Critical Care

Outcomes Research in Review

Balanced Crystalloids in the Critically Ill

Author:

Divya Padmanabhan Menon, MD

Christopher L. Trautman, MD

Neal M. Patel, MD,

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Article

Guiding Resuscitation in the Emergency Department

Author:

Emily B. Brant, MD

Matthew T. Niehaus, DO

Alexander J. Kobzik, MD

Nicholas W. Goodmanson, MD

Aaron B. Skolnik, MD

Bachar Hamade, MD, MSc

Christopher K. Schott, MD, MS, RDMS, FACEP

The authors review the background, benefits, and limitations of common and readily available tools to assess the volume status of and guide fluid...

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News

Prompt palliative care cut hospital costs in pooled study

Author:

Amy Karon

Average cost savings per hospital admission were $3,237 overall and were even greater for cancer patients.

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Conference Coverage

Avoiding in-hospital acute kidney injury is a new imperative

Author:

Bruce Jancin

NEW ORLEANS – The myth that acute kidney injury in certain hospitalized patients is inevitable has been destroyed.

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Clinical Review

Secondary Prevention of Low-Trauma Fractures: In Search of an Effective Solution

Author:

Amal Shibli-Rahhal, MD, MS

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Clinical Review

Avoiding Inappropriate Medication Prescription in Older Intensive Care Survivors

Author:

Annachiara Marra, MD

Christina J. Hayhurst, MD

Christopher G. Hughes, MD, MS

Alessandra Marengoni, MD, PhD

Giuseppe Bellelli, MD

Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCI

Alessandro Morandi, MD, MPH

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Conference Coverage

EMS stroke field triage improves outcomes

Author:

Jim Kling

EMS transfer of large-vessel stroke patients to a comprehensive stroke center led to quicker treatment, even when a primary stroke center was...

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Audio

Abstract: Is Adherence to the American College of Chest Physicians Recommended Anticoagulation Treatment Duration Associated With Different Outcomes Among Patients With Venous Thromboembolism?

The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommends three months or at least six months of oral anticoagulant therapy, depending on history...

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Reports From the Field

Implementation of the ABCDEF Bundle in an Academic Medical Center

Author:

Michele L. Weber, DNP, RN, CCRN, CCNS, AOCNS, OCN, ANP-BC

Cindy Byrd, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC

Kari Cape, PharmD, BCPS

Connie McCarthy, BSN, RN, CCRN

Matthew Exline, MD, MPH

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Original Research

Clinical Outcomes After Conversion from Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin to Unfractionated Heparin for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

Author:

Kip Waite, BA

Jane Rhule, RN, CPHQ

Barry R. Meisenberg, MD

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