Peter Homel

TL;DR: Mortality among critically ill patients with acute renal failure was high, but increase in the rate of ultrafiltration improved survival significantly, and it is recommended thatUltrafiltration should be prescribed according to patient's bodyweight and should reach at least 35 mL h(-1) kg(-1).

TL;DR: It is concluded that ED pain intensity is high, analgesics are underutilized, and delays to treatment are common, and there is much room for improvement in this area.

TL;DR: The informed, intentional therapeutic use of live sound and parent-preferred lullabies applied by a certified music therapist can influence cardiac and respiratory function and enhance bonding, thus decreasing the stress parents associate with premature infant care.

TL;DR: In multivariate analyses, poor quality of life was strongly correlated with higher total symptom distress, sickness-related dysfunction, and lower levels of psychological well-being and a focus on ameliorating prevalent physical symptoms and psychological distress may lead to an improvement in the overall quality oflife in this patient population.

TL;DR: Overall quality of life was strongly associated with symptom distress, psychological well-being and functional status, and a focus on ameliorating prevalent physical symptoms and psychological distress, along with supportive measures that promote functional mobility, may lead to an improvement in the overallquality of life in this patient population.