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Latest (4) Full Text Articles (36)921 Understanding Cost-Effectiveness in the ICU Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, January 26, 2010
922 Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) versus other fluid therapies: effects on kidney function Cochrane Reviews, January 25, 2010 Review Article
923 End-of-life care pathways for improving outcomes in caring for the dying Cochrane Reviews, January 25, 2010 Review Article
924 Nurse Decision Making in the Prearrest Period Clinical Nursing Research, January 22, 2010
925 Experience of unpleasant sensations in the mouth after injection of saline from prefilled syringes Full Text BMC Nursing, January 22, 2010
926 Emerging therapy for improving wound repair of severe radiation burns using local bone marrow-derived stem cell administrations Wound Repair and Regeneration, January 20, 2010 Clinical Article
927 Use and practice of patient diaries in Swedish intensive care units: a national survey Nursing in Critical Care, January 19, 2010
928 Research in Nursing in Critical Care 1995-2009: a cause for celebration Nursing in Critical Care, January 19, 2010
929 Nurses' attitudes and perceptions of pain assessment in neonatal intensive care Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, January 15, 2010
930 Modafinil Effects during Acute CPAP Withdrawal: A Randomized Crossover Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial Full Text American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, January 14, 2010 Clinical Article
931 An Unusual Case of Progressive Shock and Highly Elevated Procalcitonin Level American Journal of Critical Care, January 14, 2010
932 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome After Zinc Chloride Inhalation: Survival After Extracorporeal Life Support and Corticosteroid Treatment American Journal of Critical Care, January 14, 2010
933 A Comparison of Methohexital Versus Etomidate for Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Patients American Journal of Critical Care, January 13, 2010
934 A Nursing Clinical Decision Support System and Potential Predictors of Head-of-Bed Position for Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation American Journal of Critical Care, January 13, 2010
935 Association Between a Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tube and Reduced Mortality in Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Full Text Chest, January 13, 2010
936 Monitor Alarm Fatigue: Standardizing Use of Physiological Monitors and Decreasing Nuisance Alarms American Journal of Critical Care, January 13, 2010
937 Implementation of cancer pain guidelines by acute care nurse practitioners using an audit and feedback strategy Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, January 8, 2010
938 Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza Full Text British Journal of Anesthesia, January 7, 2010
939 Reliability and Validity of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Behavioral Tool in Assessing Acute Pain in Critically Ill Patients American Journal of Critical Care, January 7, 2010 Continuing Medical Education
940 Simplified Estimates of the Probability of Death After Burn Injuries: Extending and Updating the Baux Score The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, January 7, 2010
Clinical Pearls in Nursing
- Bacterial ecology in pre- or perinatal life has a role in asthma development
- Hands with painful post-burn pathologic scars had lower CDT and CSP duration, more frequent cold- and heat-pain hypesthesia, and more thermal allodynia than controls
- Early aggressive antihypertensive treatment in patients with hemorrhagic stroke can cause greater mortality and neurologic deterioration
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RBP4 is weakly associated with subclinical atherosclerosis
As published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, an elevated retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) level was shown to be associated hypertriglyceridemia and coronary artery calcification, but not other cardiometabolic risk factors, such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, elevated CRP, and increased CIMT. The study involved 709 postmenopausal women from the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).
Read the article summaryn-3 PUFAs are renoprotective in diabetics
As published in Diabetes Care, n-3 PUFA supplementation (4 g/d x 6 w) in patients with diabetes (n=29) resulted in decreased urine NGAL excretion; there was no effect on urine albumin excretion, serum markers of kidney function, and eGFR. In patients taking RAAS blockers, n-3 PUFA supplementation decreased albumin excretion, NGAL, LFABP, and NAG.
Read the article summaryHomocysteine and folate predict CHD and all-cause mortalities
Researchers at the University of Sydney have reported that the highest vs. lowest quartile of homocysteine (HR=2.45) and folate deficiency (HR=1.53), but not vitamin B12 levels, predict CHD mortality. Further hyperhomocysteinaemia (> 15 µmol/L) was reported to be associated with all-cause mortality (HR=1.47).
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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Oral care and ventilator-associated pneumonia: an integrated review of the literature Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, May 6, 2013
2 Turning and repositioning the critically ill patient with hemodynamic instability: a literature review and consensus recommendations Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, May 22, 2013 Review Article
3 Assessment of oral care needs of patients treated at the intensive care unit Journal of Clinical Nursing, April 9, 2013
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Does music influence stress in mechanically ventilated patients?
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, May 3, 2013
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5 Parenteral Fish Oil Lipid Emulsions in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, April 29, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
6 A critical review and synthesis of qualitative research on patient experiences of critical illness Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, May 3, 2013 Review Article
7 Intensive care pain treatment and sedation: Nurses' experiences of the conflict between clinical judgement and standardised care: An explorative study Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, May 3, 2013
8 Milestones in the quest for best management of patients with HELLP syndrome (microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, hepatic dysfunction, thrombocytopenia) International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, April 9, 2013
9 Detection of microalbuminuria: A simple test for prognosis in severe burns Burns, May 7, 2013
10 Family needs and involvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review Journal of Clinical Nursing, April 9, 2013
11 Role responsibilities in mechanical ventilation and weaning in pediatric intensive care units: a national survey American Journal of Critical Care, May 9, 2013
12 Critical incidents among intensive care unit nurses and their need for support: explorative interviews Nursing in Critical Care, May 10, 2013
13 Management of the paediatric patient with acute head trauma Paediatrics & Child Health, May 29, 2013
14 Caring for families of the terminally ill in Malaysia from palliative care nurses' perspectives Journal of Clinical Nursing, May 13, 2013
15 Stressors of NICU mothers and the effect of counseling-experience from a tertiary care teaching hospital, India The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, April 11, 2013
16 Understanding current intensive care unit nursing handover practices International Journal of Nursing Practice, April 26, 2013
17 Effect of collaborative care on cost variation in an intensive care unit American Journal of Critical Care, May 9, 2013
18 Defining sedation-related adverse events in the pediatric intensive care unit Heart & Lung; The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, May 13, 2013
19 Moral distress, autonomy and nurse-physician collaboration among intensive care unit nurses in Italy Journal of Nursing Management, April 1, 2013
20 Using a combined nursing and medical approach to reduce the incidence of central line associated bacteraemia in a New Zealand critical care unit: A clinical audit Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, May 3, 2013
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