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Hong Kong investigators report that SARS is a triphasic illness, at least in patients given corticosteroids and ribavirin.
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A standard of care for dealing with invasive fungal infections based on the best available evidence was proposed by organizations in the United Kingdom.
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HIV and Cardiac Risk; New FDA-Approved Agent for Cryptosporidiosis
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Sleep was more fragmented during ventilation with PSV than A/C in a small group of critically ill patients studied with polysomnography.
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A 3-part intervention (guideline development, computerized order templates, and education) led to an overall 17% reduction in test ordering without a change in clinical outcomes.
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The fact that Californias Safe Hospital Staffing Law (AB 394) isnt getting much support from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses hasnt stopped other nursing associations that support the law from encouraging nurses throughout the country to lobby for similar staffing ratio laws.
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Utmost caution has to be applied when future quality of life as presumed by nurses and doctors is used as an argument for withholding or withdrawing further treatment.
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In recent years, an important manifestation of shock, resuscitation, and critical illness has become more evident in the intensive care unit.
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More than 2000 cases of severe acute respiratory disease (SARS) with more than 70 deaths were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by April 2, 2003.