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Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiogenic Shock

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Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiogenic Shock

Temporary circulatory support (TCS) have become the cornerstone of the management of patients with cardiogenic shock, although the evidence supporting their efficacy is limited. VA-ECMO is considered the first-line option,... read more

 
 
Where Night Is Day: The World of the ICU

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Where Night Is Day: The World of the ICU

Where Night Is Day is a nonfiction narrative grounded in the day-by-day, hour-by-hour rhythms of an ICU in a teaching hospital in the heart of New Mexico. It takes place over a thirteen-week period, the time of the average... read more

 
 
Prediction of ICU Delirium

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Prediction of ICU Delirium

The predictive models evaluated in this study demonstrated moderate to good discriminative ability to predict ICU patients’ risk of developing delirium. Models calculated at 24-hours post-ICU admission appear to be... read more

 
 
Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Overload, and Outcomes in Children Supported With ECMO for a Respiratory Indication

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Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Overload, and Outcomes in Children Supported With ECMO for a Respiratory Indication

This study seeks to evaluate the association between acute kidney injury (AKI), fluid overload (FO), and mortality in children supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for refractory respiratory failure.... read more

 
 
Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine

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Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine

With a focus on evidence-based, state-of-the-art information throughout, the eighth edition of Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine offers authoritative guidance to the wide variety of specialty physicians and... read more

 
 
Regeneration of Severely Damaged Lungs Using an Interventional Cross-circulation Platform

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Regeneration of Severely Damaged Lungs Using an Interventional Cross-circulation Platform

The number of available donor organs limits lung transplantation, the only lifesaving therapy for the increasing population of patients with end-stage lung disease. A prevalent etiology of injury that renders lungs unacceptable... read more

 
 
Characteristics, Management, and In-hospital Mortality Among Patients with Severe Sepsis in ICU in Japan

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Characteristics, Management, and In-hospital Mortality Among Patients with Severe Sepsis in ICU in Japan

Sepsis is a leading cause of death and long-term disability in developed countries. A comprehensive report on the incidence, clinical characteristics, and evolving management of sepsis is important. Thus, this study aimed... read more

 
 
Describing Organ Dysfunction in the ICU

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Describing Organ Dysfunction in the ICU

Multiple organ dysfunction is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs). Original development of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was not to predict outcome, but to describe... read more

 
 
Little Black Book of Pulmonary Medicine

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Little Black Book of Pulmonary Medicine

This succinct, bulleted handbook is the ultimate resource for pulmonary and respiratory specialists. Throughout the book, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations,... read more

 
 
Is Pre-hospital Coagulation Management in Trauma Feasible?

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Is Pre-hospital Coagulation Management in Trauma Feasible?

Coagulation management remains a formidable challenge in severely bleeding trauma patients. A strong rationale suggests starting treatment of trauma-induced coagulopathy in the pre-hospital phase. The burden of trauma is... read more

 
 
Closed ICU Model Linked to 100% Reduction in Several HAIs

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Closed ICU Model Linked to 100% Reduction in Several HAIs

A closed intensive care unit model, in which a patient is evaluated and admitted under an intensivist and patient care orders are written by ICU staff, can help reduce rates of several healthcare-associated infections (HAI),... read more

 
 
Diagnostic error increases mortality and length of hospital stay in patients presenting through the emergency room

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Diagnostic error increases mortality and length of hospital stay in patients presenting through the emergency room

Diagnostic errors occur frequently, especially in the emergency room. Estimates about the consequences of diagnostic error vary widely and little is known about the factors predicting error. Our objectives thus was to determine... read more

 
 
Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Traumatic Brain Injury

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Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Traumatic Brain Injury

This book collects and synthesizes the latest thinking on the condition in its variety of cognitive and behavioral presentations, matched by a variety of clinical responses. Acknowledging the continuum of injury and the multi-stage... read more

 
 
Mechanical Ventilation Enhances Extrapulmonary Sepsis-induced Lung Injury

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Mechanical Ventilation Enhances Extrapulmonary Sepsis-induced Lung Injury

These data show for the first time that otherwise noninjurious mechanical ventilation can exacerbate acute lung injury (ALI) due to extrapulmonary sepsis underscoring a potential interactive contribution of common events... read more

 
 
Early Sepsis Screening in the Emergency Department

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Early Sepsis Screening in the Emergency Department

This single-center retrospective analysis shows promising results with NEWS as a screening tool primarily because it can be done at triage and does not require any laboratory evaluation. This study adds to the current knowledge... read more

 
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