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Tuesday 9 December 2008

Current Opinion in Critical Care: decision making articles

pp. 708-713
Medical decision making: paternalism versus patient-centered (autonomous) care.
Rodriguez-Osorio, C.A.; Dominguez-Cherit, G.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN240367580&field=zid

pp. 714-719
Surrogate decision makers for incompetent ICU patients: a European perspective.
Lautrette, A.; Peigne, V.; Watts, J.; Souweine, B.; Azoulay, E.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN240367590&field=zid

CURRENT OPINION IN CRITICAL CARE

CURRENT OPINION IN CRITICAL CARE
VOL 14; NUMB 6; 2008
ISSN 1070-5295

pp. 696-699
Informed consent for and regulation of critical care research.
Lemaire, F.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN240367567&field=zid
pp. 700-707

Improving quality and safety in the ICU: a challenge for the next years.
Gallesio, A.O.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN240367577&field=zid

Acute renal problems in the critically ill cancer patient.

CURRENT OPINION IN CRITICAL CARE
VOL 14; NUMB 6; 2008
ISSN 1070-5295 pp. 635-646
Lameire, N.; Van Biesen, W.; Vanholder, R.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN240367474&field=zid

Guillain-Barre syndrome : diagnosis , management , prognosis

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Hughes , R .
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Page: 24-30 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 18 ; PART 1
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Enteral feeding in the critically ill : what is the evidence ?

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Greenwood , J . F . ; Bongers , T . A .
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The effects of the introduction of rotational beds in a general intensive care unit

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Edbrooke , D . L .
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Acute alcohol withdrawal as a risk factor for intensive care unit - acquired infection

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Nseir , S .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3131 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Why sedation protocol did not work

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Haddad , S . ; Arabi , Y . ; McArdle , P .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3128-3128 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Relationships between fever and outcome in intensive care unit patients

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Kiekkas , P . ; Filos , K . S . ; Karanikolas , M . ; Aretha , D . ; Baltopoulos , G . I .
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/athens/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=n&PAGE=toc&D=ovft&AN=00003246-000000000-00000 Full Text (01/1995 - /)
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Fever in critically ill patients
Chamorro , C . ; Romera , M . A . ; Balandin , B .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3129-3129 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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The value of procalcitonin to diagnose infection in critically ill patient : caveat emptor !

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The value of procalcitonin to diagnose infection in critically ill patient : caveat emptor !
De Waele , J . J . ; Hoste , E . ; Blot , S . ; Vogelaers , D .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3121-3121 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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The value of procalcitonin to diagnose infection in critically ill patient : caveat emptor !

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De Waele , J . J . ; Hoste , E . ; Blot , S . ; Vogelaers , D .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3121-3121 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Critical Care Medicine: Clinical Trials /RCT

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The randomized controlled trial needs critical care
van Meurs , M . ; Ligtenberg , J . J . M . ; Zijlstra , J . G .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3118 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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The challenge of clinical trials in the intensive care unit
Ospina - Tascon , G . A . ; Vincent , J . - L .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3119 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Consider delayed immunosuppression into the concept of sepsis

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Schefold , J . C . ; Hasper , D . ; Reinke , P . ; Monneret , G . ; Volk , H . - D .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3118 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Sepsis and those who are ``weak of heart'

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van Kimmenade , R . R . J . ; Bajwa , E . ; Januzzi , J . L .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3108 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Should we worry about chest wall influence on airway pressures during mechanical ventilation ?

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Brochard , L .
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Page: 3100-3101 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Heparin in the treatment of severe sepsis : A new look at an old therapy

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Dernaika , T . A . ; Kinasewitz , G . T .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3098-3099 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Regionalization of medical critical care : What can we learn from the trauma experience ?

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Kahn , J . M . ; Branas , C . C . ; Schwab , C . W . ; Asch , D . A .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3085-3088 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Accuracy of bedside glucose measurement from three glucometers in critically ill patients

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Hoedemaekers , C . W . E . ; Gunnewiek , J . M . T . K . ; Prinsen , M . A . ; Willems , J . L . ; Van der Hoeven , J . G .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3062-3066 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Effects of elevating the head of bed on interface pressure in volunteers

Peterson , M . ; Schwab , W . ; McCutcheon , K . ; van Oostrom , J . H . ; Gravenstein , N . ; Caruso , L .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
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Objective: Intensive care unit patients are at particular risk for pressure ulcers and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current guidelines recommend that mechanically ventilated patients be kept in a semirecumbent position with the head of bed elevated 30°–45° to prevent aspiration and ventilator-associated pneumonia. We tested the effects of elevating the head of bed on the interface pressure between the skin of the sacral area and the bed with healthy volunteers.

Excessive tidal volume from breath stacking during lung - protective ventilation for acute lung injury

Pohlman , M . C . ; McCallister , K . E . ; Schweickert , W . D . ; Pohlman , A . S . ; Nigos , C . P . ; Krishnan , J . A . ; Charbeneau , J . T . ; Gehlbach , B . K . ; Kress , J . P . ; Hall , J . B .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3019-3023 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Glycemic variability : A strong independent predictor of mortality in critically ill patients

Krinsley , J . S .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 3008-3013 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Rate of reintubation in mechanically ventilated neurosurgical and neurologic patients : Evaluation of a systematic approach to weaning and extubation

Navalesi , P . ; Frigerio , P . ; Moretti , M . P . ; Sommariva , M . ; Vesconi , S . ; Baiardi , P . ; Levati , A .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 2986-2992 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Early intravenous unfractionated heparin and mortality in septic shock

Zarychanski , R . ; Doucette , S . ; Fergusson , D . ; Roberts , D . ; Houston , D . S . ; Sharma , S . ; Gulati , H . ; Kumar , A .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 2973-2979 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Treatment - related risk factors for hospital mortality in Candida bloodstream infections

Labelle , A . J . ; Micek , S . T . ; Roubinian , N . ; Kollef , M . H .
Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens Full Text (01/1995 - /)
Page: 2967-2972 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 11
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Unstable Angina and NSTEMI : Are You Up to Date ?

Cunningham , M . C . ; Reilly , J . P . ; Lavie , C . J . ; Sundell , E . T .
Proquest NHS (10/1998 - 02/2003)
Page: 20-26 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 40 ; PART 10
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Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States, and unstable angina (UA) and non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are often acute manifestations of this disease. Each year, UA and NSTEMI affect more than 1.2 million people in this country, causing significant morbidity and mortality.

In 2007, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) released updated guidelines for the management of patients with UA and NSTEMI, revised from previous guidelines due to a growing body of evidence from clinical trials. The new guidelines were developed by experts from the ACC and the AHA, in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians. The writing committee performed a literature review and made recommendations based on the strength of existing evidence. The committee created classifications (classes I, IIa, IIb, and III) and levels of evidence for each recommendation in order to estimate both the size and certainty of an effect for each recommendation.

Rabina Tindale on the RCN dignity campaign

EBSCO ( CINAHL with Full Text ) - via Athens (02/2002 - /)
Proquest NHS (03/1999 - 07/2006)
Page: 39-39 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 16 ; PART 7
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Improving end - of - life care in emergency departments : Renee Clarke describes how care for dying patients can be improved

EBSCO ( CINAHL with Full Text ) - via Athens (02/2002 - /)
Proquest NHS (03/1999 - 07/2006)
Page: 34-38 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 16 ; PART 7
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The severity of sepsis : yet another factor influencing glycemic control

James S Krinsley
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Free Medical Journals . com (/1997 - / Embargo: 2 years)
UK PubMed Central (/1997 - /2008)
Page: 194 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 12 Date: 2008-07-16
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End - expiratory lung volume during mechanical ventilation : a comparison to reference values and the effect of PEEP in ICU patients with different lu

Ido G Bikker ; Jasper van Bommel ; Dinis dos Reis Miranda ; Jan Bakker and Diederik Gommers
BioMed Central PDF Abstract
Free Medical Journals . com (/1997 - / Embargo: 2 years)
UK PubMed Central (/1997 - /2008)
Page: R145 Vol/Issue: 2008 ; VOL 12 Date: 2008-07-16
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Antibiotic treatment of bacterial infections of the respiratory tract.

ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
VOL 9; NUMBER 11; 2008
pp. 506-510

Small, R.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN240033986&field=zid

Bench-to-bedside review: Leadership and conflict management in the intensive care unit.

Critical Care
VOL 11; NUMBER 6; 2007
ISSN 1364-8535
p. 234
Strack van Schijndel, R. J.; Burchardi, H.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=PM018086322&field=zid

Management of Communication and Swallowing in Intensive Care: The Role of the Speech Pathologist.

AACN
pp. 433-443
Baumgartner, C.A.; Bewyer, E.; Bruner, D.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN239723561&field=zid

Sedation Management in the Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patient.

AACN
pp. 421-432
Fuchs, E.M.; Von Rueden, K.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN239723559&field=zid

Pressure Modes of Mechanical Ventilation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

AACN
pp. 399-411
Burns, S.M.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN239723534&field=zid