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Recalibration of the delirium prediction model for ICU patients (PRE-DELIRIC): a multinational observational study by van den Boogaard, M., Schoonhoven, L., Maseda, E., Plowright, C., Jones, C., Luetz, A., Sackey, P. V., Jorens, P. G., Aitken, L. M., van Haren, F. M. P., Donders, R., van der Hoeven, J. G., Pickkers, P.

“…Purpose Recalibration and determining discriminative power, internationally, of the existing delirium prediction model (PRE-DELIRIC) for intensive care…”
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Multinational development and validation of an early prediction model for delirium in ICU patients by Wassenaar, A., van den Boogaard, M., van Achterberg, T., Slooter, A. J. C., Kuiper, M. A., Hoogendoorn, M. E., Simons, K. S., Maseda, E., Pinto, N., Jones, C., Luetz, A., Schandl, A., Verbrugghe, W., Aitken, L. M., van Haren, F. M. P., Donders, A. R. T., Schoonhoven, L., Pickkers, P.

“…Rationale Delirium incidence in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is high and associated with poor outcome. Identification of high-risk patients may…”
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Changes in fecal microbiota with CFTR modulator therapy: A pilot study by Pope, CE, Vo, AT, Hayden, HS, Weiss, EJ, Durfey, S, McNamara, S, Ratjen, A, Grogan, B, Carter, S, Nay, L, Parsek, MR, Singh, PK, McKone, EF, Aitken, ML, Rosenfeld, MR, Hoffman, LR

“…•People with CF often have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (PI) and altered fecal microbiomes.•Whether the PI and resulting nutrient malabsorption causes the…”
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Association between Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and lung function in cystic fibrosis by Goss, C H, Mayer-Hamblett, N, Aitken, M L, Rubenfeld, G D, Ramsey, B W

“…Background:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (SM) is a Gram-negative non-fermenting bacteria cultured from the sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). To…”
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Nursing team leader handover in the intensive care unit contains diverse and inconsistent content: An observational study by Spooner, A.J., Aitken, L.M., Corley, A., Fraser, J.F., Chaboyer, W.

“…Despite a proliferation of evidence and the development of standardised tools to improve communication at handover, evidence to guide the handover of critical…”
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A phase I study of aerosolized administration of tgAAVCF to cystic fibrosis subjects with mild lung disease by Aitken, M L, Moss, R B, Waltz, D A, Dovey, M E, Tonelli, M R, McNamara, S C, Gibson, R L, Ramsey, B W, Carter, B J, Reynolds, T C

“…Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common autosomal recessive disorders in North America, leading to significant morbidity and early mortality. The defect…”
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Hypothermia and associated outcomes in seriously injured trauma patients in a predominantly sub-tropical climate by Aitken, L.M, Hendrikz, J.K, Dulhunty, J.M, Rudd, M.J

“…Abstract Aim This study aimed to determine factors linked to hypothermia (<35 °C) in Queensland trauma patients. The relationship of hypothermia with…”
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Patient-reported respiratory symptoms in cystic fibrosis by Goss, C.H, Edwards, T.C, Ramsey, B.W, Aitken, M.L, Patrick, D.L

“…Abstract Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) specific patient-derived and reported symptom tools are critical steps toward evaluating the outcomes of new therapies…”
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Sputum induction as a research tool for sampling the airways of subjects with cystic fibrosis by Henig, N R, Tonelli, M R, Pier, M V, Burns, J L, Aitken, M L

“…BACKGROUND Sputum induction (SI) has proved to be a reliable non-invasive tool for sampling inflammatory airway contents in asthma, with distinct advantages…”
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Screening for sepsis in general hospitalised patients: a systematic review by Alberto, Laura, Marshall, Andrea P, Walker, Rachel, Aitken, Leanne M

“…Summary Introduction Sepsis is a common condition observed outside critical care areas. The purpose of this review was to examine the application of sepsis…”
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Transduction by adeno-associated virus vectors in the rabbit airway: efficiency, persistence, and readministration by Halbert, C L, Standaert, T A, Aitken, M L, Alexander, I E, Russell, D W, Miller, A D

“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Men's health in the modern era of cystic fibrosis by Khan, F.N., Tangpricha, V., Hughan, K.S., Jain, R., Ladores, S.L., Taylor-Cousar, J.L., West, N.E., Montemayor, K., Sawicki, G.S., Uluer, A., Aitken, M.L., Shnorhavorian, M., Bray, L.A., Kvam, C., Stalvey, M., Kazmerski, T.M.

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Osteoporosis in patients with cystic fibrosis by Ott, S M, Aitken, M L

“…Decreased bone density and increased risk of fractures are seen in patients with cystic fibrosis. Suboptimal vitamin D levels, nutrition problems,…”
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Complications of indwelling catheters in cystic fibrosis: a 10-year review by Aitken, M L, Tonelli, M R

“…Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) frequently require recurrent courses of IV antibiotics to treat acute exacerbations of their pulmonary disease. Over time,…”
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How practice nurses engage with parents during their consultations about the MMR vaccine: a qualitative study by Hill, M.C., Salmon, D., Chudleigh, J., Aitken, L.M.

“…Abstract Aim: We aimed to understand practice nurses’ perceptions about how they engage with parents during consultations concerning the measles, mumps and…”
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Effect of Recombinant Human Platelet-activating Factor-Acetylhydrolase on Allergen-induced Asthmatic Responses by HENIG, NOREEN R, AITKEN, MOIRA L, LIU, MARK C, YU, ALBERT S, HENDERSON, WILLIAM R., Jr

“…Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a potent lipid mediator associated with key features of asthma such as airway constriction, eosinophil infiltration, edema,…”
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in adult cystic fibrosis patients by Aitken, M L, Burke, W, McDonald, G, Wallis, C, Ramsey, B, Nolan, C

“…This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of mycobacterial disease in an adult cystic fibrosis (CF) population and to determine if there were any…”
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Prevalence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and atopy in adult patients with cystic fibrosis by Becker, J W, Burke, W, McDonald, G, Greenberger, P A, Henderson, W R, Aitken, M L

“…Underestimation of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) prevalence in the cystic fibrosis (CF) population is suspected due to nonuniform diagnostic…”
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Prevalence of neutralizing antibodies against adeno-associated virus (AAV) types 2, 5, and 6 in cystic fibrosis and normal populations: Implications for gene therapy using AAV vectors by Halbert, Christine L, Miller, A Dusty, McNamara, Sharon, Emerson, Julia, Gibson, Ronald L, Ramsey, Bonnie, Aitken, Moira L

“…Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are promising candidates for gene therapy directed to the lungs, in particular for treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). In…”
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Rationale and design of a randomized trial of home electronic symptom and lung function monitoring to detect cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations: The early intervention in cystic fibrosis exacerbation (eICE) trial by Lechtzin, N, West, N, Allgood, S, Wilhelm, E, Khan, U, Mayer-Hamblett, N, Aitken, M.L, Ramsey, B.W, Boyle, M.P, Mogayzel, P.J, Goss, C.H

“…Abstract Background Acute pulmonary exacerbations are central events in the lives of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). Pulmonary exacerbations lead to…”
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