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Peter Pickkers

Researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen

Publications -  551
Citations -  24686

Peter Pickkers is an academic researcher from Radboud University Nijmegen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sepsis & Intensive care. The author has an hindex of 70, co-authored 501 publications receiving 17971 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter Pickkers include Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre & Waikato Hospital.

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Implementation of a delirium assessment tool in the ICU can influence haloperidol use.

TL;DR: Early detection of delirium in critically ill patients increases the number of patients that receive treatment with haloperidol, however with a lower dose and for a shorter time period.
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GTS-21 inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokine release independent of the Toll-like receptor stimulated via a transcriptional mechanism involving JAK2 activation.

TL;DR: G TS-21 has a profound anti-inflammatory effect in human leukocytes and that GTS-21 is more potent/efficacious than nicotine, which might indicate different pharmacological properties of the alpha7nAChR in humanLeukocytes compared to other cell types.
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Reduced rate of intensive care unit acquired gram-negative bacilli after removal of sinks and introduction of ‘water-free’ patient care

TL;DR: Removal of sinks from patient rooms and introduction of a method of ‘water-free’ patient care is associated with a significant reduction of patient colonization with gram-negative bacilli, especially in patients with a longer ICU length of stay.