Search Tag: Risks
Physical-rehabilitation-in-the-icu-understanding-the-evidence
2017 15 Sep
Reviews the latest evidence evaluating physical rehabilitation in the intensive care unit setting and future directions for the field. Survivors of critical illness frequently experience poor physical outcomes, including persistent impairments in muscle strength, exercise capacity and physical function (Pfoh et al. 2016; Herridge et al. 2011;...Read more
Risks-of-contrast-agent-administration
2017 19 Sep
Outlines the frequency of adverse effects, prevention and management, and focuses on acute reactions which may occur after intravascular injection of contrast agents, the risk of deterioration in renal function after iodine-based agents, and current anxieties about the long-term safety of gadolinium-based agents. Contrast agents (or...Read more