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1 Physical rehabilitation of the critically ill trauma patient in the ICU Critical Care Medicine, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
2 Increased intracranial pressure is associated with the development of acute lung injury following severe traumatic brain injury Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
3 Incidence and factors associated with falls in independent ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury: a 6-month prospective study Physical Therapy, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Kinetics of the innate immune response after trauma: implications for the development of late onset sepsis Shock, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor monotherapy in the treatment of submacular hemorrhage secondary to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy American Journal of Ophthalmology, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
6 Orbital, subconjunctival, and subcutaneous emphysema after an orbital floor fracture Full Text Clinical Ophthalmology, June 13, 2013
7 Intra-operative correction of acidosis, coagulopathy and hypothermia in combat casualties with severe haemorrhagic shock Anaesthesia, June 12, 2013 Clinical Article
8 Modern medicine is neglecting road traffic crashes Full Text PLoS Medicine, June 12, 2013
9 Half-molar sodium lactate infusion to prevent intracranial hypertensive episodes in severe traumatic brain injured patients: a randomized controlled trial Intensive Care Medicine, June 10, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Are soft tissue measurements on lateral cervical spine X-rays reliable in the assessment of traumatic injuries? European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, June 10, 2013 Review Article
11 Orbital varix thrombosis following surgical prone positioning for spinal decompression Orbit, June 10, 2013
12 Role of patient characteristics for fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty British Journal of Anesthesia, June 7, 2013 Clinical Article
13 Identification and localization of multiple intrastromal foreign bodies with anterior segment optical coherence tomography and ocular Pentacam International Ophthalmology, June 7, 2013 Clinical Article
14 Helmet legislation and admissions to hospital for cycling related head injuries in Canadian provinces and territories: interrupted time series analysis British Medical Journal, June 7, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
15 Subclavian central venous catheter related thrombosis in trauma patients: incidence, risk factors and influence of polyurethane type Critical Care, June 4, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Rare case of combined factor V and factor X deficiency in pregnancy: presenting as secondary postpartum haemorrhage in first pregnancy and successful outcome in second pregnancy Obstetric Medicine, June 4, 2013 Clinical Article
17 A reliable surgical technique for the management of growing fractures of the frontal bone involving the orbit Orbit, June 4, 2013 Clinical Article
18 Chest computed tomography performed on admission helps predict the severity of smoke inhalation injury Critical Care, June 3, 2013 Clinical Article
19 Rapid blood-pressure lowering in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage New England Journal of Medicine, May 31, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
20 Early, reliable, utilitarian predictive factors for fat embolism syndrome in polytrauma patients Full Text Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, May 31, 2013 Clinical Article
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.
Read the article summaryAs 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.
Read the article summaryAs 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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