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| Claudia Paula HeideggerSummaryAffiliation: University Hospital Country: Switzerland Publications
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A nationwide survey of intensive care unit discharge practicesClaudia Paula Heidegger
Division of Surgical Intensive Care, University Hospital, Rue Micheli du Crest 24, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
Intensive Care Med 31:1676-82. 2005..To describe intensive care unit (ICU) discharge practices, examine factors associated with physicians' discharge decisions, and explore ICU and hospital characteristics and clinical determinants associated with the discharge process...
Is it now time to promote mixed enteral and parenteral nutrition for the critically ill patient?Claudia Paula Heidegger
Geneva University Hospital, Service of Intensive Care, Rue Micheli du Crest 24, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
Intensive Care Med 33:963-9. 2007....
Enteral vs. parenteral nutrition for the critically ill patient: a combined support should be preferredClaudia Paula Heidegger
Services of Intensive Care, Switzerland
Curr Opin Crit Care 14:408-14. 2008..The disadvantage of enteral support is that insufficient energy and protein coverage can occur. This review focuses on some recent findings regarding the nutritional support of critically ill patients and evaluates the data presented...
[Supplemental parenteral nutrition for intensive care patients: a logical combination with enteral nutrition]Claudia Paula Heidegger
Département d Anesthésiologie, Pharmacologie et Soins Intensifs, HUG, Geneve
Rev Med Suisse 5:2486, 2488-91. 2009..Such a combination could allow reducing morbidity, length of stay and recovery, as well as improving quality of life and health care costs. Prospective studies are currently underway to test this hypothesis...
[Latin organ donation programme (LODP): an effective initiative to increase organ donation in Switzerland]C P Heidegger
Service des Soins Intensifs, Departement Anesthesiologie, Pharmacologie et Soins Intensifs, HUG, Geneve 14
Rev Med Suisse 7:1368-71. 2011..The results show that LODP has successfully professionalised the system and we can only hope that similar organisations will be put into place throughout Switzerland...
Reducing pain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery after implementation of a quality improvement postoperative pain treatment programMarc Diby
Nursing Directorate, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Micheli du Crest 24, CH 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
J Crit Care 23:359-71. 2008..The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a quality improvement postoperative pain treatment program after cardiac surgery...
