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This is a personal account of military medicine in the recent conflict. It reflects a view from a relative newcomer to Navy medicineme. I learned many important lessons about providing medical care to the participants and bystanders of war, about the character of those involved in all areas of the conflict, and about myself.
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This large, single-center observational study found that 5-year survival of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation and care at an in-patient hospital-based weaning unit was only 19%.
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Among all factors associated with VRE transmission, VRE acquisition may depend on room contamination, even after extensive cleaning.
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In this prospective, observational study, cook and associates recruited 851 patients who were likely to receive mechanical ventilation (MV) for more than 72 hours.
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Viagra: Maximum Capacity at High-Altitudes?; FDA Actions.
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Septic shock is one of the common causes of hypotension in the ICU. For decades, adrenergic agents with variable alpha- and beta-adrenergic activities have been the mainstay among vasopressor agents. Very few randomized controlled trials have been done that identify the efficacy or superiority of any one particular agent.
