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Pharmacology Watch: Is This the End of the Road for Calcium Supplementation?
In this issue: Calcium supplementation in women; type 2 diabetes treatments and pancreatitis risk; treating chronic idiopathic urticaria; rivaroxaban and VTE; and FDA actions. -
Critical Care Alert April 2013 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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How Safe is Bronchoscopy in Hypoxemic, Nonintubated ICU Patients?
In this multicenter observational study carried out in eight ICUs in France, Cracco and colleagues evaluated the safety of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) when performed in acutely ill, nonintubated patients who were receiving supplemental oxygen and/or noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV). -
Nurse-Managed Ventilator Weaning Protocol Results in Positive Clinical Outcomes
The purpose of this study was to compare the usual method of physician-directed weaning from mechanical ventilation to a weaning protocol directed and managed by bedside ICU nurses. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD -
Can Integrating the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool into Practice Improve Pain Management?
Using the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool to routinely assess pain in non-verbal ICU patients improved both the frequency of documented pain assessments and the administration of analgesics in two Canadian ICUs. -
Pharmacology Watch: Evidence-based updates in clinical pharmacology
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Procalcitonin in Sepsis: Is it Ready for Prime Time?
Although mortality rates for sepsis have improved over the past two decades, its increasing incidence has resulted in a tripling of the number of in-hospital deaths related to sepsis over the same time period. -
Critical Care Alert - Full November 2013 Issue in PDF