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July 2006 Trauma Reports
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Common Neonatal Conditions
Genetic disorders, congenital anomalies, and metabolic issues may all present in the first month of life. Discerning normal from abnormal can be very difficult.
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Assessment of Pain in Non-vocal or Unresponsive ICU Patients
Pain defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage1 is a common symptom experienced by critically ill patients. -
Do Arterial Catheters Improve Patient Care in the ICU?
Gershengorn and colleagues used prospectively collected data from the Project IMPACT database (a nationwide, voluntary, proprietary database for assessing performance of U.S. ICUs with respect to patient outcomes and numerous other variables) to examine the question of whether the use of arterial catheters (ACs) in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients was associated with improved survival or other documentable benefits. -
The Choosing Wisely ® Top 5 List in Critical Care Medicine
The Choosing Wisely Campaign was introduced in 2011 by the American Board of Internal Medicine to identify practices and procedures physicians and patients should question. The critical care top 5 list was developed through a collaborative effort of several critical care societies. -
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Study: Patients supportive of family presence during lifesaving procedures
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Do you know how to use PAPRs?
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Excerpt: Vaccinia (Smallpox) Vaccine Recommendations of the Advisory
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Fact sheet on smallpox