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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Abstract & Commentary: Patient Outcomes After Failed Extubation
In this prospective study carried out in a 13-bed French medical ICU, Thille and associates sought to determine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who experienced extubation failure the requirement for reintubation within 72 hours of either planned or unplanned extubation. -
Special Feature: PEEP for One and PEEP for All
Would you like to start a fight? Just ask a colleague how he or she selected the level of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) for a patient. -
Pharmacology Watch: ACEIs and ARBs Help Patients with Aortic Stenosis
In this issue: ACEI/ARB therapy for AS; safety alert issued for dronedarone; statins and cancer risk; nesiritide and heart failure; and FDA actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Abstract & Commentary: Respite Staffing Decreases Intensivist Burnout
This study assessed the impact of two formats, intermittent scheduling (IS) or continuous scheduling (CS), on intensivist and patient outcomes. -
Abstract & Commentary: To Brush ‘Em or Not: Does Tooth Brushing Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
The purpose of this review paper was to summarize the evidence on the effect of tooth brushing to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill adults and children receiving mechanical ventilatory support. -
Abstract & Commentary: ICU Telemedicine Can Improve Patient Outcomes
Intensive care unit (ICU) telemedicine has been widely embraced in U.S. hospitals as part of the current focus on preventing medical errors and improving an array of measures related to the quality of care. -
Special Feature: Online Resources in Critical Care Medicine
A wide variety of resources have been developed over the last several years, primarily Internet-based, to assist the critical care provider in managing patients in the ICU. -
Abstract & Commentary: Is It Safe and Feasible to Limit Sedative Administration During the ICU Stay?
The purpose of this prospective, observational study was to report on the feasibility and safety of limiting sedation throughout a patient's ICU stay.