Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Rivaroxaban for pulmonary embolism
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FDA actions
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Is recommending aspirin next?
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Pharmacology Watch - Full May 2012 Issue in PDF
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New practice guideline for rhinosinusitis
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The Cuff-Leak Test for Predicting Post-Extubation Stridor: Are We Focusing on the Wrong Question?
The cuff-leak test (CLT) was performed prospectively in this study using the volume technique whereby the difference between inspired and expired tidal volume before and after cuff deflation is used to detect the presence of laryngeal edema and the likelihood of developing post-extubation stridor. -
Psychological Distress Decreased When Families Completed Daily ICU Diary
Family members of patients recovering from critical illness may experience psychological problems, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Jones and colleagues reasoned that provision of an ICU diary, written in everyday language by ICU staff, would be beneficial to family members by providing an explanation of daily events and opportunity for expression of feelings and contribution to the plan of care. -
Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed: The Effects of Deep Sedation in the First 48 Hours of ICU Care
The authors note a paucity of literature on early (0-48 hours of ventilation and ICU admission) sedation practices and their impact on outcomes; thus they performed this multicenter prospective cohort study with the hypothesis that early sedation is associated with delirium, time to extubation, and hospital and 180-day mortality. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Can We Predict Long-Term Cognitive Impairment in Survivors of Critical Illness?
As more patients are surviving critical illness, there is documentation of serious cognitive, physical, and psychiatric consequences arising from lengthy ICU stays in these patients.