Articles Tagged With: trauma

• Peripartum Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

  Read more about Peripartum Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Critical Care Alert – June 1, 1998

• Intensive Care for Cancer Patients

  Read more about Intensive Care for Cancer Patients - Critical Care Alert – June 1, 1998

• Maxillofacial Trauma: Critical Aspects of Management

  Read more about Maxillofacial Trauma: Critical Aspects of Management - Trauma Reports – January 1, 2014

• Strategies for Implementing an ICU Early Mobility Program: Lessons From Leaders in the Field

  Leaders in progressive mobility programs for ICU patients offer their lessons learned and strategies to overcome barriers to help establish these programs on any ICU, including an interdisciplinary team with staff champions to maintain these important programs.

  Read more about Strategies for Implementing an ICU Early Mobility Program: Lessons From Leaders in the Field - Critical Care Alert – April 1, 2014

• Quality of Critical Care Work Environment Linked to Fewer Health Care-Associated Infections

  Read more about Quality of Critical Care Work Environment Linked to Fewer Health Care-Associated Infections - Critical Care Alert – April 1, 2014

• Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Cold Is Cold Enough?

  This large clinical trial of targeted body temperature 33°C vs 36°C following cardiac arrest showed no differences in survival or neurological outcome in the two temperature groups.

  Read more about Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Cold Is Cold Enough? - Critical Care Alert – April 1, 2014

• Can Occurrence of Delirium be Predicted by Elevated Proinflammatory Cytokines?

  This observational study of 224 ICU patients who had serial measurements of C-reactive protein found an association between elevated initial levels and development of delirium.

  Read more about Can Occurrence of Delirium be Predicted by Elevated Proinflammatory Cytokines? - Critical Care Alert – April 1, 2014

• What Makes an ICU Consultation ‘High Quality’?

  From interviews, seven key factors were identified that characterized a high-quality consultation.

  Read more about What Makes an ICU Consultation ‘High Quality’? - Critical Care Alert – April 1, 2014

• Efficacy of Continuous EEG Monitoring in Critical Care Units

  Utilization of continuous EEG monitoring in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU was associated with a reduction in hospital mortality without sigificantly affecting hospital costs or length of stay.

  Read more about Efficacy of Continuous EEG Monitoring in Critical Care Units - Critical Care Alert – March 1, 2014

• Integrating Nurse Practitioners into the Critical Care Team

  Nurse practitioners (NP) have been involved in the care of critically ill patients since the late 1980s. Today, multiple universities and colleges offer NP preparation with specialization in a variety of areas.

  Read more about Integrating Nurse Practitioners into the Critical Care Team - Critical Care Alert – March 1, 2014

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