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Prone Positioning in Severe ARDS and the Risk of a ‘Never Event’
Prone positioning appears to be associated with a higher incidence of pressure ulcers in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. -
Not All Delirium Findings are Ominous: The Important Role of Sedatives in Mental Status Assessment
ICU patients with initial delirium present assessment findings can transition to delirium absent when sedative infusions have been suspended, and these patients have similar outcomes when compared to patients with no delirium present findings during their ICU stay. -
The Importance of the CSF Specimen for Antibody Determination in NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Neurology Alert. -
Can Occurrence of Delirium Be Predicted by Elevated Proinflammatory Cytokines?
This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Critical Care Alert. -
Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Cold Is Cold Enough?
This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Critical Care Alert. -
The Wells Rule May Not Be Reliable for All Patients
In a patient presenting with leg symptoms, however non-specific, it is appropriate that a physician consider the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), as failure to make this diagnosis can have life-threatening consequences (e.g., pulmonary embolism). -
Value of the Physical Examination in Heart Failure
This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Clinical Cardiology Alert. -
Critical Care Alert - Full August 2014 Issue in PDF
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Hospital Medicine Alert - Full August 2014 Issue in PDF
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Should Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure be Extubated at Night?
In this retrospective study of extubation outcomes in five ICUs at a single medical center, patients extubated at night had no increase in adverse events and their mortality rates and lengths of ICU stay were lower.