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Breast Surgery

Saturday 29 March 2008

National electronic Library of Infection (NeLI).

Have you seen this website on Infection at http://www.neli.org.uk/IntegratedCRD.nsf/NeLI_Home1?OpenForm

"Welcome to the National electronic Library of Infection (NeLI). The NeLI is a digital library bringing together the best available on-line evidence-based, quality-tagged resources on the investigation, treatment, prevention and control of infectious disease. "

It has useful basic and advanced search capabilty - there are sections on Funding, e-learning, Journals, News and you can subscribe to a monthly newsletter if you wish.

Thursday 27 March 2008

Articles available from Critical Care Clinics

Acinetobacter Infection in the ICU
Clinton K. Murray, Duane R. Hospenthal
pages 237-248
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900100-5/
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Antibiotic Therapy of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Critical Care
Frank P. Tverdek, Christopher W. Crank, John Segreti
pages 249-260
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900108-X/
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Current Therapies for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Helen Giamarellou, Kyriaki Kanellakopoulou
pages 261-278
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900099-1/
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Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Colitis in the Critical Care Setting
Daniel M. Musher, Saima Aslam
pages 279-291
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900101-7/
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Empiric Therapy for Intravenous Central Line Infections and Nosocomially-Acquired Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
Emilio Bouza, Almudena Burillo, Patricia Munoz
pages 293-312
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900097-8/
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Sepsis and Septic Shock: Selection of Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy
Burke A. Cunha
pages 313-334
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900110-8/
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Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics for Critical Care Clinicians
Richard Quintiliani, Richard Quintiliani
pages 335-348
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900102-9/
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The Use of Daptomycin for Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Critical Care Medicine
Jeffrey Alder
pages 349-363
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900105-4/
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Tigecycline in Critical Care
Praveen K. Mullangi, George A. Pankey
pages 365-375
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900103-0/
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Colistin and Polymyxin B in Critical Care
Argyris Michalopoulos, Matthew E. Falagas
pages 377-391
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900098-X/
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Vancomycin Revisited: A Reappraisal of Clinical Use
Burke A. Cunha
pages 393-420
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900107-8/
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Antibiotic Adverse Reactions and Drug Interactions
Eric V. Granowitz, Richard B. Brown
pages 421-442
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2807%2900106-6/
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Index
pages 443-448
http://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704%2808%2900017-1/

Articles from Journal of Advanced Nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 62, Issue 1, April 2008

EDITOR’S NOTE
Online Open
Alison J. Tierney Editor-in-Chief
pages 1–1

EDITOR’S CHOICE
Poodle skirts, lava lamps and hot pants is chronic condition self-management another fad?
Debbie Kralik Senior Editor
pages 2–2

REVIEW PAPER
Catheter-related bloodstream infections in intensive care units: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Prabha Ramritu, Kate Halton, David Cook, Michael Whitby & Nicholas Graves
pages 3–21

RESEARCH PAPERS
Original Research
Patterns of ‘balancing between hope and despair’ in the diagnostic phase: a grounded theory study of patients on a gastroenterology ward
Tove Giske & Barbara Artinian
pages 22–31

Patients’ experiences of learning clean intermittent self-catheterization: a qualitative study
Karen Logan, Chris Shaw, Irene Webber, Sandra Samuel & Lynne Broome
pages 32–40

Turnover intention in new graduate nurses: a multivariate analysis
Pauline C. Beecroft, Frederick Dorey & Madé Wenten
pages 41–52

Developing evidence-based practice: experiences of senior and junior clinical nurses
Kate Gerrish, Peter Ashworth, Anne Lacey & Jeff Bailey
pages 62–73

Health literacy, complication awareness, and diabetic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Ying Ho Tang, Samantha M.C. Pang, Moon Fai Chan, Grace S.P. Yeung & Vincent T.F. Yeung
pages 74–83

Burnout and physical and mental health among Swedish healthcare workers
Ulla Peterson, Evangelia Demerouti, Gunnar Bergström, Mats Samuelsson, Marie Åsberg & Åke Nygren
pages 84–95

RESEARCH PAPERS
Research Methodology
The qualitative content analysis process
Satu Elo & Helvi Kyngäs
pages 107–115

Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED) scale: cross-cultural validation of the Chinese version
Li-Chan Lin, Roger Watson, Yue-Chune Lee, Yueh-Ching Chou & Shiao-Chi Wu
pages 116–123

THEORETICAL PAPER
Clinical judgement and decision-making in nursing nine modes of practice in a revised cognitive continuum
Mooi Standing
pages 124–134

Wednesday 26 March 2008

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As you read each of the 'posted' articles make sure you don't miss the constantly updating information in the right-hand column. This section displays information collated by various newsfeeds on a frequent basis including:

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  • NLH Emergency Care - what's new?
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Other useful features such as the BLOG ARCHIVE enable you to read earlier articles from previous weeks. Posts are archived on a weekly basis.

To help you find articles by keyword, use the LABEL feature which is the last item in the right-hand column. Here you can see key text labels and the number of posts relating to each one. If you click on 'sepsis' you will be taken to all the sepsis articles.

Good luck

Misdiagnosed Delirium in Patient Referrals to a University - Based Hospital Psychiatry Department

Author(s): Susan E . Swigart
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 49 ; PART 2 (2008-April)
Journal Title: Psychosomatics From Proquest NHS (01/1998 - 01/2008)

Although this article is not specific to ICU, I hope it is of interest.

Articles from Critical Care. 11 Feb - 11 March

Review Clinical review: Critical care transport and austere critical care
Rice D, Kotti G, Beninati WCritical Care, 2008 12:207 ( 5 March 2008 ) [PDF]

Review Bench-to-bedside review: Mitochondrial injury, oxidative stress and apoptosis – there is nothing more practical than a good theory
Bayir H, Kagan VCritical Care, 2008 12:206 ( 18 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary Copeptin: a new and promising diagnostic and prognostic marker
Katan M, Müller B, Christ-Crain MCritical Care, 2008 12:117 ( 6 March 2008 )
[PDF]

Commentary Restoring normoglycaemia: not so harmless
Preiser JCritical Care, 2008 12:116 ( 28 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary More than skin deep: moisturizing body milk and Burkholderia cepacia
Irwin A, Price CCritical Care, 2008 12:115 ( 20 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research The histopathology of septic acute kidney injury: a systematic review
Langenberg C, Bagshaw S, May C, Bellomo RCritical Care, 2008 12:R38 ( 6 March 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Ability of pleth variability index to detect hemodynamic changes induced by passive leg raising in spontaneously breathing volunteers
Keller G, Cassar E, Desebbe O, Lehot J, Cannesson MCritical Care, 2008 12:R37 ( 6 March 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Detecting myocardial infarction in critical illness using screening troponin measurements and ECG recordings
Lim W, Holinski P, Devereaux P, Tkaczyk A, McDonald E, Clarke F, Qushmaq I, Terrenato I, Schunemann H, Crowther M, Cook DCritical Care, 2008 12:R36 ( 4 March 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Cardiovascular response to dobutamine stress predicts outcome in severe sepsis and septic shock
Kumar A, Schupp E, Bunnell E, Ali A, Milcarek B, Parrillo JCritical Care, 2008 12:R35 ( 4 March 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Small-volume resuscitation with hyperoncotic albumin: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials
Jacob M, Chappell D, Conzen P, Wilkes M, Becker B, Rehm MCritical Care, 2008 12:R34 ( 4 March 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research The incidence of low venous oxygen saturation on admission in the ICU: a multicenter observational study in the Netherlands
van Beest P, Hofstra J, Schultz M, Boerma E, Spronk P, Kuiper MCritical Care, 2008 12:R33 ( 4 March 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Venous thromboembolism and bleeding in critically ill patients with severe renal insufficiency receiving dalteparin prophylaxis: prevalence, incidence and risk factors
Cook D, Douketis J, Meade M, Guyatt G, Zytaruk N, Granton J, Skrobik Y, Albert M, Fowler R, Hebert P, Pagliarello G, Friedrich J, Freitag A, Karachi T, Rabbat C, Heels-Ansdell D, Geerts W, Crowther M, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group fCritical Care, 2008 12:R32 ( 3 March 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Mild hypothermia during advanced life support: a preliminary study in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Bruel C, Parienti J, Marie W, Arrot X, Daubin C, Du Cheyron D, Massetti M, Charbonneau PCritical Care, 2008 12:R31 ( 29 February 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome in Ireland; a prospective audit of epidemiology and management
Group TCritical Care, 2008 12:R30 ( 29 February 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Intensive insulin therapy and mortality in critically ill patients
Treggiari M, Karir V, Yanez N, Weiss N, Daniel S, Deem SCritical Care, 2008 12:R29 ( 29 February 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Critical care management and outcome of severe Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with and without HIV infection
Monnet X, Vidal-Petiot E, Osman D, Hamzaoui O, Durrbach A, Goujard C, Miceli C, Bouree P, Richard CCritical Care, 2008 12:R28 ( 27 February 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Oxidized phospholipids reduce ventilator-induced vascular leak and inflammation in vivo
Nonas S, Birukova A, Fu P, Xing J, Chatchavalvanich S, Bochkov V, Leitinger N, Garcia J, Birukov KCritical Care, 2008 12:R27 ( 27 February 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Expression of cell surface receptors and oxidative metabolism modulation in the clinical continuum of sepsis Martins P, Brunialti M, Martos L, Machado F, Assuncao M, Blecher S, Salomao RCritical Care, 2008 12:R25 ( 26 February 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Glycemic Penalty Index for adequately assessing and comparing different blood glucose control algorithms Van Herpe T, De Brabanter J, Beullens M, De Moor B, Van den Berghe GCritical Care, 2008 12:R24 ( 26 February 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Determinants of tracheostomy decannulation: an international survey
Stelfox H, Crimi C, Berra L, Noto A, Schmidt U, Bigatello L, Hess DCritical Care, 2008 12:R26 ( 26 February 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Early treatment of imported falciparum malaria in the intermediate and intensive care unit setting: an 8-year single-center retrospective study
Schwake L, Streit J, Edler L, Encke J, Stremmel W, Junghanss TCritical Care, 2008 12:R22 ( 22 February 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research 'One patient amongst many': a qualitative analysis of intensive care unit patients' experiences of transferring to the general ward
Field K, Prinjha S, Rowan KCritical Care, 2008 12:R21 ( 22 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Vasopressin impairs brain, heart and kidney perfusion: an experimental study in pigs after transient myocardial ischemia Müller S, How O, Hermansen S, Stenberg T, Sager G, Myrmel TCritical Care, 2008 12:R20 ( 21 February 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Combined didactic and scenario-based education improves the ability of intensive care unit staff to recognize delirium at the bedside
Devlin J, Marquis F, Riker R, Robbins T, Garpestad E, Fong J, Didomenico D, Skrobik YCritical Care, 2008 12:R19 ( 21 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Outcomes and costs of blunt trauma in England and Wales
Christensen M, Ridley S, Lecky F, Munro V, Morris SCritical Care, 2008 12:R23 ( 19 February 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure in ventilated patients: a transoesophageal study
Vignon P, AitHssain A, François B, Preux P, Pichon N, Clavel M, Frat J, Gastinne HCritical Care, 2008 12:R18 ( 19 February 2008 ) [Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Monocyte deactivation in neutropenic acute respiratory distress syndrome patients treated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
Mokart D, Kipnis E, Guerre-Berthelot P, Vey N, Capo C, Sannini A, Brun J, Blache J, Mege J, Blaise D, Guery BCritical Care, 2008 12:R17 ( 18 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research A comparison of the CAM-ICU and the NEECHAM Confusion Scale in intensive care delirium assessment: an observational study in non-intubated patients
Van Rompaey B, Schuurmans M, Shortridge-Baggett L, Truijen S, Elseviers M, Bossaert LCritical Care, 2008 12:R16 ( 18 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Comparison of different pain scoring systems in critically ill patients in a general ICU Ahlers S, van Gulik L, van der Veen A, van Dongen H, Bruins P, Belitser S, de Boer A, Tibboel D, Knibbe CCritical Care, 2008 12:R15 ( 16 February 2008)
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Recombinant activated factor VIIa for the treatment of bleeding in major abdominal surgery including vascular and urological surgery: a review and meta-analysis of published data von Heymann C, Jonas S, Spies C, Wernecke K, Ziemer S, Janssen D, Koscielny JCritical Care, 2008 12:R14 ( 15 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: a comparative study of the ethical reasoning of physicians and the general public
Rydvall A, Lynöe NCritical Care, 2008 12:R13 ( 15 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research KL-6 is a marker of alveolar inflammation but not infection in patients with ARDS Nathani N, Perkins G, Tunnicliffe W, Murphy N, Manji M, Thickett DCritical Care, 2008 12:R12 ( 12 February 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Letter A message in a bottle: a case report Mehrhof F, Joerres A, Dietz R, Oppert MCritical Care, 2008 12:411 ( 27 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Letter How much insulin is acceptable following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage? Stover JCritical Care, 2008 12:410 ( 27 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Letter A persistently elevated C-reactive protein level in pneumonia may indicate empyema Eisenhut MCritical Care, 2007 12:409 ( 27 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Letter The quest for optimal positive end-expiratory pressure continues
Markhorst D, Kneyber M, van Heerde MCritical Care, 2007 12:408 ( 21 February 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Letter Clinical relevance of the PaO2/FiO2 ratio
El-Khatib M, Jamaleddine GCritical Care, 2008 12:407 ( 14 February 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Letter Extrapulmonary effects of nitric oxide inhalation therapy: time to consider new dosing regimes?
Lundberg J, Weitzberg ECritical Care, 2008 12:406 ( 11 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Letter Increased bleeding risk associated with the use of recombinant human activated protein C in patients with advanced liver disease
Keene A, Kawano T, Anees S, Chen JCritical Care, 2008 12:405 ( 11 February 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

IMPLEMENTATION OF A STANDARD PROTOCOL FOR THE SURVIVING SEPSIS 6 AND 24 HR BUNDLES IN PATIENTS WITH AN APACHE III ADMISSION DIAGNOSIS OF SEPSIS DECREA

IMPLEMENTATION OF A STANDARD PROTOCOL FOR THE SURVIVING SEPSIS 6 AND 24 HR BUNDLES IN PATIENTS WITH AN APACHE III ADMISSION DIAGNOSIS OF SEPSIS DECREASES MORTALITY IN AN OPEN ADULT ICU.

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ISSN: 0090-3493Accession: 00003246-200612002-00008Full Text (PDF) 3396 K
Author(s): Ikeda, Daniel; Hayatdavoudi, Saman; Winchell, John; Rojas, Alexandra; Rincon,
Teresa; Yee, Alan
Issue:Volume 34(12) Abstract supplement, December 2006, p A2
Publication Type:[Oral Presentations: Oral-Clinical Sepsis]
Publisher:(C) 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Institution(s):Sutter Health, Sacramento, CA
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Introduction:
Numerous studies have shown that individual components of the Surviving Sepsis 6
and 24 hr Bundles decrease mortality.

Hypothesis:
We hypothesized that use of a protocol implementing the Surviving Sepsis 6 and
24 hr Bundles in patients with APACHE III admission diagnosis of sepsis will
show a measurable decrease in mortality in an open adult Intensive Care Unit
(ICU).

Methods:
In this prospective study we used a protocol to manage 266 consecutive patients
admitted to a tertiary community hospital 24 bed open adult ICU from 7/1/2004 -
6/30/2006 with an APACHE III admission diagnosis of Sepsis. The historical
control cohort was 48 consecutive ICU patients admitted between 1/1/2004 -
6/30/2004 with an APACHE III admission diagnosis of Sepsis. The protocol
implemented the surviving sepsis 6 and 24 hr Bundle guidelines, using pre-printed
order sets and shared patient management by critical care physicians located in
the Sutter eICU (VISICU(R)), a remote electronic monitoring unit.

Results:
The actual ICU mortality was 40.07% in the control period, compared to 18.86%
for the study period ([chi]2 = 28.98, p

Conclusions:
Utilization of a protocol applying the Surviving Sepsis 6 and 24 hr bundle
guidelines in patients with an APACHE III admission diagnosis of Sepsis was
associated with a significant sustained decrease in mortality compared to a
historical control in a tertiary community hospital open adult ICU.

Tuesday 25 March 2008

Use of the internet in staff development and its application in helping critical care nurses to lower family stress

Use of the internet in staff development and its application in helping critical care nurses to lower family stress.
J Nurses Staff Dev.
2008 Jan-Feb;24(1):E1-8.
Knapp SJ, Byers JF.
Surgical Intensive Care Unit of Shands, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. lohnar@bellsouth.net

A systematic review evaluated use of the Internet in nursing staff development and the feasibility of using the Internet to teach critical care nurses how to help families. Use of the Internet to provide staff development had varying success. The keys to success are careful development of the program according to needs and capabilities of the users, strong education pedagogical principles, and constant evaluation for success in order to make alterations as they are needed.
PMID: 18349757 [PubMed - in process]
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Headlines from Critical Care

Trauma patients likely to experience moderately severe pain one year after injuries
[25 March 2008]

Hospitals that participate in clinical trials may provide better patient care
[25 March 2008]

B-type natriuretic peptide predicts severity of sepsis (register with Medscape to view)
[25 March 2008]

Clinical review: Medication errors in critical care




Eric Moyen, Eric Camiré, Henry Thomas StelfoxCritical Care 2008, 12:208 (12 March 2008)


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Bowel Management articles

Bowel management in the intensive care unit.
The area of bowel care in the intensive care unit (ICU) is often ... service improvement paper offer a simple approach to bowel care management with the use ...
http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:15567673


Managing diarrhoea in intensive care.
Sample: Six hundred fifty-six consecutive patients admitted to ICU with a LOS >3 days. INTERVENTION: A bowel management protocol was implemented to address ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17424790

Sedation of ventilated patients in intensive care units: relatives' experiences.

Sedation of ventilated patients in intensive care units: relatives' experiences.
Dreyer-Anne, Nortvedt-Per.
Journal of advanced nursing, {J-Adv-Nurs}, Mar 2008, vol. 61, no. 5, p. 549-56, ISSN: 1365-2648.

Paper copy available at
Health Sciences Library Macclesfield District General Hospital
18261064 Medline 20080306.

Abstract
AIM: This paper is a report of a study undertaken to explore the experiences of being relatives of ventilated and sedated patients in intensive care units.

BACKGROUND: In the last few years, issues about medically-induced sleep as part of intensive care unit treatment have focused on the appropriate level of medication. There are no studies of the impact of relatives on assessment of sedation levels, but studies of family participation in intensive care units show that relatives see their role as more important for the patient than nurses do.

METHOD: An explorative, descriptive design was adopted. In-depth interviews were conducted with eight relatives of patients in 2003. The research question was: How do relatives experience having a close family member in a state of serious illness, being treated on a ventilator, and receiving medically induced sedation and pain relief? Kvale's hermeneutical interpretation principles were used for data analysis.

RESULTS: Relatives interviewed seemed to go through various phases that were specifically connected to the actual situation in the intensive care unit. The main characteristic of these phases was a pattern in which participants gradually became active caregivers for the patient. Relatives wanted to be included in discussions about treatment.

CONCLUSION: Relatives want to be included as caregivers when patients are under sedation in an intensive care unit. Relatives who know the patient can help evaluate the use of sedation and pain management to assist the nurses in giving the best care and the appropriate level of sedation for a patient.

Critical Care: Table of contents for Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2008

The following articles are currently the most popular on the Critical Care website.

Research Intensive insulin therapy and mortality in critically ill patients
Treggiari M, Karir V, Yanez N, Weiss N, Daniel S, Deem S
Critical Care 2008, 12(1):R29(29 February 2008)
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Recent supplements
Volume 12 Suppl 1
Dermatological conditions in intensive care: a secondary analysis of the Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) Case Mix Programme Database

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ICU sleep articles

Sleep and recovery from critical illness and injury : A review of theory , current practice , and future directions
Author(s): Friese , R . S .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine http://ovidsp.ovid.com/athens/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=n&PAGE=toc&D=ovft&AN=00003246-000000000-00000 (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
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To sleep in an intensive care unit , perchance to heal
Author(s): Kass , J . E .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
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Sleep deprivation increases perceived pain in patients with GERD
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 5 ; PART 3
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Page: 123-123
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Excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with sleep - disordered breathing
Author(s): BaHammam , A .
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Cerebrovascular Response to Arousal from NREM and REM Sleep
Author(s): Bangash , M . F . ; Xie , A . ; Skatrud , J . B . ; Reichmuth , K . J . ; Barczi , S . R . ; Morgan , B . J .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 31 ; PART 3
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Page: 321-327
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The Subjective Meaning of Sleep Quality : A Comparison of Individuals with and without Insomnia
Author(s): Harvey , A . G . ; Stinson , K . ; Whitaker , K . L . ; Moskovitz , D . ; Virk , H .
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Effect of Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure on Sleep Disordered Breathing
Author(s): Heinzer , R . ; White , D . P . ; Malhotra , A . ; Lo , Y . L . ; Dover , L . ; Stevenson , K . E . ; Jordan , A . S .
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Journal Title: Sleep From UK PubMed Central (/2007 - 08/2007)


KEEN CUISINE : What to eat to get the best sleep , and how sleep affects what you eat
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 41 ; PART 2
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MRSA articles

Preventing MRSA Infections : Finding It Is Not Enough
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INFECTION CONTROL : ABC's of HCA's MRSA control program
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 24 ; PART 2
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Should MRSA protocols include screening for surgical patients ?
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Ceftobiprole : The first anti - MRSA cephalosporin antibiotic
Author(s): Kontou , P . ; Kuti , J . L . ; Nicolau , D . P .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 43 ; PART 2
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Ventilator articles

Randomized trial of combination versus monotherapy for the empiric treatment of suspected ventilator - associated pneumonia
Author(s): Heyland , D . K . ; Dodek , P . ; Muscedere , J . ; Day , A . ; Cook , D . ; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 737-744
ISSN: Print: 0090-3493
E-Version: 1530-0293
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How can earlier antibiotic efficacy be provided for ventilator - associated pneumonia without promoting bacterial resistance ? Is initial monotherapy or a combination of antibiotics the right answer ?
Author(s): Papazian , L .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 994-995
ISSN: Print: 0090-3493
E-Version: 1530-0293
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Sepsis articles

Sepsis : Time to reconsider the concept
Author(s): Carlet , J . ; Cohen , J . ; Calandra , T . ; Opal , S . M . ; Masur , H .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 964-966
ISSN: Print: 0090-3493
E-Version: 1530-0293
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Sepsis - induced left ventricular diastolic dysfunction : Little time to relax
Author(s): Cohen , R . I .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 999-1000
ISSN: Print: 0090-3493
E-Version: 1530-0293
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Resuscitation end points in severe sepsis : Central venous pressure , mean arterial pressure , mixed venous oxygen saturation , and . . . intra - abdominal pressure
Author(s): Cheatham , M . L .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1012-1013
ISSN: Print: 0090-3493
E-Version: 1530-0293
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Volume therapy and innate immune response during systemic inflammation or sepsis
Author(s): Dorresteijn , M . J . ; van der Hoeven , H . G . ; Pickkers , P .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1028-1029
ISSN:
Print: 090-3493
E-Version: 1530-0293
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Acute hospitals targeted for patient safety campaign

The Welsh Critical Care Improvement Programme uses the ventilator-acquired pneumonia and central line bundles in every adult intensive care unit in the ...

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Critical Care articles

Please note: Print versions to many of the articles below are held in our Library.

The challenges of caring in a technological environment : critical care nurses` experiences
Author(s): Mary McGrath
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 17 ; PART 8 (April 2008)
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Nursing From Publisher (/1997 - /)
Page: 1096-1104
ISSN: Print: 0962-1067
E-Version: 1365-2702
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From critical care to comfort care : the sustaining value of humour
Author(s): Ruth Anne Kinsman Dean ; Joanne E Major
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 17 ; PART 8 (April 2008)
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Nursing From Publisher (/1997 - /)
Page: 1088-1095
ISSN: Print: 0962-1067
E-Version: 1365-2702
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Understanding the Critical Importance of Diagnosis in the Measurement of Quality of Care
Author(s): Paul Lee
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 126 ; PART 3 (2008-March)
Journal Title: Archives of Ophthalmology From Free Medical Journals . com (/1998 - /Embargo: 1 year)

From HighWire (/1998 - /)
Page: 426 - 427
ISSN: Print: 0003-9950
E-Version: 1538-3601
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NURSES' EXPERIENCES : The challenges of caring in a technological environment : critical care nurses` experiences
Author(s): McGrath , Mary
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 17 ; PART 8 (April 2008)
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Nursing From Publisher (/1997 - /)
Page: 1096-1104
ISSN: Print: 0962-1067
E-Version: 1365-2702
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Critical Care - Latest articles
Author(s): Virginia V Chamorro Marin ; Manuel M Garcia Delgado ; Angel A Touma Fernandez ; Eduardo E Aguilar Alonso and Enrique E Fernandez - Mondejar
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 12 (2008-01-03)
Journal Title:
Critical Care From BioMed Central

From Free Medical Journals . com (/1997 - /Embargo: 2 years)

From UK PubMed Central (/1997 - /2007)
Page: R39
ISSN: Print: 1364-8535
E-Version: 1466-609X
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Recommendations for end - of - life care in the intensive care unit : A consensus statement by the American Academy of Critical Care Medicine
Author(s): Truog , R . D . ; Campbell , M . L . ; Curtis , J . R . ; Haas , C . E . ; Luce , J . M . ; Rubenfeld , G . D . ; Rushton , C . H . ; Kaufman , D . C .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 953-963
ISSN: Print: 0090-3493
E-Version: 1530-0293
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Measures of parasympathetic function and risk stratification in critical care
Author(s): Stein , P . K .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1025-1027
ISSN: Print: 0090-3493
E-Version: 1530-0293
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Just too good to be true ( in the ICU )? Lower hospital mortality after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Author(s): Cangemi , C . P . ; Labowsky , A . ; Bojko , T .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1023
ISSN: Print: 0090-3493
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'Survive Sepsis' Study Day - Royal Bolton Hospital

A 'Survive Sepsis' study day will be run on 10th April 2008 at Royal Bolton Hospital.

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