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Appendicitis is a serious diagnosis with the potential for catastrophic outcomes in any age group, but especially in the young child. Although the clinician may have this diagnosis in the differential for select patient populations, this article highlights the clinical scenarios when the clinician should consider the diagnosis in a child.
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This study reports findings from a survey of 2,323 ICU nurses regarding their intention to leave due to working conditions and factors predicting this intention. The sample was part of a larger study of patient safety that involved 110 ICUs from 66 hospitals across the United States.
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A systematic search of the literature from 1984 to 2004 was conducted in order to answer the question posed by the title of this article: How frequently is venous thromboembolism in heparin-treated patients associated with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)?
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Severe sepsis with organ failure has one of the highest mortality rates of any diagnosis commonly treated in the Intensive Care Unit. Recent clinical trials have provided some positive results with reductions in overall mortality from sepsis.
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A previously described "closed-loop knowledge based system" placed into a standard ventilator may be used to guide weaning via the pressure support mode.
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Antiaging Supplements Proven Ineffective; The Three Most Common Culprits of ADE; New Guidelines for Lyme Disease Prevention; FDA Actions
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Although the majority of children have structurally normal airways, normal changes occur with the child's physical maturation.
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