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Brainstem Responses Can Predict Death and Delirium in ICU Sedated Patients

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Brainstem Responses Can Predict Death and Delirium in ICU Sedated Patients

Assessment of brainstem responses is feasible in sedated critically ill patients and loss of selected responses is predictive of mortality and altered mental status. 72 patients were included in the initial group and 72 in... read more

 
 
Critical Care Secrets

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Critical Care Secrets

This easy-to-read book uses the popular and trusted Secrets Series question-and-answer format to cover all areas of critical care medicine, focusing on the practical, “in-the-trenches” know-how you need to succeed... read more

 
 
Driving Pressure Is Associated with Outcome during Assisted Ventilation in ARDS

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Driving Pressure Is Associated with Outcome during Assisted Ventilation in ARDS

In patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), plateau pressure, driving pressure, and respiratory system compliance can be measured during assisted ventilation, and both higher driving pressure and lower compliance... read more

 
 
Early Enteral Nutrition Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children

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Early Enteral Nutrition Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children

In critically ill children with hyperglycemia requiring inotropic support and/or mechanical ventilation, early enteral nutrition was independently associated with better clinical outcomes. Of 608 eligible subjects, 331 (54%)... read more

 
 
20 Percent of Patients Hospitalized for Cardiac Arrest Readmitted Within a Month

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20 Percent of Patients Hospitalized for Cardiac Arrest Readmitted Within a Month

This cohort study found increased rates of readmission among patients who survived cardiac arrest. Early follow-up with health care professionals may enable timely management of both cardiac and general medical conditions... read more

 

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What Should You Know About Evidence-Based Guidelines?

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What Should You Know About Evidence-Based Guidelines?

As healthcare professionals we want to provide patients the best possible medical care. Prehospital care, like the rest of medicine, is constantly changing, since the research performed today will shape the medical care we... read more

 
 
Sepsis Management in Resource-limited Settings

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Sepsis Management in Resource-limited Settings

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. It constitutes a unique source of knowledge and guidance for all healthcare workers who care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings. More... read more

 
 
Added Benefit of Noninvasive Ventilation to High-Flow Nasal Oxygen to Prevent Reintubation in Higher-Risk Patients

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Added Benefit of Noninvasive Ventilation to High-Flow Nasal Oxygen to Prevent Reintubation in Higher-Risk Patients

Liberating patients from ongoing invasive mechanical ventilation is typically a 3-step process. First, clinicians must recognize that patients may no longer require mechanical ventilation, when the reasons for intubation... read more

 
 
Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life

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Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life

This fourth edition of a comprehensive text/reference that has been valued by students, educators, and practicing nurses for many years, Palliative Care Nursing continues to reflect the fundamental hospice and palliative... read more

 
 
Vitamin C for Sepsis Suffers a Setback. Or a Step-Forward. It’s Complicated

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Vitamin C for Sepsis Suffers a Setback. Or a Step-Forward. It’s Complicated

The CITRIS-ALI study found no difference in primary outcomes among patients with sepsis treated with vitamin C versus placebo. But there was a difference in a secondary outcome – overall mortality. When it comes to... read more

 
 
Effect of Vitamin C Infusion on Organ Failure in Patients With Sepsis and ARDS

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Effect of Vitamin C Infusion on Organ Failure in Patients With Sepsis and ARDS

In this preliminary study of patients with sepsis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a 96-hour infusion of vitamin C compared with placebo did not significantly improve organ dysfunction scores or alter markers... read more

 
 
Clinical Application of Mechanical Ventilation

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Clinical Application of Mechanical Ventilation

Fundamental concepts of respiratory physiology and the day-to-day duties of a respiratory care professional. Utilizing the wide degree of topics covered, including airway management, understanding ventilator waveforms, and... read more

 
 
Palliative Care in the Emergency Department As Seen By Providers and Users

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Palliative Care in the Emergency Department As Seen By Providers and Users

This study provides insights into targets for changes in Italian Emergency Departments. Room for improvement relates to training for healthcare professionals on palliative care, the development of a shared care pathway for... read more

 
 
Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine

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Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine

Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine is the only book that uses a practical, question-and-answer approach to address evidence-based decision making in palliative medicine. Dr. Nathan E. Goldstein and Dr. R. Sean... read more

 
 
Effect Sizes in Ongoing Randomized Controlled Critical Care Trials

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Effect Sizes in Ongoing Randomized Controlled Critical Care Trials

For some of the largest ongoing critical care trials, many clinicians regard prior probabilities as low and consider that plausible effects on absolute mortality are less than 5%. Further work is needed to determine whether... read more

 
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