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Daily Pharmacist Supervision of Sedation Guideline Adherence Gets Patients off Mechanical Ventilation Faster
Although protocol-driven sedation and analgesia management has been shown to improve patient outcomes, adherence to these guidelines is often poor. -
Atrophy of Diaphragm Muscle Fibers in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Clinicians generally believe that mechanical ventilation rests and restores the respiratory muscles in acute respiratory failure. -
How Effective is Communication in the ICU with the Use of Medical Interpreters?
Effective patient communication is a critical component to ICU patient care and to family member understanding of a critical illness. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Missed Opportunities for Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure
Investigators at St Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC, conducted a retrospective review of all ICU admissions between November 1998 and July 2003, to find all patients who were potential candidates for noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in the context of an exacerbation of COPD or acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE). -
Do Red-cell Storage Times Affect Outcomes from Blood Transfusion?
A growing literature suggests that packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions are associated with adverse outcomes in a variety of patient populations, but the mechanisms behind the observed effects are not clear. -
Full July 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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News Brief: Study: GERD has big impact on productivity
Forty-one percent more sick days, 59% more short-term disability days, 39% more long-term disability days, 48% more workers' compensation days, and 6% lower annual productivity. -
Key to safety: Creating the right work culture
Are your employees too busy to be safe? Too stuck in their old way of doing things to use new safety equipment? -
ROI for wellness programs is $176 per employee: This data could save your job
Health care costs reduced $176 for every employee - a savings of $1.65 for every dollar spent on a comprehensive wellness program.