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Cameras + feedback = 88% HH compliance
A novel solution to the historic problem of hand hygiene (HH) compliance suggests "Big Brother" and all its ominous connotations may be not such an unwelcome presence after all. -
Abstract & Commentary: Patients Placed in Contact Isolation Are at Increased Risk for Delirium
To examine the association between being placed in contact isolation and delirium, Day and colleagues at the University of Maryland Medical Center reviewed administrative data on all patients admitted during a 2-year period ending in 2009. -
Abstract & Commentary: Detecting Airflow Obstruction in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
Lemyze and colleagues studied a simple bedside procedure for detecting expiratory airflow obstruction in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients. -
Abstract & Commentary: Perceived Inappropriateness of Care Among ICU Clinicians
This study was a survey of all the physicians and nurses working in 82 adult ICUs on a particular day in 2010. It was conducted by a study group of the Ethics Section of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, and the ICUs involved were in nine European countries plus Israel. -
Abstract & Commentary: High Mortality in Patients with COPD Exacerbations Who Fail Noninvasive Ventilation
Until now, getting a handle on the utilization and outcomes of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in the management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in the United States has been hampered by the absence of a nationwide database on this important condition. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Critical Care Alert February 2012 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: New, Shorter Treatment Regimen for Tuberculosis
In this issue: New treatment for TB; safety of dabigatran; quality of antidepressants; systolic hypertension treatment; and FDA actions. -
Is There an Increased Risk of HIV Transmission with Use of Hormonal Contraception?
Heffron et al conducted a secondary analysis of two longitudinal studies (2004-2010) performed in Africa. -
Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
How often are we asked whether a patient who has had severe nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy has a greater chance of adverse outcome in her pregnancy?