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Controversial US Ketamine Trial Sparks Ethics Complaint

Advocacy group alleges that emergency medical workers in Minnesota gave patients ketamine injections without consent, despite known risks. A consumer-advocacy group is filing a complaint with the US government about two clinical... read more

Methodologic Innovation in Creating Clinical Practice Guidelines

Our multifaceted, interdisciplinary approach and novel methodologic strategies can help inform the development of future critical care clinical practice guidelines. Critical illness survivors contributed to prioritizing topics,... read more

Developing the Role of the Critical Care Pharmacist

The evolution of the critical care pharmacist — from lone practitioner to integral multidisciplinary team member. Pharmacists keen on a career in critical care need to understand that this is a complicated area and that... read more

Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mary Jo C. Grant, APRN, PhD, about the article, "Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure," published in the December 2016 issue of Pediatric... read more