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Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
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Written by Critical Care Medicine   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
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A previous meta-analysis has shown a consistent survival benefit in children with severe malaria receiving human albumin solution compared to other resuscitation fluids. Human albumin solution is expensive and not readily available in Africa. We examined the safety and efficacy of the fluid resuscitation with two synthetic colloids, Read more...
 
 
 
Written by Critical Care Medicine   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
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To present a case of conflict over end-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to describe how such conflicts have been resolved in the United States since the inception of ICUs. Data Sources: A nonsystematically derived sample of published studies and professional and lay commentaries on end-of-life care, ethical principles, Read more...
 
 
 
Written by Critical Care Medicine   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
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The induction of deep cerebral hypothermia via ice-cold saline aortic flush during prolonged ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest, followed by hypothermic stasis and delayed resuscitation (emergency preservation and resuscitation), improved neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest in pigs, as compared to conventional resuscitation. We Read more...
 
 
 
Written by Critical Care Medicine   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
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Written by Critical Care Medicine   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
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In the management of patients with severe acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome, clinicians are sometimes challenged to maintain acceptable gas exchange while avoiding harmful mechanical ventilation practices. In some of these patients, physicians may consider the use of "rescue therapies" to sustain life. Our goal Read more...
 
 
 
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
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Written by Critical Care Medicine   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
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To assess whether a potential benefit with combination antibiotic therapy is restricted to the most critically ill subset of patients, particularly those with septic shock. Data Sources: OVID MEDLINE (1950-October 2009), EMBASE (1980-October 2009), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (to third quarter 2009), the Read more...
 
 
 
Written by Critical Care Medicine   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00
No abstract available

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