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In this study, the effect of endotracheal suctioning-induced alveolar derecruitment was studied. The study population consisted of 9 sedated and paralyzed patients with acute lung injury.
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In this retrospective review of 33 patients with bilateral pleural effusions who had the fluid on both sides tapped, the cause of the effusions was most often cardiac disease and seemed to be the same on both sides in every case.
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For patients who required > 48 hours of mechanical ventilation, daily routine chest radiographs and films obtained based on clinical indications produced similar outcomes.
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Health care workers are expected to practice without error, an ideal that in reality does not occur. In fact, errors occur more frequently that we would prefer.1-3 Because the likelihood of adverse events tends to increase with the severity of illness and complexity of care, the risk for errors is especially high in critical care settings.
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Most large hospitals today have dedicated icu nutritionists who make nutritional recommendations for every critically ill patient admitted.
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A generic form of paroxetine (PaxilGlaxoSmithKline) will soon be on the market. The drug marks the second SSRI antidepressant to go generic after fluoxetine (Prozac) last year.
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Two severely ill patients in the emergency department of your hospital need admission to intensive care, but only one bed is available. Who gets admitted first?
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In this randomized control trial, Schneiderman and Associates evaluated the effect of an intervention, namely, an ethics consultation, on several variables associated with the care of patients eventually dying in the ICU.
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Measuring the quality of a complex service like critical care that combines the highest technology with the most intimate caring is a challenge. Recently, consumers, clinicians, and payers have requested more formal assessments and comparisons of the quality and costs of medical care.
