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Abstract & Commentary: Patients/Surrogates Vastly Overrate Likelihood of Survival after Cardiac Arrest
Participants in this study were 100 patients/surrogates and their physicians in a 26-bed medical ICU located in an academic medical center. -
Abstract & Commentary: Low Tidal Volume Ventilation in theAbsence of Acute Lung Injury: A Study in Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients
Supported by robust data from numerous clinical trials, low-tidal-volume ventilation is now standard-of-care in managing patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). -
Critical Care Alert August 2011 Issue in PDF
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Abstract & Commentary: The Impact of Establishing a Regional Weaning Unit for Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Although most critically ill patients require only short periods of respiratory support, a minority require prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV). -
Pharmacology Watch: FDA issues Multiple Drug Warnings
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Trauma in Children in PDF
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 24, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Medical Clearance of Psychiatric Patients
Thus, most hospitals in my county have limited on-site or in-house behavioral or psychiatric resources; most patients are assessed in the emergency department (ED) and then transferred to mental health crisis centers or, if available, inpatient psychiatric units. The most common question by the accepting provider is, "Is this patient medically cleared?" -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 1, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 1, 2011 Issue in PDF