Review Hands-only CPR: a literature review on the benefits of chest compression-only CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Ilse M. Espina, Joseph Varon Abstract Cardiac arrest remains a common cause for emergency medical attention every year. In spite of efficient emergency-medical-services management,…
Original Statin use and morbidity outcomes in septic shock patients: a retrospective cohort study Doson Chua, Karina Choice, Rochelle Gellatly, Glen Brown Sepsis is a significant burden on the health care system and is among the top ten leading causes of…
Original Transfusion practices among the neurosurgical community of Puerto Rico David Lozada, Gloria Rodriguez-Vega Anemia is a common problem in the intensive care unit (ICU); almost 95% of patients admitted to an ICU…
Original Clinical presentation and outcome of patients diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis in a large critical care unit Abdullah A. Alshimemeri, Yaseen M. Arabi, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Ashwaq Olayan, Othman Al Harbi, Ziad Memish Tuberculosis can be regarded as a global pandemic with almost 9 million new cases and approximately 2 million deaths…
Case report Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration, impedance cardiography and critical care nephrology: a case study of chronic myeloid leukemia-associated acute renal failure Tao Wang, Huici Ma, Yaling Bai, Junxia Zhang, Jinsheng Xu Abstract Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by clonal myeloproliferation of cells in the myeloid line,…