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Family experience with intensive care unit care: Association of self-reported family conferences and family satisfaction...

Published in Journal of Critical Care

PurposeA family conference is recommended as a best practice to improve communication in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), but this can be challenging given the setting. This study examined whether family members who reported that a family conference occurred had higher satisfaction than those who did not report that a conference was held. Materials a...

Interpretation of NAVA waveforms

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High-frequency percussive ventilation improves oxygenation and ventilation in pediatric patients with acute respiratory ...

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PurposeHigh-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV) in pediatrics has been described predominantly in burned patients. We aimed to describe its effectiveness and safety in noninhalational pediatric acute respiratory failure (ARF). MethodsWe conducted an observational study in a tertiary care pediatric intensive care unit on 31 patients with ARF fai...

Controlling mechanical ventilation in ARDS with fuzzy logic

Published in Journal of Critical Care

PurposeThe current ventilatory care goal for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and the only evidence-based approach for managing ARDS, is to ventilate with a tidal volume (VT) of 6ml/kg predicted body weight (PBW). However, it is not uncommon for some caregivers to feel inclined to deviate from this strategy for one reason or another. To ...

Reply To Chatburn And Coll. Letter

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The DISPARITY Study: do gender differences exist in Surviving Sepsis Campaign resuscitation bundle completion, completio...

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PurposeWomen in the emergency department are less likely to receive early goal directed therapy, but gender differences in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) bundle completion have not been studied [1]. We hypothesized that women have lower SSC resuscitation bundle completion rates. Materials and methodsThis was a retrospective, observational stud...

Implementing implementation science

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High-flow nasal cannula supportive therapy in chronic heart failure: Author's reply

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An analysis of medicine costs of adult patients on a critical care unit

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PurposeTo evaluate the costs of medicines used to treat critically ill patients in an intensive care environment and to correlate this with severity of illness and mortality. Materials and MethodsThe study was conducted at a London Teaching Hospital Critical Care Unit. Data were collected for patients who were either discharged or died during Septe...

Hastening death due to administration of sedatives and opioids after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures: even in the...

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