Surgical repair of traumatic fractured neck of femur (DHS or hemiarthroplasty) in elderly patients is a frequent procedure performed…
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Abstract Objective and Setting: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is the leading cause of mortality of hospital-acquired infections. One strategy…
Abstract Background: Quantification of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony allows for objective measures of resynchronization therapy (CRT) effectiveness. We tested…
Abstract Background: Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is an alternative approach to the “open-lung” ventilation strategy and has recently…
Abstract Purpose: To measure the degree of compliance of national guidelines for admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)…
Abstract Background: Water irrigation during transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) often caused hyponatremia, hypoosmolality, and decreasing of pH called…
Abstract Objective: To determine the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in the intensive care unit, and to characterize…
Abstract Objective: The primary objective of this study was to characterize how vasopressor and inotropic agents are prescribed and…
Abstract Background: National practice guidelines do not exist for the treatment of acute hypertension (AH) in the critically ill…
Abstract Objective: Despite advances in medicine, adverse clinical events, especially cardio-respiratory arrests, still occur in hospitalized patients. Unplanned Intensive…