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Dying in line: Brazil's crunch for COVID-19 intensive care beds

March 30, 2021 Brazil, Coronavirus, epidemics, features, General news, health, ICU, US

PIRATININGA, Brazil (Reuters) – José Roberto Inácio spent much of his life ferrying the sick and injured to the hospital

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Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients

January 9, 2021 (COVID-19), acute, brain, burden, dysfunction, finds, for, higher, ICU, large, of, patients, study

COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher burden

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Vaccines are coming. But inside the ICU at this hospital, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over.

December 15, 2020 (COVID-19), Are, at, but, Coming, far, From, hospital, ICU, inside, is, Over, pandemic, the, This, Vaccines

Just beyond a short yellow barrier reminding Rush Copley intensive care unit staff which rooms are for COVID-19 patients and

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Personal Health

Coronavirus: Bundeswehr brings ill Italians to Germany

March 28, 2020 (COVID-19), Bonn, Cologne, Coronavirus, German, Germany, health, ICU, Italian, Nepal

It is an act of European solidarity came out the same as on Saturday, a machine from the Italian city

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Health Problems

Research shows 80% drop in ICU bloodstream infections

September 10, 2019 80%, bloodstream, Drop, ICU, in, infections, research, shows

Bloodstream infections acquired in UK Intensive Care Units (ICUs) reduced by 80% between 2007 and 2012, according to research funded

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Pressure injuries at time of ICU admission tied to longer stays

June 4, 2019 admission, at, ICU, injuries:, longer, of, pressure, stays, tied, Time, to

(HealthDay)—Pressure injuries at the time of admission to an intensive care unit may predict patients at risk for longer hospital

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Health Problems

Sedation and controlled paralysis do not improve survival of ICU patients with ARDS

May 20, 2019 and, ARDS, controlled, do, ICU, improve, not, of, Paralysis, patients, Sedation, survival, with

Reversibly paralyzing and heavily sedating hospitalized patients with severe breathing problems do not improve outcomes in most cases, according to

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Vitamin C can shorten the length of stay in the ICU

March 28, 2019 C, Can, ICU, in, length, of, shorten, Stay, the, Vitamin

Vitamin C administration shortened the length of stay in the intensive care unit on average by 8 percent in 12

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