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Potentially Preventable Hospital Exposures and ARDS
Find out what specific hospital exposures impact the rate of acute respiratory distress syndrome development among at-risk patients.
Work Schedules and Sleep in Critical Care Nurses
Does shift work create a critical sleep problem for ICU nurses?
A History of Resolving Conflicts Over End-of-Life Care in ICUs in the US
Perspectives from the past shed light on a battle that just won't die.
Ultrasound and Pulse Ox vs CXR and ABGs for ARDS Diagnosis
Which tools are most useful to detect lung abnormalities consistent with ARDS in under-resourced settings?
Myelodysplasia With Severe Anemia
Use of deferoxamine in patients with myelodysplasia who have severe anemia requiring long-term transfusion therapy
Gastric Intramucosal pH is Stable During Titration
Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is an important component of the ventilatory management of acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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.
Preventive Strategies for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
Many factors contribute to the development of ventilator acquired pneumonia, but how many factors can we influence to prevent it?
Albumin Improves Organ Function In Critically Ill Hypoalbuminemic Patients
Albumin administration results in a less positive fluid balance and a better tolerance to enteral feeding.
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.
Computerized Insulin Calculator and Glycemic Control
How well does a computerized insulin dose calculator facilitate management of glycemic control - for critically ill cardiac patients?
The Relationship of Critical Illness Associated Hyperglycaemia and Diabetes
The risk for developing diabetes may be greater for patients after ICU admission with associated hyperglycemia. Who should follow up?
Timing Chest Tube Removal With Peak Analgesic Effect
For effective pain reduction, there is benefit to timing chest tube removal with peak analgesic effect.
Blind Insertion of Feeding Tubes in Intensive Care Units
Is auscultation for placement verification of feeding tubes still being used -- without x-ray?
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
Rehospitalizations Following Sepsis: Common and Costly
Sepsis management is wide-open for quality improvement. Where to begin?
VTE in the ICU: Characteristics, Diagnosis,Thromboprophylaxis
Do all ICU patients need thromboprophylaxis?
High-Dose Norepinephrine Treatment
When is norepinephrine treatment futile for ICU patients with circulatory shock?
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?
Acute Renal Failure is NOT an "Acute Renal Success"
Cardiothoracic surgery can take a toll on the kidneys, but the pathophysiology may not be exactly what you would expect.