The impact of acute brain dysfunction in the outcomes of mechanically ventilated cancer patients.

INTRODUCTION: Delirium and coma are a frequent source of morbidity for ICU patients. Several factors are associated with the prognosis of mechanically ventilated (MV) cancer patients, but no studies evaluated delirium and coma (acute brain dysfunction). The present study evaluated the frequency and...

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Main Authors: Isabel C T Almeida, Márcio Soares, Fernando A Bozza, Cassia Righy Shinotsuka, Renata Bujokas, Vicente Cés Souza-Dantas, E Wesley Ely, Jorge I F Salluh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3899009?pdf=render