Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit ( CAM - ICU )

Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit ( CAM - ICU )
Author(s): M . Klugkist ; B . Sedemund - Adib ; C . Schmidtke ; P . Schmucker ; H . H . Sievers ; M . Hüppe ISSUE:
2008 ; VOL 57 ; PART 5 (2008/5)
Journal Title:
Anaesthesist , Der Anaesthesist , Der
Page: 464 - 474
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Maintain vigilance in the ICU : How do work hours and sleep affect patient care ?
Author(s): Balas , M . C . ; Casey , C . M . ; Scott , L . D . ; Rogers , A . E .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 39 ; PART 4
Journal Title: Nursing Management From EBSCO ( CINAHL with Full Text ) - via Athens (01/1995 - 08/2007)

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Page: 32A-32F
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Serum procalcitonin elevation in critically ill patients at the onset of bacteremia caused by either Gram negative or Gram positive bacteria.
Charles PE, Ladoire S, Aho S, Quenot JP, Doise JM, Prin S, Olsson NO, Blettery B.
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Critical care medicine for the hospitalist.
Linderman DJ, Janssen WJ.
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Severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department.
Talan DA, Moran GJ, Abrahamian FM.
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Building a continuous multicenter infection surveillance system in the intensive care unit:

... findings from the initial data set of 9,493 patients from 71 Italian intensive care units.
Malacarne P, Langer M, Nascimben E, Moro ML, Giudici D, Lampati L, Bertolini G;
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Inhibition of potassium channels in critical illness

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Lange M, Morelli A, Westphal M. - click on author link
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MRSA articles

Health-care organisation, hospital-bed occupancy, and MRSA
Author(s): Orendi J .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 371 ; PART 9622
Journal Title: Lancet , the ( British Edition ) From Proquest NHS [Full Text] (01/1990 - 02/2008 Embargo: 60 days) Customer Notes: 1925 v1 - 2002 v359/9317
Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1401-1402
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MRSA: When to suspect it, how to treat it
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 85 ; PART 8
Journal Title: Medical Economics From Proquest NHS [Full Text] (04/1994 - /)
Page: 40-42
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EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS :
The role of patient isolation and compliance with isolation practices in the control of nosocomial MRSA in acute care
Author(s): Halcomb , Elizabeth J . ; Griffiths , Rhonda ; Fernandez , Ritin
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 6 ; PART 2 (June 2008)
Journal Title: International Journal of Evidence - Based Healthcare ( Formerly : Jbi Reports ) From EBSCO ( CINAHL with Full Text ) - via Athens (02/2005 - /Embargo: 12 months)
Page: 206-224
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Oral Disopyramide for the Acute Treatment of Severe Outflow Obstruction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the ICU Setting

Author(s): Tseday E . Sirak
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 133 ; PART 5 (2008-May)
Journal Title: Chest ( Formerly : Diseases of the Chest ) From Free Medical Journals . com (/1995 - /Embargo: 1 year) Customer Notes: 1997 v111/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield

From Proquest NHS (01/1997 - 11/2006)
Page: 1243 - 1246
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Glucose Variance in ICU Patients Receiving Insulin Infusions
Author(s): Stephen M . Smith
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 133 ; PART 5 (2008-May)
Journal Title: Chest ( Formerly : Diseases of the Chest ) From Free Medical Journals . com (/1995 - /Embargo: 1 year) Customer Notes: 1997 v111/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield

From Proquest NHS (01/1997 - 11/2006)
Page: 1288 - 1288
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Assessment of hypnotic effects and patient satisfaction in empirical use of sleep medicines

ORIGINAL ARTICLE : Assessment of hypnotic effects and patient satisfaction in empirical use of sleep medicines
Author(s): Yamashiro , T . ; Homma , M . ; Kohda , Y .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 33 ; PART 3 (June 2008)
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics From EBSCO ( CINAHL with Full Text ) - via Athens (02/1998 - /Embargo: 12 months)
Page: 273-278
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Deep Sedation Gains Favor as Assisted - Suicide Declines

Deep Sedation Gains Favor as Assisted - Suicide Declines
Author(s): Joan Arehart - Treichel
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 43 ; PART 9 (2008-May-2)
Journal Title: Psychiatric News From Free Medical Journals . com (/2001 - /)
Page: 30 - 31
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Acute Febrile Respiratory Illness in the ICU : Reducing Disease Transmission

Author(s): Christian Sandrock
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 133 ; PART 5 (2008-May)
Journal Title: Chest ( Formerly : Diseases of the Chest ) From Free Medical Journals . com (/1995 - /Embargo: 1 year) Customer Notes: 1997 v111/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield

From Proquest NHS (01/1997 - 11/2006)
Page: 1221 - 1231
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Glucose Variance in ICU Patients Receiving Insulin Infusions
Author(s): Stephen M . Smith
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 133 ; PART 5 (2008-May)
Journal Title: Chest ( Formerly : Diseases of the Chest ) From Free Medical Journals . com (/1995 - /Embargo: 1 year) Customer Notes: 1997 v111/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield

From Proquest NHS (01/1997 - 11/2006)
Page: 1288 - 1288
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Causes of a high physiological dead space in critically ill patients

Commentary Causes of a high physiological dead space in critically ill patients

Peter D Wagner
Critical Care 2008, 12:148 (14 May 2008) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Clinical review: The role of the intensive care physician in mass casualty incidents: planning, organisation, and leadership

Review Clinical review: The role of the intensive care physician in mass casualty incidents: planning, organisation, and leadership
Peter J Shirley, Gerlinde Mandersloot
Critical Care 2008, 12:214 (14 May 2008) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Critical Care articles from Chest

Can There Be a Consensus on Critical Care in Disasters ?
Author(s): Dennis Amundson
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 133 ; PART 5 (2008-May)
Journal Title:
Chest ( Formerly : Diseases of the Chest ) From Free Medical Journals . com (/1995 - /Embargo: 1 year) Customer Notes: 1997 v111/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield

From Proquest NHS (01/1997 - 11/2006)
Page: 1065 - 1066
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Definitive Care for the Critically Ill During a Disaster : A Framework for Optimizing Critical Care Surge Capacity : From a Task Force for Mass Critical Care Summit Meeting , January 26 - 27 , 2007 , Chicago , IL
Author(s): Lewis Rubinson
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 133 ; PART 5 (2008-May)
Journal Title: Chest ( Formerly : Diseases of the Chest ) From Free Medical Journals . com (/1995 - /Embargo: 1 year) Customer Notes: 1997 v111/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield

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Page: 18S - 31S
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Critical Care articles - 10 May 2008

The latest articles from Critical Care, published between 11-Apr-2008 and 10-May-2008
For research articles that have only just been published you will see a 'provisional PDF' corresponding to the accepted manuscript.

Editorial Relaunching the Pro–Con section at Critical Care Stewart TCritical Care, 2008 12:140 ( 25 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Review Bench-to-bedside review: Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock – does the nature of the infecting organism matter? Gao H, Evans T, Finney SCritical Care, 2008 12:213 ( 6 May 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Review Pro/Con debate: Is procalcitonin useful for guiding antibiotic decision making in critically ill patients? Shehabi Y, Seppelt ICritical Care, 2008 12:211 ( 2 May 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Review Pro/con debate: Is intensive insulin therapy targeting tight blood glucose control of benefit in critically ill patients? Merz T, Finfer SCritical Care, 2008 12:212 ( 25 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Review Bench-to-bedside review: The evaluation of complex interventions in critical care Delaney A, Angus D, Bellomo R, Cameron P, Cooper D, Finfer S, Harrison D, Huang D, Myburgh J, Peake S, Reade M, Webb S, Yealy D, Critical Care, 2008 12:210 ( 14 April 2008 )
[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary Diagnosing sepsis: does the microbiology matter? Cohen JCritical Care, 2008 12:145 ( 6 May 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary The inflammation–coagulation axis as an important intermediate pathway in acute lung injury Levi M, Schultz MCritical Care, 2008 12:144 ( 30 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary The evidence for small-volume resuscitation with hyperoncotic albumin in critical illness Myburgh JCritical Care, 2008 12:143 ( 30 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary Pain may be inevitable; inadequate management is not Skrobik Y
Critical Care, 2008 12:142 ( 29 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary Steroids in sepsis: another swing of the pendulum in our clinical trials
Vincent JCritical Care, 2008 12:141 ( 29 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary Protein C as a surrogate end-point for clinical trials of sepsis
Liu K, Matthay MCritical Care, 2008 12:139 ( 24 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary Hypothermia and cardiac arrest: the promise of intra-arrest cooling
Band R, Abella BCritical Care, 2008 12:138 ( 22 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary Pharmacotherapeutic friendly fire in the intensive care unit: high stakes seeking high calibre
Parshuram CCritical Care, 2008 12:137 ( 22 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Commentary Noninvasive mechanical ventilation during the weaning process: facilitative, curative, or preventive?
Antonelli M, Bello GCritical Care, 2008 12:136 ( 21 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Commentary Improving survival by increasing lung edema clearance: is airspace delivery of dopamine a solution?
Jaitovich A, Sznajder JCritical Care, 2008 12:135 ( 15 April 2008 ) [Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Commentary Competing risks models and time-dependent covariates
Barnett A, Graves NCritical Care, 2008 12:134 ( 11 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Severe hyperlactatemia with normal base excess: a quantitative analysis using conventional and Stewart approaches Tuhay G, Pein M, Masevicius F, Olmos Kutscherauer D, Dubin ACritical Care, 2008 12:R66 ( 8 May 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Research Adrenal insufficiency in prolonged critical illness
Wu J, Hsu S, Ku S, Ho C, Yu C, Yang PCritical Care, 2008 12:R65 ( 8 May 2008 )
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Research A phase 1 trial of nebulised heparin in acute lung injury Dixon B, Santamaria J, Campbell DCritical Care, 2008 12:R64 ( 6 May 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Cerebral perfusion in sepsis-associated delirium
Pfister D, Siegemund M, Dell-Kuster S, Smielewski P, Rueegg S, Strebel S, Marsch S, Pargger H, Steiner LCritical Care, 2008 12:R63 ( 5 May 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Antimicrobial treatment for ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis: a randomized controlled multicenter study
Nseir S, Favory R, Jozefowicz E, Decamps F, Dewavrin F, Brunin G, Di Pompeo C, Mathieu D, Durocher ACritical Care, 2008 12:R62 ( 2 May 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Improved outcomes from the administration of progesterone for patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial
Xiao G, Wei J, Yan W, Wang W, Lu ZCritical Care, 2008 12:R61 ( 30 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Anemia, transfusions and hospital outcomes among critically ill patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study Zilberberg M, Stern L, Wiederkehr D, Doyle J, Shorr ACritical Care, 2008 12:R60 ( 28 April 2008 ) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Eosinopenia is a reliable marker of sepsis on admission in medical intensive care units
Abidi K, Khoudri I, Belayachi J, Madani N, Zekraoui A, Zeggwagh A, Abouqal RCritical Care, 2008 12:R59 ( 24 April 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Drotrecogin alfa (activated): real-life use and outcomes for the UK Rowan K, Welch C, North E, Harrison DCritical Care, 2008 12:R58 ( 22 April 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Development of a triage protocol for patients presenting with gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a prospective cohort study Das A, Sood N, Hodgin K, Chang L, Carson SCritical Care, 2008 12:R57 ( 22 April 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Effect of a heated humidifier during continuous positive airway pressure delivered by a helmet Chiumello D, Chierichetti M, Tallarini F, Cozzi P, Cressoni M, Polli F, Colombo R, Castelli A, Gattinoni LCritical Care, 2008 12:R55 ( 21 April 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review of the literature Rea-Neto A, Youssef N, Tuche F, Brunkhorst F, Ranieri V, Reinhart K, Sakr YCritical Care, 2008 12:R56 ( 21 April 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Survival time in severe hemorrhagic shock after perioperiative hemodilution scenario with polyethylene glycol conjugated human serum albumin is longer than with HES 130/0.4: a microvascular perspective Martini J, Cabrales P, K. A, Acharya S, Intaglietta M, Tsai ACritical Care, 2008 12:R54 ( 18 April 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Melatonin therapy to improve nocturnal sleep in critically ill patients: encouraging results from a small randomised controlled trial Bourne R, Mills G, Minelli CCritical Care, 2008 12:R52 ( 18 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Noninvasive mechanical ventilation may be useful in treating patients that fail weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation: a randomized clinical trial Trevisan C, Vieira S, Research Group RCritical Care, 2008 12:R51 ( 17 April 2008 )[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research Respiratory effects of different recruitment maneuvers in acute respiratory distress syndrome Constantin J, Jaber S, Futier E, Cayot-Constantin S, Verny-Pic M, Jung B, Bailly A, Guerin R, Bazin JCritical Care, 2008 12:R50 ( 16 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research Implementation and evaluation of the SPRINT protocol for tight glycaemic control in critically ill patients: a clinical practice change Chase J, Shaw G, Le Compte A, Lonergan T, Willacy M, Wong X, Lin J, Lotz T, Lee D, Hann CCritical Care, 2008 12:R49 ( 16 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Research An intensivist-led tracheostomy review team is associated with shorter decannulation time and length of stay: a prospective cohort study Tobin A, Santamaria JCritical Care, 2008 12:R48 ( 11 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Letter Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: the necessity of discrepancies in ethical reasoning Pochard F, Kentish-Barnes N, Azoulay ECritical Care, 2008 12:418 ( 29 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF]

Letter Chaotic nature of sepsis and multiple organ failure cannot be explained by linear statistical methods Saliba S, Kilic Y, Uranues SCritical Care, 2008 12:417 ( 22 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Letter The nature of unmeasured anions in critically ill patients Moviat M, Pickkers P, Ruitenbeek W, van der Hoeven JCritical Care, 2008 12:416 ( 22 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Letter Vasopressor stays vasopressor and inotrope stays inotrope! Luckner G, Hasibeder W, Dünser MCritical Care, 2008 12:415 ( 14 April 2008 )[Abstract][Full text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Effects of intensive care unit noise on patients: a study on coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients

Effects of intensive care unit noise on patients: a study on coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients

Neriman Akansel PhD, RN and enay Kaymakçi PhD, RN
pages 1581–1590