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What Is the Optimal Time to Perform Tracheostomy?
Tracheostomy confers patient benefits such as decreasing laryngeal irritation, improving patient communication, and decreasing sedation requirements, but the optimal timing of this procedure in critically ill patients remains a subject of considerable debate. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Evaluation and Management of Blunt Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department
Victims of blunt trauma are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED). Forty percent of all ED visits each year are attributed to injury, which equates to about 40 million ED visits annually. Additionally, approximately one-third of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in the United States are trauma-related. -
Full November 24, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Trauma Reports for November/December 2008
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Full November 11, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Full November 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Bronchiolitis: Diagnosis and Treatment of an Increasingly Common Seasonal Presentation
Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract disease in infants, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants. -
Incidence and Clinical Effects of Intra-abdominal Hypertension in Critically Ill Patients
This study showed that intra-abdominal hypertension is associated with increased organ dysfunction and higher ICU mortality, and two commonly used methods for measuring intra-abdominal pressure have equivalent predictive capabilities. -
CMV Reactivation/Outcome in Critically Ill Patients
In a prospective study of immunocompetent patients admitted to critical care units, CMV viremia showed a significant association with prolonged ICU stay and death.