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Infection prevention is a priority area of focus for critical care units worldwide.
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In this issue: Results from a Phase 3 study of dabigatran, intensive lipid-lowering in CVD, H1N1 vaccine dosing and efficacy, and FDA Actions.
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In an attempt to reproduce the situation in which a covering physician is called urgently to a patient's bedside because of a ventilator-related problem, this laboratory study sought to determine how readily intensivists could operate new-generation ICU mechanical ventilators with which they were not personally familiar.
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This large-scale clinical trial of exogenous surfactant administration in adult patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) used internationally accepted diagnostic criteria and the ARDS Net lung-protective ventilation protocol in all patients.
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Generally, families of critical care patients are not actively involved in patient care in a consistent or meaningful way.
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Injuries of the hand and wrist present significant clinical challenges to the trauma practitioner because of the complex structures involved and the possibility of occult disruptions.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality in the United States and represents over half of trauma related deaths.
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In this issue: Two oral medications for relapsing-remitting MS in phase III development; antihypertensives find new uses; Ginkgo biloba does not prevent cognitive decline in elderly; and FDA Actions.
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Although delirium is a common complication of critical illness associated with considerable morbidity and mortality and haloperidol is widely used for treatment of the problem, there are no controlled studies examining whether this or other medications are effective therapeutic modalities in ICU patients.
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