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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 26, 2009 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Does ECMO Save Lives in Severe ARDS?
Peek and colleagues have recently published the long-awaited and much-discussed results of the CESAR trial (Conventional ventilatory support vs Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO] for Severe Adult Respiratory failure), a British study that has been underway for nearly a decade. -
No Method Is Perfect for Detecting Delirium In ICU Patients, but Some Methods Are Better Than Others
Delirium is a common and serious disorder in ICU patients, with up to 87% incidence in some ICU populations. Studies have shown that delirium is associated with higher costs and complication rates, namely increased ventilator days and longer hospital stays. -
Does the Risk Associated With Hyperglycemia Occur Across All Patient Groups?
After initial trials showed a mortality benefit from the use of insulin drips and tight glucose control in the ICU, subsequent studies have shown mixed results and, in some cases, increased mortality and episodes of hypoglycemia. -
Pharmacology Watch: SSRIs and Pregnancy: Increase in Septal Heart Defects
In this issue: Depression and pregnancy, new vaccine recommendations from the CDC, cortico-steroids and/or antivirals for Bell's palsy, rasagiline and Parkinson's disease, and FDA Actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Critical Care Alert November 2009 Issue in PDF
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 12, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Maximizing Survival from Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Applying Guidelines to Clinical Practice: Part II
This issue is the second part of a discussion about severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 12, 2009 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format