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Abstract & Commentary: Does the Use of Protocols in the ICU Interfere with Learning?
Prasad and associates conducted a retrospective cohort study of associations between internal medicine trainee exposure to mechanical ventilation protocols and their performance on questions related to this topic on the critical care board-certifying examination. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Abstract & Commentary: Insurance Status and ICU Outcomes
Lyon and colleagues performed a retrospective cohort study of the relationship between insurance status and 30-day mortality, as well as the use of five common ICU procedures, among 138,720 adult patients admitted to ICUs in Pennsylvania in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. -
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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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. -
Critical Care Plus: Idealized ICU Design Project Approaching Completion