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In guidance that should spell millions of dollars saved for the nations hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling a halt to routine changes of ventilator breathing circuits.
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Bispectral index (BIS) monitoring has received a generally favorable reception since its formal introduction at the American Association of Critical Care Nurses National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition last spring.
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Low intensity warfarin therapy effectively prevents recurrent venous thromboembolism, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Sepsis and its consequences are common causes of death in the United States. Detection of infection and its proper treatment are essential for survival in all patients, but especially those in the ICU.
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Pulmonary artery catheters (PACS) are widely used in critically ill patients. Proponents of the catheter, introduced into the clinical arena more than 30 years ago, argue that physiologic data provided by the use of the PAC permit clinicians to target treatment and improve patient outcomes.
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Voriconazole is a new broad-spectrum triazole antifungal. Other drugs in the triazole class are fluconazole and itraconazole.
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The FDA has approved pyridostigmine bromide to increase survival after Soman nerve gas poisoning, which causes loss of muscle control and death from respiratory failure. The product is approved for combat use by United States military personnel.