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New obstacles to improving the quality of end-of-life care in ICU
Maxim V Bocharov, Jeremy M Kahn Critical Care 2012, 16:304 (22 February 2012)
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Beyond checklists: Using clinician prompts to achieve meaningful ICU quality improvement
Osamudiamen Idahosa, Jeremy M Kahn Critical Care 2012, 16:305 (22 February 2012)
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Flavocoxid, a dual inhibitor of COX-2 and 5-LOX of natural origin, attenuates the inflammatory response and protects mice from sepsis
Alessandra Bitto, Letteria Minutoli, Antonio David, Natasha Irrera, Mariagrazia Rinaldi, Francesco S Venuti, Francesco Squadrito, Domenica Altavilla Critical Care 2012, 16:R32 (22 February 2012)
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Hypertonic saline, not mannitol, should be considered gold-standard medical therapy for intracranial hypertension
Nicholas F Marko Critical Care 2012, 16:113 (20 February 2012)
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What is the optimal rate of failed extubation?
James S Krinsley, Praveen K Reddy, Abid Iqbal Critical Care 2012, 16:111 (20 February 2012)
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Ethyl pyruvate for the treatment of acetaminophen intoxication: alternative to N-acetylcysteine?
Florian Wagner, Pierre Asfar, Michael Georgieff, Peter Radermacher, Katja Wagner Critical Care 2012, 16:112 (20 February 2012)
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A placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-escalation study to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single and multiple intravenous infusions of AZD9773 in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock
Peter E Morris, Brian Zeno, Andrew C Bernard, Xiangning Huang, Shampa Das, Timi Edeki, Steven G Simonson, Gordon R Bernard Critical Care 2012, 16:R31 (17 February 2012)
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Early recognition of the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia by chest ultrasound
Americo Testa, Gino Soldati, Roberto Copetti, Rosangela Giannuzzi, Grazia Portale, Nicolo Gentiloni-Silveri Critical Care 2012, 16:R30 (17 February 2012)
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Bedside chest ultrasonography can accurately provide early stage detection of patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia even when chest radiography is normal.
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Carboxyhemoglobin levels in medical intensive care patients
Matthew E Cove, Michael R Pinsky Critical Care 2012, 16:411 (16 February 2012)
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Hydroxyethylstarch 200/0.5 - the horse has bolted
Neil Soni Critical Care 2012, 16:110 (16 February 2012)
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Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction using an ultrasonic stethoscope in critically-ill patients
Jean-Bernard Amiel, Ana Grumann, Gwenaelle Lheritier, Marc Clavel, Bruno Francois, Nicolas Pichon, Anthony Dugard, Benoit Marin, Philippe Vignon Critical Care 2012, 16:R29 (15 February 2012)
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Early use of imipenem/cilastatin and vancomycin followed by de-escalation versus conventional antimicrobials without de-escalation for patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia in a medical ICU: a randomized clinical trial
Jong Wook Kim, Joowon Chung, Sang-Ho Choi, Hang Jea Jang, Sang-Bum Hong, Chae-Man Lim, Younsuck Koh Critical Care 2012, 16:R28 (15 February 2012)
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Patient care time allocation by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the intensive care unit
David L Carpenter, Sara R Gregg, Daniel S Owens, Timothy G Buchman, Craig M Coopersmith Critical Care 2012, 16:R27 (15 February 2012)
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Inter-hospital transport of critically ill patients; expect surprises
Joep M Droogh, Marije Smit, Jakob Hut, Ronald de Vos, Jack JM Ligtenberg, Jan G Zijlstra Critical Care 2012, 16:R26 (12 February 2012)
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Technical failure of medical utensils during inter-hospital transport can largely impact on patient health, highlighting the importance of specialist training and knowledge in the use of emergency equipment within transport teams.
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Alterations in Arterial Function after High-Voltage Electrical Injury
Kyoung-Ha Park, Woo Jung Park, Min-Kyu Kim, Hyun-Sook Kim, Seong Hwan Kim, Goo-Yeong Cho, Young-Jin Choi Critical Care 2012, 16:R25 (12 February 2012)
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Patient safety in pre-hospital emergency tracheal intubation:
a comprehensive meta-analysis of the intubation success rates of EMS providers
Hans Morten Lossius, Jo Roislien, David J Lockey Critical Care 2012, 16:R24 (11 February 2012)
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Lung recruitment in ARDS: We are still confused, but on a higher PEEP level
Peter M Spieth, Marcelo Gama de Abreu Critical Care 2012, 16:108 (9 February 2012)
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Hepatorenal syndrome: the 8th international consensus conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) group
Mitra K Nadim, John A Kellum, Andrew Davenport, Florence Wong, Connie Davis, Neesh Pannu, Ashita Tolwani, Rinaldo Bellomo, Yuri S Genyk Critical Care 2012, 16:R23 (9 February 2012)
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Inflammasome and caspase-1 inhibition caused by Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL may influence cytokine responses of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from septic patients
Zhao-Jun Liu, Jia-Lin Liu, Hong-Ping Qu Critical Care 2012, 16:410 (8 February 2012)
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Clinical review: Humidifiers during non-invasive ventilation - key topics and practical implications
Antonio M Esquinas Rodriguez, Raffaele Scala, Arie Soroksky, Ahmed BaHammam, Alan de Klerk, Arschang Valipour, Davide Chiumello, Claude Martin, Anne E Holland Critical Care 2011, 16:203 (8 February 2012)
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Clinical review: Sepsis and septic shock - the potential of gene arrays
Hector R Wong Critical Care 2012, 16:204 (8 February 2012)
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A handoff is not a telegram: an understanding of the patient is co-constructed
Michael D Cohen, Brian Hilligoss, André Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral Critical Care 2011, 16:303 (8 February 2012)
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Correction: Screening and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 186 intensive care units: different situations and individual solutions
Anke Kohlenberg, Frank Schwab, Michael Behnke, Petra Gastmeier Critical Care 2012, 16:402 (8 February 2012)
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Costs and benefits of rapid screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in intensive care units: a prospective multicenter study
Marjan Wassenberg, Jan Kluytmans, Stephanie Erdkamp, Ron Bosboom, Anton Buiting, Erika van Elzakker, Willem Melchers, Steven Thijsen, Annet Troelstra, Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Caroline Visser, Andreas Voss, Petra Wolffs, Mireille Wulf, Ton van Zwet, Ardine de Wit, Marc Bonten Critical Care 2012, 16:R22 (7 February 2012)
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Drotrecogin alfa (activated) ... a sad final fizzle to a roller-coaster party
Derek C Angus Critical Care 2012, 16:107 (6 February 2012)
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