Journal of Critical Care

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Oxygen saturation/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio is a simple predictor of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation failure in critically ill patients

Carol Spada, Rikesh Gandhi, Sanjay R. Patel, Paul Nuccio, Gerald L. Weinhouse, Po-Shun Lee

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2011

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english

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An open-labelled randomized controlled trial comparing costs and clinical outcomes of open endotracheal suctioning with closed endotracheal suctioning in mechanically ventilated medical intensive care patients

Deepu David, Prasanna Samuel, Thambu David, Shyamkumar Nidugala Keshava, Aparna Irodi, John Victor Peter

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Evaluation of standard and modified severity of illness scores in the obstetric patient

Stephen E. Lapinsky, David Hallett, Nancy Collop, John Drover, Peter Lavercombe, Marc Leeman, Shiraz Moola, Fathima Paruk, Michael Bernstein, Jack Moodley

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Clinical factors affecting inspired gas humidification and oral dryness during noninvasive ventilation

Jun Oto, Hideaki Imanaka, Masaji Nishimura

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Core temperature variation is associated with heart rate variability independent of cardiac index: A study of 278 trauma patients

Nathan T. Mowery, John A. Morris Jr, Judith M. Jenkins, Asli Ozdas, Patrick R. Norris

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Nutritional support for critically ill patients: Does duration correlate with mortality?

Alvaro A.C. Morais, Joel Faintuch, Eliana B. Caser, Daniel S. Costa, Bruno A. Pazolini, Ary C. Oliveira

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Prevention of extubation failure in high-risk patients with neuromuscular disease

Andrea Vianello, Giovanna Arcaro, Fausto Braccioni, Federico Gallan, Maria Rita Marchi, Stefania Chizio, Davide Zampieri, Elena Pegoraro, Vittorino Salvador

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Consent in critical care trials: a survey of Canadian research ethics boards and critical care researchers

Mark Duffett, Karen E. Burns, Michelle E. Kho, François Lauzier, Maureen O. Meade, Donald M. Arnold, Neill K.J. Adhikari, François Lamontagne, Deborah J. Cook

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Reduction in ventilator associated pneumonia in a mixed intensive care unit after initiation of a novel hand hygiene program

Matthew D. Koff, Howard L. Corwin, Michael L. Beach, Steven D. Surgenor, Randy W. Loftus

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Outcome of reintubated patients after scheduled extubation

Fernando Frutos-Vivar, Andrés Esteban, Carlos Apezteguia, Marco González, Yaseen Arabi, Marcos I. Restrepo, Federico Gordo, Cristina Santos, Jamal A. Alhashemi, Fernando Pérez, Oscar Peñuelas, Antonio

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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A multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in intensive care unit: Antimicrobial and organizational strategies

Guglielmo Consales, Elena Gramigni, Lucia Zamidei, Daniela Bettocchi, Angelo Raffaele De Gaudio

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Bloodstream infection after elective liver transplantation is associated with increased mortality in patients with cirrhosis

Constantine J. Karvellas, Mark McPhail, Fred Pink, Sonal Asthana, Paolo Muiesan, Nigel Heaton, Georg Auzinger, William Bernal, Ian Eltringham, Julia A. Wendon

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Significance of new-onset prolonged sinus tachycardia in a medical intensive care unit: a prospective observational study

Sunghoon Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Gee Young Suh, Woo Jung Park, Seung Hun Jang, Yong Il Hwang, Sang-Jin Han, Hyun Hee Jeong, Chang-Hoon Lee, Ki-Suck Jung

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Serum β-d-glucan of critically ill patients with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia: Preliminary observations

Daren Heyland, Xuran Jiang, Andrew G. Day, Michel Laverdiere

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Vasopressor administration and sepsis: A survey of Canadian intensivists

Francois Lamontagne, Deborah J. Cook, Neill K.J. Adhikari, Matthias Briel, Mark Duffett, Michelle E. Kho, Karen E.A. Burns, Gordon Guyatt, Alexis F. Turgeon, Qi Zhou, Maureen O. Meade

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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A systematic review of short courses for nonspecialist education in intensive care

Gavin M. Joynt, Janice Zimmerman, Thomas S.T. Li, Charles D. Gomersall

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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The impact of coagulation parameters on the outcomes of patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring intensive care unit admission

Jorge I.F. Salluh, Ligia S.C.F. Rabello, Maira M. Rosolem, Márcio Soares, Fernando A. Bozza, Juan Carlos R. Verdeal, Gustavo W. Mello, Hugo C. Castro Faria Neto, José Roberto Lapa e Silva, Patrícia T.

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Acinetobacter baumannii infection in patients with hematologic malignancies in intensive care unit: Risk factors and impact on mortality

Melda Turkoglu, Emel Mirza, Özlem Güzel Tunçcan, Gökmen Umut Erdem, Murat Dizbay, Münci Yağcı, Gülbin Aygencel, Gülsan Türköz Sucak

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Clinical profile, intensive care unit course, and outcome of patients admitted in intensive care unit with dengue

Deven Juneja, Prashant Nasa, Omender Singh, Yash Javeri, Bhupesh Uniyal, Rohit Dang

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Nonhematological organ dysfunction and positive fluid balance are important determinants of outcome in adults with severe dengue infection: A multicenter study from India

Linda Schmitz, Shirish Prayag, Sunitha Varghese, Sameer Jog, Pallavi Bhargav-Patil, Ajit Yadav, Deepak Salunke, Jean-Louis Vincent

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Introduction: ECCC-IPACCMS-WFSICCM 2011 Annual Meeting Third Asia-Africa World Federation Societies Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Conference

Khalid Shukri

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Adverse drug events in critically Ill patients with cancer: incidence, characteristics, and preventability

Lama H. Nazer, Feras I. Hawari, Taghreed Al-Najjar, Dalia Rimawi

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Plasma DNA concentration as an early predictor of outcome in critically ill septic patients

Adel Alsisi, Waheed Radwan, Shereen Gengeehy, Amal Rizk, Hazem El-akabawy

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Coupling awakening and breathing trials reduced reintubation and mortality in critically ill patients: an observational quality improvement study

Osama Almuslim, Naglaa Hassan, Mahmoud Shorman, Rachel Adzuara, Nadia Rayyan, Khalid Shukri

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Implementation and compliance to ventilator associated pneumonia prevention bundle in a private health care facility in the United Arab Emirates

Beena Shibu, Bessy Susan, Sinil Nair, Shanmugavalli Ganesan, Reeja Bipin, Milany Sahagun

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Biopsychosocial impacts of laughter yoga and therapy on stroke survivors

Gourie[Gita] Suraj-Narayan, Sheroma Surajnarayan

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Computer keyboards and mice contamination at intensive care unit in Western Region in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

A. Al Ghamdi, H. Shukri, A. Yamani, H. Hawsawi, K. Bagatadah, L. Gharawi, N. Shukri, W. AlEnazi

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Characterization of temporal evolution of metabolic acidosis in adult patients with severe diabetic ketoacidosis admitted to the intensive care unit: Not quite done

Jihad Mallat

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Answer to the letter entitled “Characterization of temporal evolution of metabolic acidosis in adult patients with severe diabetic ketoacidosis admitted to the intensive care unit: Not quite done”

Alexandre Toledo Maciel, Marcelo Park

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Different genospecies of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex associated with different outcomes

Che-Kim Tan, Wei-Lun Liu, Chih-Cheng Lai

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Tracheostomy scar and severe cough: More lessons

Nopakoon Nantsupawat, Rahul Mishra, Kenneth Nugent

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection is not an independent risk factor for mortality in critically ill patients with hematologic malignancy

Melda Turkoglu, Murat Dizbay

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Critical care medicine: Art, science, and outcome

Philip D. Lumb

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Max Harry (Hal) Weil, MD, PhD, ScD (hon) MACP Master, FCCP, FACC, FCCM, FAHA 1927 to 2011

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Editorial Board

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Prolonged acute care in a 52-year-old man with respiratory failure: Lessons learned from 70-day intensive care unit hospitalization

Rahul K. Mishra, Raed Alalawi, Rishi Raj, Kenneth M. Nugent

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Journal of Critical Care

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2011

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english

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Volume 26; Issue 5

Oxygen saturation/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio is a simple predictor of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation failure in critically ill patients

An open-labelled randomized controlled trial comparing costs and clinical outcomes of open endotracheal suctioning with closed endotracheal suctioning in mechanically ventilated medical intensive care patients

Evaluation of standard and modified severity of illness scores in the obstetric patient

Clinical factors affecting inspired gas humidification and oral dryness during noninvasive ventilation

Core temperature variation is associated with heart rate variability independent of cardiac index: A study of 278 trauma patients

Nutritional support for critically ill patients: Does duration correlate with mortality?

Prevention of extubation failure in high-risk patients with neuromuscular disease

Consent in critical care trials: a survey of Canadian research ethics boards and critical care researchers

Reduction in ventilator associated pneumonia in a mixed intensive care unit after initiation of a novel hand hygiene program

Outcome of reintubated patients after scheduled extubation

A multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in intensive care unit: Antimicrobial and organizational strategies

Bloodstream infection after elective liver transplantation is associated with increased mortality in patients with cirrhosis

Significance of new-onset prolonged sinus tachycardia in a medical intensive care unit: a prospective observational study

Serum β-d-glucan of critically ill patients with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia: Preliminary observations

Vasopressor administration and sepsis: A survey of Canadian intensivists

A systematic review of short courses for nonspecialist education in intensive care

The impact of coagulation parameters on the outcomes of patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring intensive care unit admission

Acinetobacter baumannii infection in patients with hematologic malignancies in intensive care unit: Risk factors and impact on mortality

Clinical profile, intensive care unit course, and outcome of patients admitted in intensive care unit with dengue

Nonhematological organ dysfunction and positive fluid balance are important determinants of outcome in adults with severe dengue infection: A multicenter study from India

Introduction: ECCC-IPACCMS-WFSICCM 2011 Annual Meeting Third Asia-Africa World Federation Societies Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Conference

Adverse drug events in critically Ill patients with cancer: incidence, characteristics, and preventability

Plasma DNA concentration as an early predictor of outcome in critically ill septic patients

Coupling awakening and breathing trials reduced reintubation and mortality in critically ill patients: an observational quality improvement study

Implementation and compliance to ventilator associated pneumonia prevention bundle in a private health care facility in the United Arab Emirates

Biopsychosocial impacts of laughter yoga and therapy on stroke survivors

Computer keyboards and mice contamination at intensive care unit in Western Region in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Characterization of temporal evolution of metabolic acidosis in adult patients with severe diabetic ketoacidosis admitted to the intensive care unit: Not quite done

Answer to the letter entitled “Characterization of temporal evolution of metabolic acidosis in adult patients with severe diabetic ketoacidosis admitted to the intensive care unit: Not quite done”

Different genospecies of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex associated with different outcomes

Tracheostomy scar and severe cough: More lessons

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection is not an independent risk factor for mortality in critically ill patients with hematologic malignancy

Critical care medicine: Art, science, and outcome

Max Harry (Hal) Weil, MD, PhD, ScD (hon) MACP Master, FCCP, FACC, FCCM, FAHA 1927 to 2011

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Editorial Board

Prolonged acute care in a 52-year-old man with respiratory failure: Lessons learned from 70-day intensive care unit hospitalization