Critical Care Alert – May 1, 2010
May 1, 2010
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Do Silver-coated Endotracheal Tubes Affect VAP Mortality?
Endotracheal tubes (ETTs) coated with antimicrobial substances can reduce bacterial adhesion on the tube, block biofilm formation, and reduce bacterial burden in tracheal secretions. Various antimicrobial agents have been employed for this purpose. -
Can We Make Intubation a Safer Procedure for Patients?
Endotracheal intubation is a procedure fraught with multiple, potentially life-threatening complications. -
Daily Multidisciplinary ICU Rounds Improve Patient Outcomes
Kim and associates conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study of medical patients admitted to acute care hospitals throughout the state of Pennsylvania between July 2004 and June 2006. -
Can We Ventilate Patients Without Sedation?
The authors conducted a single-center, randomized, non-blinded study of critically ill patients who were expected to need mechanical ventilation > 24 hours. -
Acetazolamide Does Not Facilitate Weaning in Patients with COPD
This clinical study was carried out to test the hypothesis that acetazolamide (Diamox®) would correct metabolic alkalosis and facilitate weaning in intubated patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who had elevated serum bicarbonate and were alkalemic. -
Pharmacology Watch: Finding ACCORD in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes?
In this issue: Examining the three arms of the ACCORD trial; and FDA Actions: clopidogrel, dexlansoprazole, and tamsulosin. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement