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Ventilation in Critically Ill With Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Which critically ill patients with COPD are candidates for noninvasive ventilation as a first-line therapy?
Recombinant Human Activated Protein C Resets Thrombin Generation
The dynamics of the anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory and pro-fibrinolytic action of rhAPC in patients with severe sepsis, by comparing rhAPC-treated patients with case controls is investigated.
Severe Sepsis Cohorts More Severely Ill Population
Find out if you're coding incorrectly for sepsis -- and how it can devastate a hospital's bottom line.
Vasopressors for Patients With Septic Shock and Cardiomyopathy
Is there an ideal combination of vasopressors for a case of septic shock with a compromised cardiac pump activity due to dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy?
Infection Management Guidelines and Outcomes in Severe Sepsis
Find out about the tight connection between sepsis guideline-driven initial infection management and patient outcome.
Early Mobility in ICU: Standard vs Mobility Platform
What tools work best to get ICU patients vertical?
Mechanically Ventilated Patients After Cardiac Arrest
What factors are associated with mortality in patients receiving mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest.
Patient Discharge to a Care Facility After Critical Illness
What are the most common factors that increase a patient's risk of discharge to a care facility after ICU hospitalization?
The Future of Gene Therapy: Interview With David M. Bodine, PhD
David M. Bodine, IV, PhD, Senior Investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute, discusses the recent ASGT meeting and new developments in gene therapy.
Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Circulating D-Dimers for AAD
D-Dimers are elevated in patients with AAD and provide valuable diagnostic and prognostic information. In patients with acute chest pain and elevated D-Dimer, a diagnosis of AAD should be considered.
Impact of HIV/AIDS on Care and Outcomes of Severe Sepsis
An update on patterns of care and outcomes for patients with severe sepsis and HIV/AIDS in comparision to patients with severe sepsis and without HIV/AIDS
Prophylactic Fenoldopam for Renal Protection in Sepsis: Trial
Fenoldopam, a dopamine-1 receptor agonist, increases renal blood flow and may, therefore, reduce the risk of acute renal failure in septic patients.
The Efficacy and Safety of Heparin in Patients With Sepsis
Learn more about heparin use in patients with sepsis, septic shock, or disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with infection.
VTE in the ICU: Characteristics, Diagnosis,Thromboprophylaxis
Do all ICU patients need thromboprophylaxis?
Adverse Events of Ventilation in Adults With ARDS
Learn more about adverse events of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Status Epilepticus: Impact of Therapeutic Coma on Outcome
Therapeutic coma is advocated in guidelines for management of refractory status epilepticus, but does the evidence still hold?
Computerized Insulin Calculator and Glycemic Control
How well does a computerized insulin dose calculator facilitate management of glycemic control - for critically ill cardiac patients?
Nitroglycerin Can Facilitate Weaning of COPD Patients
The hemodynamic, respiratory and clinical effects of intravenous nitroglycerin are examined among ventilated patients with COPD.
Vasopressin and Hypotension due to Sepsis
Patients with septic shock may be sensitive to vasopressin administration. Should you use it?
Critical Care Medicine in the United States 1985-2000: An
Despite its increasing use and cost, CCM is using proportionally less of national health expenses and the gross domestic product than previously estimated.