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he American College of Surgeons in 2008 released the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) updates (eighth edition) with recommendations based on evidence-based medicine in addition to the expert consensus.
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The use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) systems for oxygen delivery in critical care has exploded over the past decade.
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These two reports of large, multicenter, randomized, controlled trials of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) as compared to conventional lung-protective ventilation (LPV) in patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) were electronically published on the same day in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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In this issue: Calcium supplementation in women; type 2 diabetes treatments and pancreatitis risk; treating chronic idiopathic urticaria; rivaroxaban and VTE; and FDA actions.
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In this multicenter observational study carried out in eight ICUs in France, Cracco and colleagues evaluated the safety of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) when performed in acutely ill, nonintubated patients who were receiving supplemental oxygen and/or noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV).
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The purpose of this study was to compare the usual method of physician-directed weaning from mechanical ventilation to a weaning protocol directed and managed by bedside ICU nurses.
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Adolescent girls may not be straightforward about gynecologic issues, and the emergency practitioner should specifically and in a sensitive manner ask about the patients gynecologic history.
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