Cohort Study in Medical Intensive Care Unit (Mulhouse, France)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin POINTURIER ◽  
Edouard VIROT ◽  
Samuel DEGOUL ◽  
Cyrille MATHIEN ◽  
Antoine POIDEVIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Medical Intensive Care
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