Critical Care Alert – March 1, 2011

March 1, 2011

• Special Feature: Pregnancy and Critical Care Medicine Part 1: Normal Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy

  The overwhelming majority of women who go through pregnancy never require admission to the intensive care unit.

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• Abstract & Commentary: Should ICU Patients Be Bathed Daily with Chlorhexidine?

  The authors set out to determine whether daily bathing of patients with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated cloths could reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate by at least 30% in a surgical ICU where CLABSI rates were above National Healthcare Safety Network averages.

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• Abstract & Commentary: Physician Communication Practices: Analysis Using Simulation-based Case Content

  Successful shared decision-making requires three key elements: identifying patient preferences, clearly explaining pertinent medical information, and developing consensus around a treatment plan.

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• Pharmacology Watch: Escitalopram for Menopausal Hot Flashes

  In this issue: Escitalopram for menopausal hot flashes, rifaximin for IBS without constipation, herpes zoster vaccination, antiepileptics drugs and fracture risk, and FDA Actions.

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement

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