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Invasive Aspergillosis vs Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Invasive aspergillosis is a frequently missed diagnosis. This case study tells why.
Highlights of the 2nd Greek Armed Forces Medical Corps Meeting
Erik Osborn, MD, a Major in the US Army who was deployed to Iraq, discusses his experiences with combat critical care and casualty transfer.
Reducing Mortality With Device Therapy in Heart Failure
Can device therapy benefit patients with heart failure, including those patients who have no history of ventricular arrhythmia?
Atrial Fibrillation and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients
Is atrial fibrillation in ICU patients associated with an increased risk for hospital mortality?
The Effect of Age on the Development and Outcome of Adult Sepsis
Sepsis is an increasingly common and lethal medical condition that occurs in people of all ages. Does age impact incidence, severity, and outcomes?
Leukopenia and Anorexia Nervosa
A blood test on a 14-year-old girl, who suffers from anorexia nervosa, revealed not only a leukopenia but also a lymphocytosis.
Patients' Bath Basins as Potential Sources of Infection
Nosocomial infections are linked to a high number of patient deaths and bath basins may expose hospitalized patients to dangerous pathogens.
Evaluating Central Venous Catheter Care in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Infection control may work best when we focus on the process rather than products.
Preferences for Mechanical Ventilation Among Survivors
Given the choice would most patients want mechanical ventilation? What influenced survivors' preferences?
Ask the Experts - The Briggs Adapter
At some hospitals, the T-tube is called "Briggs." Who is Briggs and how did the name become attached to the T-tube adapter?
Treatment of Four Psychiatric Emergencies in the ICU
Learn how to turn psychiatric emergencies into manageable situations -- with the right treatment.
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Who Dies, and Why?
What strategies hold the most promise for preventing death with subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Adoption of ICU Telemedicine in the United States
What's the optimal strategy for using this technology most effectively and efficiently over time?
Effect of Rapid Screening and Pre-Emptive Isolation for MRSA
Can the new molecular MRSA screening test lower time between ICU admission and identification of MRSA carriers? What effect do rapid testing and pre-emptive contact isolation have on MRSA infections?
VTE in the ICU: Characteristics, Diagnosis,Thromboprophylaxis
Do all ICU patients need thromboprophylaxis?
Rehospitalizations Following Sepsis: Common and Costly
Sepsis management is wide-open for quality improvement. Where to begin?
The Symptom Burden of Chronic Critical Illness
We surveyed 510 published articles including 55,854 clinical infections, and we generated specific risk codes for bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, peritonitis, and
Blind Insertion of Feeding Tubes in Intensive Care Units
Is auscultation for placement verification of feeding tubes still being used -- without x-ray?
Highlights of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM)
An update on burn management, disaster response, hemoglobin substitutes, and more from the 2006 AAEM meeting.
Interventions to Improve Surrogate Decision Making in ICUs
Three decades of research in decision psychology suggests that there are complex cognitive, emotional, and situational barriers to good decisions.