Critical Care Alert – March 1, 2013
March 1, 2013
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Milieu Enhancement Strategies for the ICU
The modern-day intensive care unit (ICU) is a cacophony of noise from beeps, buzzers, loud conversations, and harsh lighting. Stimuli overload has been documented to be detrimental to critically ill patients. -
Problems with Pulse Oximetry in Screening for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Weaver and colleagues at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, conducted a prospective study to determine the false-positive rate of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) measurements by pulse oximetry (SpCO) in patients presenting to the emergency department at this level one trauma center. -
A Primer on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: The Myths, the Evidence, and the Expert Opinion
Hampson and colleagues present a review of the literature and pathophysiology of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and provide treatment and prevention recommendations. -
Should Aerosolized Antibiotics be Used to Treat Gram-Negative, Multidrug-Resistant, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
Lu et al prospectively studied 165 patients with culture-confirmed (bronchoalveolar lavage samples), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by either Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Acinetobacter baumannii. -
Pharmacology Watch: Aspirin Use and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
In this issue: Aspirin use and AMD risk; using NSAIDs and antihypertensive agents; and FDA actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement