Veronica de la Guardia
A5035220704- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Inflammasome and immune disorders
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
Universidade do Porto
2023
Hospital de Santo António
2023
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2019-2021
Hadassah Medical Center
2017-2021
<h3>Importance</h3> End-of-life decisions occur daily in intensive care units (ICUs) around the world, and these practices could change over time. <h3>Objective</h3> To determine changes end-of-life European ICUs after 16 years. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> Ethicus-2 was a prospective observational study of 22 previously included Ethicus-1 (1999-2000). During self-selected continuous 6-month period at each ICU, consecutive patients who died or had any limitation life-sustaining...
Variable mortality rates have been reported for patients with rheumatic diseases admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Due the absence of appropriate control groups in previous studies, it is not known whether presence a disease constitutes risk factor. Moreover, accuracy Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score predicting outcome this group has questioned. The primary goal study was compare medical ICU those controls. records all between 1 April 2003 30 June...
Religious beliefs affect end-of-life practices in intensive care units (ICUs). Changes over time were not investigated regarding religions. Twenty-two European ICUs (3 regions: Northern, Central, and Southern Europe) participated both Ethicus-1 (years 1999–2000) Ethicus-2 studies 2015–2016). Data of ICU patients who died or had limitations life-sustaining therapy analysed changes patient/physician religious affiliations. Frequencies, timing decision-making, affiliations physicians/patients...