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321 Impaired gastrointestinal transit and its associated morbidity in the intensive care unit Journal of Critical Care, January 18, 2013    Clinical Article

322 Inhaled and intravenous treatment in acute severe and life-threatening asthma British Journal of Anesthesia, January 17, 2013    Clinical Article

323 Drug-drug interactions contributing to QT prolongation in cardiac intensive care units Journal of Critical Care, January 17, 2013    Clinical Article

324 Acute appendicitis: A disease severity score for the acute care surgeon The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, January 17, 2013    Clinical Article

325 Defining when to initiate massive transfusion: A validation study of individual massive transfusion triggers in PROMMTT patients The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, January 17, 2013    Review Article

326 The Difference Between Critical Care Initiation Anion Gap and Prehospital Admission Anion Gap is Predictive of Mortality in Critical Illness Critical Care Medicine, January 17, 2013    Clinical Article

327 Relationship of systemic, hepatosplanchnic, and microcirculatory perfusion parameters with 6-hour lactate clearance in hyperdynamic septic shock patients: an acute, clinical-physiological, pilot study Full Text Annals of Intensive Care, January 16, 2013    Clinical Article

328 Adverse event reporting in adult intensive care units and the impact of a multifaceted intervention on drug-related adverse events Full Text Annals of Intensive Care, January 16, 2013    Clinical Article

329 Impact of bed availability on requesting and offering in-hospital intensive care unit transfers: A survey study of generalists and intensivists Journal of Critical Care, January 16, 2013    Clinical Article

330 Using respiratory rate and thoracic movement to assess respiratory insufficiency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a preliminary study Full Text BMC Palliative Care, January 15, 2013    Clinical Article

331 Fluctuations in Serum Sodium Level Are Associated With an Increased Risk of Death in Surgical ICU Patients Critical Care Medicine, January 15, 2013    Clinical Article

332 Biomechanical and Nonfunctional Assessment of Physical Capacity in Male ICU Survivors Critical Care Medicine, January 15, 2013    Clinical Article

333 The clinical quandary of counseling the moribund critical care patient--a registry analysis of postsurgical outcomes Journal of Critical Care, January 15, 2013    Clinical Article

334 Effects of IgM-Enriched Immunoglobulin Therapy in Septic-Shock-Induced Multiple Organ Failure: Pilot Study Journal of Anesthesia, January 14, 2013    Clinical Article

335 Incidence, risk factors and 90-day mortality of patients with acute kidney injury in Finnish intensive care units: the FINNAKI study Intensive Care Medicine, January 14, 2013    Review Article

336 Perioperative coagulation management in the intensive care unit Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, January 14, 2013    Clinical Guideline

337 Fluctuations in sedation levels may contribute to delirium in ICU patients Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, January 11, 2013    Clinical Article

338 Capture-mark-recapture as a tool for estimating the number of articles available for systematic reviews in critical care medicine Journal of Critical Care, January 11, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

339 Factors Associated With Mortality in Pediatric Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Life Support for Severe Pneumonia Pediatric Critical Care, January 10, 2013    Clinical Article

340 Proportion of surgical patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea British Journal of Anesthesia, January 10, 2013    Clinical Article

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Dopamine is associated with increased mortality in septic shock

Based on a meta-analysis of 11 trials involving 2,768 patients with septic shock, treatment with dopamine was associated with a greater risk of 28-day mortality (RR=1.12-1.23) and arrhythmias (RR=2.34) than norepinephrine.

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RBC transfusion decreased mortality in sepsis

As published in Critical Care Medicine, RBC transfusion decreases the risk of mortality in patients with sepsis and septic shock. The study involved 1054 patients in 22 ICUs and SICUs at 12 teaching hospitals in Korea. Of the 1054 patients, 407 received RBC transfusions; the mean pre-transfusion hemoglobin level was 7.7 g/dL. The transfused patients had a lower risk of 7-day (HR = 0.42), 28-day (HR = 0.43), and in-hospital mortality rates (HR = 0.51) than non-transfused patients.

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Statin use decreases pneumonia-associated mortality

As published in Critical Care, current statin use was associated with a decreased hospitalization rate and a decreased 30-day mortality rate in patients with pneumonia. The study group consisted of 70,953 patients with pneumonia who were hospitalized for the first time with 10 age- and gender-matched control patients for each pneumonia patient. The OR for pneumonia was 0.80 amongst current statin users compared to non-users; previous statin use had no effect on the risk of pneumonia. The 30-day mortality rates in patients who were statin users and non-users were 11.3% and 15.1%, respectively (HR=0.73).

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1 Tracheostomy in the critically ill: the myth of dead space Anesthesia and Intensive Care, March 26, 2013

2 Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock: The Effect of Increasing Fluid Balance on Mortality Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, March 4, 2013    Review Article

3 Occult Pulmonary Embolism in Intensive Care Unit Patients Undergoing Chest Computed Tomography Scan: Incidence and Effect on Outcomes Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 5, 2013

4 A Multicenter Randomized Trial of Atorvastatin Therapy in Intensive Care Patients with Severe Sepsis American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 12, 2013

5 Do corticosteroids improve outcome for any critical illness? Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, March 26, 2013    Review Article

6 A clinical outline to fever in intensive care patients Minerva Anestesiologica, April 11, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

7 Colistin in critically ill patients Minerva Anestesiologica, February 20, 2013    Free full text

8 Dynamic Data During Hypotensive Episode Improves Mortality Predictions Among Patients With Sepsis and Hypotension Critical Care Medicine, April 1, 2013

9 Changes in hospital mortality for United States intensive care unit admissions from 1988 to 2012 Critical Care, April 29, 2013

10 Evaluation of hemostatic biomarker abnormalities that precede platelet count decline in critically ill patients with sepsis Journal of Critical Care, April 15, 2013

11 Survival of septic adults compared with nonseptic adults receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiopulmonary failure: A propensity-matched analysis Journal of Critical Care, April 3, 2013

12 Detection of Tidal Recruitment/Overdistension in Lung-Healthy Mechanically Ventilated Patients Under General Anesthesia Anesthesia & Analgesia, February 27, 2013

13 Renaissance of base deficit for the initial assessment of trauma patients: a base deficit-based classification for hypovolemic shock developed on data from 16,305 patients derived from the TraumaRegister DGU Critical Care, March 12, 2013

14 Pulse pressure variation and ARDS Minerva Anestesiologica, April 11, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

15 Sepsis biomarkers in unselected patients on admission to intensive or high-dependency care Critical Care, April 4, 2013

16 Renal Perfusion Assessment by Renal Doppler During Fluid Challenge in Sepsis Critical Care Medicine, April 26, 2013

17 Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013    Review Article

18 Mild Prolonged Hypothermia for Large Intracerebral Hemorrhage Neurocritical Care , March 22, 2013

19 Adverse events during intrahospital transport of critically ill patients: incidence and risk factors Annals of Intensive Care, April 15, 2013    Free full text

20 Biomarkers of Endothelial Cell Activation in Early Sepsis Shock, April 23, 2013

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