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Special Feature: Burnout Syndrome in the ICU
Burnout syndrome (BOS) is a condition in which professionals lose concern and emotional feeling for the people they work with, and come to treat them in a detached or even dehumanizing manner. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Methylprednisolone to Prevent Post-Extubation Laryngeal Edema
In this multicenter clinical trial from France, Francois and associates sought to determine whether methylprednisolone administered prior to extubation would prevent post-extubation laryngeal edema (PELE) and the need for re-intubation. -
Do Cellular Devices and 2-Way Radios Affect Ventilator Function?
In this study, investigators at the University of Saskatchewan sought to determine whether current-technology cell phones and 2-way radios affected the function of the ventilator models in use in their province. -
Noninvasive Ventilation with ICU Ventilators: A Note of Caution
aux and colleagues at the University Hospital in Geneva performed a laboratory study of the performance of ICU ventilators featuring a noninvasive ventilation (NIV) mode, with and without an induced air leak. -
Pharmacology Watch: SSRIs Associated With Low Rate of Birth Defects, Studies Show
Estrogen for Younger Postmenopausal Women; Warfarin Better for Atrial Fibrillation Patients; FDA Actions -
Full August 2007 Issue in PDF
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Full September 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Pediatric Abdominal Trauma
Abdominal trauma is the most frequently initially missed fatal injury in pediatrics. A high degree of suspicion is critical and early diagnosis is essential to minimize the morbidity and mortality associated with these injuries. -
Emergency Colectomy for Fulminant C. Difficile Colitis
In this retrospective study of C. difficile colitis due to a hypervirulent strain, 53% of 165 patients died.