Critical Care Alert – November 1, 2007

November 1, 2007

• Delayed Transfer to the ICU Increases Length of Stay and Mortality

  This study examined outcomes in 50,322 patients admitted to the emergency department and later transferred to the ICU during the period from 2000-2003.

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• Predicting Poor Outcome from Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

  Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage results in 250,000 hospitalizations and between 15,000 and 30,000 deaths per year in the United States.

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• Special Feature: Pressures, Volumes, Outcomes, and Physiology in Mechanical Ventilation

  There is little debate that tidal volume (VT) should be lowered in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

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• Pharmacology Watch: Are Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) Safe?

  Zometa and hip fractures; Merck HIV Vaccine Ineffective in Clinical Trial; Thimerosal and Mercury Exposure; FDA Actions

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement

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