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11	Assessment of the Cerebral Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury after Cardiac Arrest Mörtberg, Erik January 2010 (has links) The cerebral damage after cardiac arrest is thought to arise both from the ischemia during the cardiac arrest but also during reperfusion. It is the degree of cerebral damage which determines the outcome in patients. This thesis focuses on the cerebral damage after cardiac arrest. In two animal studies, positron emission tomography (PET) was used to measure cerebral blood flow, oxygen metabolism and oxygen extraction in the brain. After restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) from five or ten minutes of cardiac arrest there was an immediate hyperperfusion, followed by a hypoperfusion which was most evident in the cortex. The oxygen metabolism decreased after ROSC with the lowest values in the cortex. The oxygen extraction was high at 60 minutes after ROSC, indicating an ischemic situation. After ten minutes of cardiac arrest, there was a hyperperfusion in the cerebellum. In 31 patients resuscitated after cardiac arrest and treated with hypothermia for 24 hours, blood samples were collected from admission until 108 hours after ROSC. The samples were analyzed for different biomarkers in order to test the predictive value of the biomarkers. The patients were assessed regarding their neurological outcome at discharge from the intensive care unit and after six months. Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) was not associated with outcome. Neuron specific enolase (NSE) concentrations were higher among those with a poor outcome with a sensitivity of 57% and a specificity of 93% when sampled 96 hours after ROSC. S-100B was very accurate in predicting outcome; after 24 hours after ROSC it predicted a poor outcome with a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 100%. Tau protein predicted a poor outcome after 96 hours after ROSC with a sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 93%. Intensive care Intensivvård
12	Prevalence of Pain in the Medical Intensive Care Unit Smith, Jennifer Hale 15 November 2006 (has links) N/A (long introduction) intensive care pain
13	Parental satisfaction in a pediatric intensive care unit Koontz, Victoria S. January 2003 (has links) Thesis (M.S.N.)--Marshall University, 2003. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 61 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-48). Pediatric intensive care.
14	Evidence-based eye care protocol for ICU patients with altered level of consciousness Yim, Wai-yi. January 2009 (has links) Thesis (M. Nurs.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-193). Intensive care nursing. Eye
15	SANVAP: a systematic approach to non-verbal assessment of the patient Martin, Margaret Mary, 1941- January 1974 (has links) No description available. Intensive care nursing.
16	Measurement and modelling of the optical properties of human tissue in the near infrared Van der Zee, Pieter January 1992 (has links) No description available. 571.4 Intensive care monitoring
17	Constructing the critically ill body : an investigation into the design and development of a clinical data-logging computer to be used by nurses working on a paediatric intensive care unit Place, Bernard January 1996 (has links) No description available. 362.1 Intensive care nursing
18	An investigation into the behaviour and growth of the snail Helix aspersa in artificial environments Laurenson, Gillian January 1996 (has links) No description available. 590 Intensive heliculture
19	Challenging existing performance assessment systems : Lawson, Di. Unknown Date (has links) Thesis (MEd) -- University of South Australia, 1998 Intensive care nursing Nurses
20	Continuous venovenous hemofiltration in the critically ill Bouman, Catherine Sabine Chantal, January 1900 (has links) Proefschrift Universiteit van Amsterdam. / Met lit. opg. - Met samenvatting in het Nederlands.

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