Critical Care Alert – September 1, 2008
September 1, 2008
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Surveillance for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP) Using Electronic Data Compared Closely with Clinician Detection
Using the criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to detect ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is labor intensive and subjective. -
Which Mode Is More Comfortable: Pressure Support or Volume-control Continuous Mandatory Ventilation?
In this study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, investigators sought to determine whether pressure support ventilation (PSV) targeted at the same delivered tidal volume was more comfortable for patients than volume-control continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV). -
MRSA Screening in The ICU: Nares and Skin Are Not Enough
This prospective cohort study was carried out in a 30-bed medical-surgical ICU in London to determine whether culturing throat and rectal swabs would identify more cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization than just swabbing at keratinized skin carriage sites such as the anterior nares, perineum, and axillae. -
Should We Transfuse Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?
Delayed ischemic insults are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). -
Special Feature: Does Intensivist Management Improve Patient Outcomes in The ICU? A New Study Suggests Otherwise
A large body of literature has developed over the last decade consistently showing improved outcomes with increased use of critical care physicians in the management of patients in the ICU. -
Pharmacology Watch: Defining Diagnosis and Management of Prediabetes
In This Issue: Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement