Critical Care Alert – April 1, 2006
April 1, 2006
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Lung-Protective Ventilation Saves Lives, But We Don’t Use It
Kalhan and colleagues at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (a participating ARDSNet investigation site) performed a prospective observational cohort study of patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) managed in their ICUs during a 22-month period beginning after publication of the initial ARDSNet study. -
New Trick for Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation?
Some studies have shown that breathing through an endotracheal tube imposes a small but measurable excess respiratory workload. -
Simulation Training Beats Problem-Based Approach
Despite favorable reviews, limited evidence supports the benefit of high fidelity human simulation (HFHS) in preference to more traditional forms of health care provider education. -
ARDS in Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Using a website-based international registry of patients with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS), Bucciarelli et al sought to determine how often ARDS occurred as a complication. -
Special Feature: The Emerging Nightmare of C. difficile in the ICU
Nosocomial infections are unfortunately common in intensive care units all across the United States. Although a wide variety of guidelines and treatment options exist for common types of nosocomial infections, such as catheter-related bloodstream infections or the ventilator-associated pneumonia, much less importance is given in critical care to Clostridium difficile infections. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Can Calcium and Vitamin D Prevent Hip Fractures?
Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee; Refractory Asthma and TNFConnection?; FDA Actions