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Risks of ICU Admission Include Unintentional Discontinuation of Medications
Admission to an ICU increased risk for unintentional medication discontinuation in four of five medication groups commonly used to manage a chronic illness. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full December 5, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Penetrating Thoracic Trauma
Trauma continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Accidental death remained the fifth most common cause of death for all ages in 2009. Thoracic injuries reportedly have been involved in up to 75% of all deaths related to trauma and may be directly responsible in up to 25% of these deaths. -
Abstract & Commentary: Hospital Organizational Characteristics Associated with Use of Daily Sedation Interruption in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Miller and colleagues conducted a survey of daily interruption of sedation (DIS) in U.S. hospitals and sought to determine whether organizational features were associated with DIS use. The survey was mailed to a stratified random sample of non-federal U.S. acute-care hospitals with more than 50 beds. -
Critical Care Alert December 2011 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Abstract & Commentary: Academic ICU Attending Workload: Potential Effects on Teaching, Patient Care, and Workforce Stability
This article reports findings of a task force set up by the Society of Critical Care Medicine in 2008 to study intensivist workforce issues in the face of the ongoing increase in ICU beds and numbers of critically ill patients. -
Pharmacology Watch: HPV Vaccine Now Recommended for Males
In this issue: New recommendations for HPV vaccine; guidelines for treatment of essential tremor; updates on smoking cessation drugs; and FDA actions. -
Abstract & Commentary: Early or Late Tracheostomy Placement: Optimal Timing Remains Unclear
This paper presents the findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis of available randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) published through July 2011 and retrieved from a variety of electronic search databases worldwide. -
Special Feature: Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in 2012: What Have We Learned?
When I was a medicine resident 40 years ago just as the first ICUs were being introduced, treatment for life-threatening bacterial infections consisted of antibiotics, control or removal of the primary source, intravenous fluids, and vasopressors.