A number of ebooks are available online via MyiLibrary, which is one of the many resources accessible from the National Library for Health, using your Athens login.
Selected titles include:
Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Written By Blackler, Laura; Jones, Christine; Mooney, CarolinePublished By Wiley in 2007
Handbook of Palliative Care
Written By Carter, Yvonne; Daniels, Lilian; Faull, ChristinaPublished By Blackwell Publishing in 2005
Principles of Critical Care
Written By Hall, Jesse B.; Schmidt, Gregory A.; Wood, Lawrence D. H.Published By McGraw-Hill Publishing in 2005
Trauma: Critical Care
Written By Wilson, William C; Grande, Christopher M.; Hoyt, David B.Published By Informa Healthcare in 2007
Just the Facts in Critical Care Medicine
Written By Hall, Jesse B.; Schmidt, Gregory A.Published By McGraw-Hill Publishing in 2007
Key Topics in Critical Care
Written By Craft, Tim; Nolan, Jerry; Parr, MikePublished By Taylor & Francis in 2004
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Annual Evidence Updates: NLH
NLH: http://www.library.nhs.uk/
Annual Evidence Update on Chest Pain:
more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/
23-27 February 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Supportive and Palliative Care:
9-13 February...
more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/
Annual Evidence Update on Chest Pain:
more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/
23-27 February 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Supportive and Palliative Care:
9-13 February...
more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/
Two and a half weeks: Time enough for end-of-life care planning?
Critical Care Medicine
March 2009
Section: Editorials
Pages: 1145
Two and a half weeks: Time enough for end-of-life care planning?
Authors: Howard B. Degenholtz, PhD
March 2009
Section: Editorials
Pages: 1145
Two and a half weeks: Time enough for end-of-life care planning?
Authors: Howard B. Degenholtz, PhD
Title: Don't ask, don't tell: delirium in the intensive care unit
Critical Care Medicine
March 2009
Section: Editorials
Pages: 1129-1130
Don't ask, don't tell: delirium in the intensive care unit
Authors: Jason P. Caplan, MD
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March 2009
Section: Editorials
Pages: 1129-1130
Don't ask, don't tell: delirium in the intensive care unit
Authors: Jason P. Caplan, MD
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Solutions for care of patients with severe sepsis: Where and how?
Critical Care Medicine
Section: Editorials
Pages: 1128-1129
Solutions for care of patients with severe sepsis: Where and how?
Authors: Vinod K. Puri, MD, FCCM
Section: Editorials
Pages: 1128-1129
Solutions for care of patients with severe sepsis: Where and how?
Authors: Vinod K. Puri, MD, FCCM
Developing guidelines that identify patients who would benefit from palliative care services in the surgical intensive care unit
Critical Care Medicine
March 2009
Section: Clinical Investigations
Pages: 946-950
Developing guidelines that identify patients who would benefit from palliative care services in the surgical intensive care unit
Authors: Ciarán T. Bradley, MD; Karen J. Brasel, MD, MPH
March 2009
Section: Clinical Investigations
Pages: 946-950
Developing guidelines that identify patients who would benefit from palliative care services in the surgical intensive care unit
Authors: Ciarán T. Bradley, MD; Karen J. Brasel, MD, MPH
Piperacillin penetration into tissue of critically ill patients with sepsis - Bolus versus continuous administration?
Critical Care Medicine
March 2009
Section: Clinical Investigations
Pages: 926-933
Piperacillin penetration into tissue of critically ill patients with sepsis - Bolus versus continuous administration?
Authors: Jason A. Roberts, BPharm (Hons); Michael S. Roberts, DSc; Thomas A. Robertson, PhD; Andrew J. Dalley, PhD; Jeffrey Lipman, FJFICM, MD
March 2009
Section: Clinical Investigations
Pages: 926-933
Piperacillin penetration into tissue of critically ill patients with sepsis - Bolus versus continuous administration?
Authors: Jason A. Roberts, BPharm (Hons); Michael S. Roberts, DSc; Thomas A. Robertson, PhD; Andrew J. Dalley, PhD; Jeffrey Lipman, FJFICM, MD
Delirium and sedation in the intensive care unit: Survey of behaviors and attitudes of 1384 healthcare professionals
Critical Care Medicine
March 2009
Pages: 825-832
Delirium and sedation in the intensive care unit: Survey of behaviors and attitudes of 1384 healthcare professionals
Authors: Rina P. Patel, SB; Meredith Gambrell, BA; Theodore Speroff, PhD; Theresa A. Scott, MS; Brenda T. Pun, RN, MSN; Joyce Okahashi, RN; Cayce Strength, RN, BSN; Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCI; Timothy D. Girard, MD, MSCI; Hayley Burgess, PharmD, BCPP; Robert S. Dittus, MD, MPH; Gordon R. Bernard, MD; E Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
March 2009
Pages: 825-832
Delirium and sedation in the intensive care unit: Survey of behaviors and attitudes of 1384 healthcare professionals
Authors: Rina P. Patel, SB; Meredith Gambrell, BA; Theodore Speroff, PhD; Theresa A. Scott, MS; Brenda T. Pun, RN, MSN; Joyce Okahashi, RN; Cayce Strength, RN, BSN; Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCI; Timothy D. Girard, MD, MSCI; Hayley Burgess, PharmD, BCPP; Robert S. Dittus, MD, MPH; Gordon R. Bernard, MD; E Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
Hospital-wide impact of a standardized order set for the management of
Critical Care Medicine
March 2009
Pages: 819-824
Hospital-wide impact of a standardized order set for the management of
bacteremic severe sepsis
Authors: Steven W. Thiel, MD; Muhammad F. Asghar, MD; Scott T. Micek, PharmD;
Richard M. Reichley, RPh; Joshua A. Doherty, BS; Marin H. Kollef, MD http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=n&PAGE=fulltext&D=ovft&SEARCH=00003246-200903000-00003.an&SOURCE=etoc.ascii&SYNTAX=N
March 2009
Pages: 819-824
Hospital-wide impact of a standardized order set for the management of
bacteremic severe sepsis
Authors: Steven W. Thiel, MD; Muhammad F. Asghar, MD; Scott T. Micek, PharmD;
Richard M. Reichley, RPh; Joshua A. Doherty, BS; Marin H. Kollef, MD http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=n&PAGE=fulltext&D=ovft&SEARCH=00003246-200903000-00003.an&SOURCE=etoc.ascii&SYNTAX=N
Interaction of vasopressin infusion, corticosteroid treatment, and mortality of septic shock
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
Issue: March 2009, Volume 37 Issue 3
Pages: 811-818
Interaction of vasopressin infusion, corticosteroid treatment, and mortality of septic shock
Authors: Dieter Ayers for the Vasopressin and Septic Shock Trial (VASST)
Investigators
Issue: March 2009, Volume 37 Issue 3
Pages: 811-818
Interaction of vasopressin infusion, corticosteroid treatment, and mortality of septic shock
Authors: Dieter Ayers for the Vasopressin and Septic Shock Trial (VASST)
Investigators
Impact of continuous venovenous hemofiltration on organ failure during
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
Issue: March 2009, Volume 37 Issue 3
Pages: 803-810
Title: Impact of continuous venovenous hemofiltration on organ failure during
the early phase of severe sepsis: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: for the Hemofiltration and Sepsis Group of the Collège National de
Réanimation et de Médecine dUrgence des Hôpitaux extra-Universitaires
Issue: March 2009, Volume 37 Issue 3
Pages: 803-810
Title: Impact of continuous venovenous hemofiltration on organ failure during
the early phase of severe sepsis: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: for the Hemofiltration and Sepsis Group of the Collège National de
Réanimation et de Médecine dUrgence des Hôpitaux extra-Universitaires
Life-support decision making in critical care: Identifying and appraising the qualitative research evidence
Crit Care Med. 2009 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print]
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Life-support decision making in critical care: Identifying and appraising the qualitative research evidence*
Giacomini M, Cook D, Dejean D.
From the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MG, DC);
Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (MG, DD); Department of Medicine (DC); Health Research Methodology Programme (DD), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
OBJECTIVE:: The objective of this study is to identify and appraise qualitative research evidence on the experience of making life-support decisions in critical care. DATA SOURCES:: In six databases and supplementary sources, we sought original research published from January 1990 through June 2008 reporting qualitative empirical studies of the experience of life-support decision making in critical care settings.
STUDY SELECTION:: Fifty-three journal articles and monographs were included. Of these, 25 reported prospective studies and 28 reported retrospective studies. DATA EXTRACTION:: We abstracted methodologic characteristics relevant to the basic critical appraisal of qualitative research (prospective data collection, ethics approval, purposive sampling, iterative data collection and analysis, and any method to corroborate findings). DATA SYNTHESIS:: Qualitative research traditions represented include grounded theory (n = 15, 28%), ethnography or naturalistic methods (n = 15, 28%), phenomenology (n = 9, 17%), and other or unspecified approaches (n = 14, 26%). All 53 documents describe the research setting; 97% indicate purposive sampling of participants. Studies vary in their capture of multidisciplinary clinician and family perspectives. Thirty-one (58%) report research ethics board review. Only 49% report iterative data collection and analysis, and eight documents (15%) describe an analytically driven stopping point for data collection. Thirty-two documents (60%) indicated a method for corroborating findings.
CONCLUSIONS:: Qualitative evidence often appears outside of clinical journals, with most research from the United States Prospective, observation-based studies follow life-support decision making directly. These involve a variety of participants and yield important insights into interactions, communication, and dynamics. Retrospective, interview-based studies lack this direct engagement, but focus on the recollections of fewer types of participants (particularly patients and physicians), and typically address specific issues (communication and stress). Both designs can provide useful reflections for improving care. Given the diversity of qualitative research in critical care, room for improvement exists regarding both the quality and transparency of reported methodology.
Related Articles, Links
Life-support decision making in critical care: Identifying and appraising the qualitative research evidence*
Giacomini M, Cook D, Dejean D.
From the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MG, DC);
Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (MG, DD); Department of Medicine (DC); Health Research Methodology Programme (DD), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
OBJECTIVE:: The objective of this study is to identify and appraise qualitative research evidence on the experience of making life-support decisions in critical care. DATA SOURCES:: In six databases and supplementary sources, we sought original research published from January 1990 through June 2008 reporting qualitative empirical studies of the experience of life-support decision making in critical care settings.
STUDY SELECTION:: Fifty-three journal articles and monographs were included. Of these, 25 reported prospective studies and 28 reported retrospective studies. DATA EXTRACTION:: We abstracted methodologic characteristics relevant to the basic critical appraisal of qualitative research (prospective data collection, ethics approval, purposive sampling, iterative data collection and analysis, and any method to corroborate findings). DATA SYNTHESIS:: Qualitative research traditions represented include grounded theory (n = 15, 28%), ethnography or naturalistic methods (n = 15, 28%), phenomenology (n = 9, 17%), and other or unspecified approaches (n = 14, 26%). All 53 documents describe the research setting; 97% indicate purposive sampling of participants. Studies vary in their capture of multidisciplinary clinician and family perspectives. Thirty-one (58%) report research ethics board review. Only 49% report iterative data collection and analysis, and eight documents (15%) describe an analytically driven stopping point for data collection. Thirty-two documents (60%) indicated a method for corroborating findings.
CONCLUSIONS:: Qualitative evidence often appears outside of clinical journals, with most research from the United States Prospective, observation-based studies follow life-support decision making directly. These involve a variety of participants and yield important insights into interactions, communication, and dynamics. Retrospective, interview-based studies lack this direct engagement, but focus on the recollections of fewer types of participants (particularly patients and physicians), and typically address specific issues (communication and stress). Both designs can provide useful reflections for improving care. Given the diversity of qualitative research in critical care, room for improvement exists regarding both the quality and transparency of reported methodology.
The burden of sepsis-associated mortality in the United States
The burden of sepsis-associated mortality in the United States
from 1999 to 2005: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data
Critical Care 2009
from 1999 to 2005: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data
Critical Care 2009
Introduction:
Sepsis is the tenth-leading cause of death in the United States. The National Center for Health Statistics' multiple-cause-of-death (MCOD) dataset is a large, publically available, population-based source of information on disease burden in the United States. We have analyzed MCOD data from 1999 to 2005 to investigate trends, assess disparities, and provide population-based estimates of sepsis-associated mortality during this period.
Inhalational therapies for the ICU.
Inhalational therapies for the ICU.
Robinson BR, Athota KP, Branson RD.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009 Feb;15(1):1-9.
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Robinson BR, Athota KP, Branson RD.
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Pleural effusion in the mechanically ventilated patient.
Pleural effusion in the mechanically ventilated patient.
Graf J.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009 Feb;15(1):10-7.
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Graf J.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009 Feb;15(1):10-7.
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Sleep and critical care
Sleep and critical care.
Bijwadia JS, Ejaz MS.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009
Feb;15(1):25-9.
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Bijwadia JS, Ejaz MS.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009
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Weaning from ventilatory support
Weaning from ventilatory support.
Epstein SK.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009 Feb;15(1):36-43.
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Epstein SK.
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Valencia M, Torres A.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009 Feb;15(1):30-5.
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Valencia M, Torres A.
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Mechanical ventilation: epidemiological insights into current practices.
Mechanical ventilation: epidemiological insights into current practices.
Goligher E, Ferguson ND.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009 Feb;15(1):44-51.
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Goligher E, Ferguson ND.
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Paralytics in critical care: not always the bad guy.
Paralytics in critical care: not always the bad guy.
Forel JM, Roch A, Papazian L.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009
Feb;15(1):59-66.
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Forel JM, Roch A, Papazian L.
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Diagnostic Efficacy and Prognostic Value of Serum Procalcitonin Concentration in Patients With Suspected Sepsis.
JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
VOL 24; NUMB 1; 2009
ISSN 0885-0666
pp. 63-71
Diagnostic Efficacy and Prognostic Value of Serum Procalcitonin Concentration in Patients With Suspected Sepsis.
Ruiz-Alvarez, M.J.; Garcia-Valdecasas, S.; De Pablo, R.; Sanchez Garcia, M.; Coca, C.; Groeneveld, T.W.; Roos, A.; Daha, M.R.; Arribas, I.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN245058506&field=zid
VOL 24; NUMB 1; 2009
ISSN 0885-0666
pp. 63-71
Diagnostic Efficacy and Prognostic Value of Serum Procalcitonin Concentration in Patients With Suspected Sepsis.
Ruiz-Alvarez, M.J.; Garcia-Valdecasas, S.; De Pablo, R.; Sanchez Garcia, M.; Coca, C.; Groeneveld, T.W.; Roos, A.; Daha, M.R.; Arribas, I.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN245058506&field=zid
The Impact of a Simple, Low-cost Oral Care Protocol on Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Rates in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
VOL 24; NUMB 1; 2009
ISSN 0885-0666
pp. 54-62
The Impact of a Simple, Low-cost Oral Care Protocol on Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Rates in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
Sona, C.S.; Zack, J.E.; Schallom, M.E.; McSweeney, M.; McMullen, K.; Thomas, J.; Coopersmith, C.M.; Boyle, W.A.; Buchman, T.G.; Mazuski, J.E.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN245058493&field=zid
VOL 24; NUMB 1; 2009
ISSN 0885-0666
pp. 54-62
The Impact of a Simple, Low-cost Oral Care Protocol on Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Rates in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
Sona, C.S.; Zack, J.E.; Schallom, M.E.; McSweeney, M.; McMullen, K.; Thomas, J.; Coopersmith, C.M.; Boyle, W.A.; Buchman, T.G.; Mazuski, J.E.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN245058493&field=zid
A new immunomodulatory therapy for severe sepsis: ulinastatin plus thymosin {alpha}
JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
VOL 24; NUMB 1; 2009
ISSN 0885-0666
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN245058480&field=zid
Date: 2009
Objectives:
To study the effect of immunomodulatory therapy with ulinastatin plus thymosin alpha( 1) on septic patients. Method: A total of 56 sepsis patients were randomized into a treatment group, receiving immunomodulatory therapy, and a placebo group, a placebo. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores, clinical data, lymphocyte subsets, immunological indexes, and coagulation parameters were determined before admission and on the 3rd, 8th, and 28th day after admission to the Intensive Care Unit. Results: The treatment group experienced a 78% cumulative survival, the placebo group experienced a 60% cumulative survival; the survival difference was mirrored by Acute Physiology and Chronic...
VOL 24; NUMB 1; 2009
ISSN 0885-0666
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/wzgw?db=etoc&terms=RN245058480&field=zid
Date: 2009
Objectives:
To study the effect of immunomodulatory therapy with ulinastatin plus thymosin alpha( 1) on septic patients. Method: A total of 56 sepsis patients were randomized into a treatment group, receiving immunomodulatory therapy, and a placebo group, a placebo. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores, clinical data, lymphocyte subsets, immunological indexes, and coagulation parameters were determined before admission and on the 3rd, 8th, and 28th day after admission to the Intensive Care Unit. Results: The treatment group experienced a 78% cumulative survival, the placebo group experienced a 60% cumulative survival; the survival difference was mirrored by Acute Physiology and Chronic...
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