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Special Feature: End-of-Life Care in the ICU: Perspectives on Surrogate Decision-Making and Managing Conflicts
One in 5 Americans dies in or shortly after discharge from an intensive care unit (ICU), an outcome that exposes critical care clinicians to frequent discussions that concern end-of-life care. -
Cost-Effectiveness of BNP Measurement in Acute Dyspnea
Mueller and colleagues at the University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland, investigated the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of immediately measuring the serum level of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnea. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Does Early Enteral Feeding Improve Outcomes in Medical ICU Patients?
Artinian and colleagues performed a retrospective analysis on a large prospectively acquired database from ICUs across the United States to examine the effect of initiating early enteral feeding on outcomes in non-surgical, mechanically ventilated ICU patients. -
Full July 24, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Managing Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: Part II
The treatment of acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) has changed dramatically in the past decade. As discussed in Part I, there is a new understanding of the pathophysiology and a significant improvement in our ability to diagnose heart failure with BNP and NT-pro BNP testing. -
Full August 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Noninvasive Ventilation in Pediatric Patients: Role as a Supportive Technique in the ED
There are two types of noninvasive ventilation: positive pressure and negative pressure. Negative pressure ventilation is not commonly used and will be only briefly described. -
Trauma Reports for July/August 2006
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Full July 10, 2006 Issue in PDF