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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. -
Critical Care Alert - Full November 2013 Issue in PDF
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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. -
Pharmacology Watch: Evidence-based updates in clinical pharmacology
Medications for Risk Reduction of Breast Cancer in Women -
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. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 2013 Issue in PDF
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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. -
Emergency Medicine Reports February 24, 2013 Issue in PDF
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Opioid Use: The ED Conundrum
Opioid use/abuse is an increasing problem. In a mail survey sent to a random community sample, 4.1% of respondents admitted to taking opioids at that time.