New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Sepsis
Published in Critical Care Medicine
Outcome of mechanically ventilated patients who require a tracheostomy.
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Tracheostomy is a common surgical procedure in the intensive care unit that is associated with a lower mortality in the unit but with a longer stay and a similar mortality in the hospital than in patients without tracheostomy.
Multicenter, prospective, randomized, single-blind study comparing the efficacy and gastrointestinal complications of ea...
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Gastrointestinal complications are less frequent in ICU patients fed in the jejunum. Nevertheless, it seems to be a necessary learning curve to achieve better results with a postpyloric access. Early enteral nutrition using a nasojejunal route seems not to be an efficacious measure to decrease nosocomial pneumonia in critically ill patients.
Results of the Multidisciplinary Critical Care Knowledge Assessment Program, 2000 Exam.
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The effect of race and ethnicity on outcomes among patients in the intensive care unit: A comprehensive study involving ...
Published in Critical Care Medicine
We sought to determine whether race or ethnicity is independently associated with mortality or intensive care unit length of stay among critically ill patients after accounting for patients' clinical and demographic characteristics including socioeconomic status and resuscitation preferences. Historical cohort study of patients hospitalized in inte...
