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Entries Tagged as 'Crit Care'

SvO2 to monitor resuscitation of septic patients: let’s just understand the basic physiology.

November 15th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

SvO2 to monitor resuscitation of septic patients: let’s just understand the basic physiol…

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Clinical review: use of venous oxygen saturations as a goal – a yet unfinished puzzle.

November 4th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Clinical review: use of venous oxygen saturations as a goal – a yet unfinished puzzle.

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Anidulafungin compared with fluconazole in severely ill patients with candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis: Support for the 2009 IDSA treatment guidelines for candidiasis.

October 27th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Anidulafungin compared with fluconazole in severely ill patients with candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis: Support for the 2009 IDSA treatment guidelines for candidiasis.
Crit Care. 2011 Oct 25;15(5):R253
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Diagnostic value of urine sTREM-1 for sepsis and relevant acute kidney injuries: a prospective study.

October 26th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Diagnostic value of urine sTREM-1 for sepsis and relevant acute kidney injuries: a prospective study.
Crit Care. 2011 Oct 24;15(5):R250
Authors: Su LX, Feng L, Zhang J, Xiao YJ, Jia YH, Yan P, Feng D, Xie LX
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Early diagnosis of candidemia in intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a prospective comparison of (1->3)-beta-D-glucan assay, Candida score, and colonization index.

October 25th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Early diagnosis of candidemia in intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a prospective comparison of (1->3)-beta-D-glucan assay, Candida score, and colonization index.
Crit Care. 2011 Oct 22;15(5):R249
Authors: Posteraro …

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Dynamic Lactate Indices as Predictors of Outcome in Critically Ill Patients.

October 22nd, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Dynamic Lactate Indices as Predictors of Outcome in Critically Ill Patients.
Crit Care. 2011 Oct 20;15(5):R242
Authors: Nichol A, Bailey M, Egi M, Pettila V, French C, Hart GK, Stachowski E, Reade MC, Cooper DJ, Bellomo R

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The effect of diabetes on mortality in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

September 15th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

The effect of diabetes on mortality in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Crit Care. 2011 Sep 13;15(5):R205
Authors: Siegelaar SE, Hickmann M, Hoekstra JB, Holleman F, Devries JH
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Antibiotics in critically ill patients – a systematic review of the pharmacokinetics of beta-Lactams.

September 15th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Antibiotics in critically ill patients – a systematic review of the pharmacokinetics of beta-Lactams.
Crit Care. 2011 Sep 13;15(5):R206
Authors: Goncalves-Pereira J, Povoa P
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ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Sev…

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Community acquired polymicrobial pneumonia in the intensive care unit: aetiology and prognosis.

September 15th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Community acquired polymicrobial pneumonia in the intensive care unit: aetiology and prognosis.
Crit Care. 2011 Sep 14;15(5):R209
Authors: Cilloniz C, Ewig S, Ferrer M, Polverino E, Gabarrus A, Puig de la Bellacasa J, Mensa J,…

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Another nail in the hammer’s coffin?

September 6th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Another nail in the hammer’s coffin?
Crit Care. 2011 Aug 8;15(4):179
Authors: Singer M, Brealey D
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ABSTRACT: Blood pressure saggy? Cardiac output low? Oliguria? Increasing acidosis? Peripheries a bit co…

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Clinical review: Update on hemodynamic monitoring – a consensus of 16.

September 4th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Clinical review: Update on hemodynamic monitoring – a consensus of 16.
Crit Care. 2011 Aug 18;15(4):229
Authors: Vincent JL, Rhodes A, Perel A, Martin GS, Rocca GD, Vallet B, Pinsky MR, Hofer CK, Teboul JL, de Boode WP, Scolle…

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Revised trauma scoring system to predict in-hospital mortality in the emergency department: Glasgow Coma Scale, age and systolic blood pressure score.

August 14th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Revised trauma scoring system to predict in-hospital mortality in the emergency department: Glasgow Coma Scale, age and systolic blood pressure score.
Crit Care. 2011 Aug 10;15(4):R191
Authors: Kondo Y, Abe T, Kohshi K, Tokuda…

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Managing the daily intensive care activities – an observation study concerning ad hoc decision-making of charge nurses and intensivists.

August 11th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Managing the daily intensive care activities – an observation study concerning ad hoc decision-making of charge nurses and intensivists.
Crit Care. 2011 Aug 8;15(4):R188
Authors: Lundgren-Laine H, Kontio E, Perttila J, Korvenr…

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When should a diagnosis of influenza be considered in adults requiring intensive care unit admission? Results from population-based active surveillance in Toronto.

July 30th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

When should a diagnosis of influenza be considered in adults requiring intensive care unit admission? Results from population-based active surveillance in Toronto.
Crit Care. 2011 Jul 28;15(4):R182
Authors: Kuster SP, Katz KC,…

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Oliguria as predictive biomarker of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients.

July 21st, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Oliguria as predictive biomarker of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients.
Crit Care. 2011 Jul 19;15(4):R172
Authors: Prowle JR, Liu YL, Licari E, Bagshaw SM, Egi M, Haase M, Haase-Fielitz A, Kellum JA, Cruz D, Ronco …

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