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Nurse-Managed Ventilator Weaning Protocol Results in Positive Clinical Outcomes
The purpose of this study was to compare the usual method of physician-directed weaning from mechanical ventilation to a weaning protocol directed and managed by bedside ICU nurses. -
Gynecologic Complaints in the Adolescent Female
Adolescent girls may not be straightforward about gynecologic issues, and the emergency practitioner should specifically and in a sensitive manner ask about the patients gynecologic history. -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 2013 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD -
Can Integrating the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool into Practice Improve Pain Management?
Using the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool to routinely assess pain in non-verbal ICU patients improved both the frequency of documented pain assessments and the administration of analgesics in two Canadian ICUs. -
Pharmacology Watch: Evidence-based updates in clinical pharmacology
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Procalcitonin in Sepsis: Is it Ready for Prime Time?
Although mortality rates for sepsis have improved over the past two decades, its increasing incidence has resulted in a tripling of the number of in-hospital deaths related to sepsis over the same time period. -
Critical Care Alert - Full November 2013 Issue in PDF
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Safety of Intrahospital Transport Among Ventilated Critically Ill Patients
In this prospective, multicenter cohort study, intrahospital transport of ventilated patients was common and associated with complications. Whether these complications are directly attributable to the transport is questionable. -
Noninvasive Ventilation Is More Effective Than Invasive Mechanical Ventilation for Acute Exacerbations of COPD but Remains Under-Utilized
Noninvasive ventilation has previously been shown to improve outcomes in studies of patients with acute respiratory failure secondary to an acute exacerbation of COPD. This study confirms the effectiveness of noninvasive ventilation in a large population-based registry and also demonstrates the wide variability of implementation and significant under-utilization of this therapy.