An increased proportion of deaths occur in the intensive care unit (ICU). We performed this
prospective study in 41 ICUs to determine the prevalence and determinants of complicated …

Objective: Cancer patients requiring mechanical ventilation are widely viewed as poor
candidates for intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We designed a prospective study evaluating a …

Purpose To describe laryngeal injuries after intubation in an intensive care unit and assess
their risk factors and their association with post-extubation stridor (PES) and extubation failure…

Multiple anthropogenic challenges threaten nature's contributions to human well-being.
Agricultural expansion and conventional intensification are degrading biodiversity and …

Purpose To develop an instrument designed specifically to assess the experience of
relatives of patients who die in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods The instrument was …

High case volume is associated with improved survival in medical and surgical conditions.
The present study sought to determine whether intensive care unit (ICU) case volume was …

Background Pneumonia is a dreaded complication of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection
in adults; however, the data are limited. Our objective was to investigate the clinical features, …

Background Perturbations in circulating metabolites prior to a breast cancer diagnosis are
not well characterised. We aimed to gain more detailed knowledge to help understand and …

Sustainable agricultural transformations are essential to navigate today's social-ecological
challenges. One such transformation increasingly advocated through new policies is the …

Background Combination of metabolomics and epidemiological approaches opens new
perspectives for ground-breaking discoveries. The aim of the present study was to investigate …