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Breast Surgery

Tuesday 5 August 2008

Risk management during inter-hospital transfer of critically ill patients: making the journey safe

From Publisher From Free Medical Journals . com (/2000 - /Embargo: 1 year)

From Proquest NHS (09/2003 - 11/2003)

From UK PubMed Central (/2001 - 07/2005)
Page: 502 - 505
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Mechanical Ventilation

Author(s): Santanilla J . I . ; Daniel B . ; Yeow M . - E .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 26 ; PART 3 (08-2008)
Access: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Page: 849-862
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Antibiotics in the Intensive Care Unit : Focus on Agents for Resistant Pathogens

Author(s): Volles D . F . ; Branan T . N .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 26 ; PART 3 (08-2008)
Access: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Page: 813-834
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Critical Care Toxicology

Author(s): Holstege C . P . ; Dobmeier S . G . ; Bechtel L . K .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 26 ; PART 3 (08-2008)
Access: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Page: 715-739
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Critical Care Aspects in the Management of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Author(s): Naples R . M . ; Harris J . W . ; Ghaemmaghami C . A .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 26 ; PART 3 (08-2008)
Access: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Page: 685-702
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Nebulised heparin: a new approach to the treatment of acute lung injury ?

Nebulised heparin: a new approach to the treatment of acute lung injury ?
Author(s): Peter M Suter
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 12 (2008-01-03)
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From Free Medical Journals . com (/1997 - /Embargo: 2 years)

From UK PubMed Central (/1997 - /2008)
Page: 170
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Reliability of diagnostic coding in intensive care patients

Reliability of diagnostic coding in intensive care patients
Author(s): Benoit Misset ; Didier Nakache ; Aurelien Vesin ; Mickael Darmon ; Maite Garrouste - Orgeas ; et al
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 12 (2008-01-03)
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From Free Medical Journals . com (/1997 - /Embargo: 2 years)

From UK PubMed Central (/1997 - /2008)
Page: R95
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Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in an Adult Intensive Care Unit After Introduction of Sedation and Pain Scales
Author(s): Williams , T . A . ; Martin , S . ; Leslie , G . ; Thomas , L . ; Leen , T . ; Tamaliunas , S . ; Lee , K . Y . ; Dobb , G .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 17 ; PART 4
Access: From EBSCO ( CINAHL with Full Text ) - via Athens [Full Text] (11/2002 - /)

From Free Medical Journals . com From Proquest NHS (01/1998 - 05/2007)
Page: 349-355
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Intensive Care Nurses' Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers: Development of an Assessment Tool and Effect of an Educational Program

Intensive Care Nurses' Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers: Development of an Assessment Tool and Effect of an Educational Program
Author(s): Tweed , C . ; Tweed , M .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 17 ; PART 4
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From Free Medical Journals . com From Proquest NHS (01/1998 - 05/2007)
Page: 338-348
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Quality Improvement Program to Reduce the Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers in an Intensive Care Unit

Quality Improvement Program to Reduce the Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers in an Intensive Care Unit
Author(s): Elliott , R . ; McKinley , S . ; Fox , V .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 17 ; PART 4
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From Free Medical Journals . com From Proquest NHS (01/1998 - 05/2007)
Page: 328-337
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Study protocol

The Procalcitonin And Survival Study (PASS) – A Randomised multi-center investigator-initiated trial to investigate whether daily measurements biomarker Procalcitonin and pro-active diagnostic and therapeutic responses to abnormal Procalcitonin levels, can improve survival in intensive care unit patients. Calculated sample size (target population): 1000 patients
Jensen JU, Lundgren B, Hein L, Mohr T, Petersen PL, Andersen LH, Lauritsen AØ, Hougaard S, Mantoni T, Bømler B, Thornberg KJ, Thormar K, Løken J, Steensen M, Carl P, Petersen JA, Tousi H, Søe-Jensen P, Bestle M, Hestad S, Andersen MH, Fjeldborg P, Larsen KM, Rossau C, Thomsen CB, Østergaard C, Kjær J, Grarup J, Lundgren JDBMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:91

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Rare and common viral infections in the intensive care unit – linking pathophysiology to clinical presentation

Bench-to-bedside review:
Nicholas Stollenwerk, Richart W Harper and Christian E Sandrock
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA, USA

Critical Care 2008
, 12:219doi:10.1186/cc6917 Published: 17 July 2008

Abstract
Viral infections are common causes of respiratory tract disease in the outpatient setting but much less common in the intensive care unit. However, a finite number of viral agents cause respiratory tract disease in the intensive care unit. Some viruses, such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and varicella-zoster virus (VZV), are relatively common. Others, such as adenovirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-coronavirus, Hantavirus, and the viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs), are rare but have an immense public health impact. Recognizing these viral etiologies becomes paramount in treatment, infection control, and public health measures. Therefore, a basic understanding of the pathogenesis of viral entry, replication, and host response is important for clinical diagnosis and initiating therapeutic options. This review discusses the basic pathophysiology leading to clinical presentations in a few common and rare, but important, viruses found in the intensive care unit: influenza, RSV, SARS, VZV, adenovirus, CMV, VHF, and Hantavirus.