Crystalloids versus colloids for goal-directed fluid therapy in major surgery Effects of steroids on reintubation and post-extubation stridor in adults: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Hemofiltration in newborns treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case-comparison study Motor performance in five-year old extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors: a population-based study Gastric tonometry versus cardiac index as resuscitation [...]
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Anesthesia & Analgesia (02/2009): The Volume of Lactated Ringer’s Solution required to maintain Preload and Cardiac Index during Open and Laparoscopic Surgery Anaesthesia (2009): The efficacy of a smoking cessation programme in patients undergoing elective surgery – a randomised clinical trial Paediatric Anaesthesia (2009): Absorption pharmacokinetics of clonidine nasal drops in children Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinava [...]
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I risultati dello studio WARP (WARfarin Profilassi), randomizzato in aperto, indicano che warfarin non riduce le trombosi nei pazienti oncologici con Cateteri Venosi Centrali (CVC) (Lancet. 2009, feb 14;373;523-524, 567-557).
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E’ stato dimostrato che il 37 percento dei pazienti con emorragie subaracnoidali corrispondono ai criteri diagnostici della sindrome da stress post-traumatico (PTSD): ciò potrebbe aiutare a spiegare come mai alcuni pazienti con ictus continuino ad andare incontro a riduzioni della qualità della vita nonostante esiti clinici relativamente buoni. Questo dato comunque potrebbe avere delle implicazioni [...]
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Critical Care (09/2010): Pulmonary Vascular and right ventricular dysfunction in adult critical care: current and emerging options for management: a systematic literature review American College of Cardiology (03/2009): 2009 Focused Update Incorporated into ACC/AHH 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali (2004): Insufficienza [...]
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Errors in the administration of injected medication in intensive care units occur frequently, a study across 27 countries suggests.
Anaesth Intensive Care 2009; 37: 14-9: A large VT and high Paw during one-lung ventilation were associated with an increased risk of post-pneumonectomy ALI/ARDS in primary lung cancer patients. N Engl J Med 2009; 360: 20-31: In an ICU population in which the mortality rate associated with standard care was 27.5% at day 28, the [...]
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Laurie Barclay, MD Medscape Medical News 2009. © 2009 Medscape Targeting blood glucose concentrations to age-adjusted normal fasting concentrations was associated with better short-term outcome of patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), according to the results of a prospective, randomized controlled study reported online January 27 in The Lancet.
Martha Kerr Medscape Medical News 2009. © 2009 Medscape Late-breaking results of the Awakening and Breathing Controlled (ABC) trial, presented here at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 38th Critical Care Congress, show that cognitive function is better if the patient is wakened early and frequently during a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Disponibili le nuove linee guida 2008 realizzate dalla Surviving Sepsis Campaign e pubblicate su Critical Care Medicine.
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (04/2011): Medical guidelines for clinical practice for developing a diabetes mellitus comprehensive care plan Critical Care (02/2009): Differential influence of arterial blood glucose on cerebral metabolism following severe traumatic brain injury American Diabetes Association 10/2008: Clinical Practice Reccomendations 2008 of American Diabetes Association
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In cancer patients, allogeneic blood transfusion is associated with poorer prognosis, but the independent effect of the transfusion is controversial. Moreover, mediating mechanisms underlying the alleged cancer-promoting effects of blood transfusion are unknown, including the involvement of donors’ leukocytes, erythrocytes, and soluble factors. Blood Transfusion Promotes Cancer Progression: A Critical Role for Aged Erythrocytes
