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When the Heart Stops: A Review of Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy 15 Jul 2013 | 11:22 am
Cardiac arrest is a rare occurrence in pregnancy and may be related to obstetric or medical causes. Pregnancy is associated with profound physiologic changes that prepare the gravida for the challenge...
Nonsurgical Care of Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplant Recipients: A Review for the Intensivist 15 Jul 2013 | 11:22 am
Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation has evolved from an experimental procedure to the treatment of choice for patients with irreversible intestinal failure and serious complications related t...
Incidence of Gastric Mucosal Injury as Measured by Reactance in Critically Ill Patients 15 Jul 2013 | 11:22 am
Gastric reactance has been proposed as a measure of mucosal ischemic injury in the critically ill. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of gastric mucosal injury as measured by gast...
Outcomes of Patients on Multiple Vasoactive Drugs for Shock 15 Jul 2013 | 11:22 am
Introduction: Vasoactive drugs are routinely used in critically ill patients with shock to optimize the hemodynamic state while evaluating and treating potentially reversible causes. Limited data exi...
Clinical Evidence of Early Acute Lung Injury Often Precedes the Diagnosis of ALI 15 Jul 2013 | 11:22 am
Background: Acute lung injury (ALI) has been primarily defined in patients who require positive pressure ventilation. As a result, the clinical characteristics of patients with early ALI (EALI) prior...
Effect of Lanz Pressure Regulating Valve on Self-sealing Mechanism and Air Leakage Across the Tracheal Tube Cuffs in a Benchtop Model 15 Jul 2013 | 11:22 am
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the Lanz system on air sealing by self-inflation in high volume–low pressure (HVLP) tube cuffs. Methods: In vitro tracheal ...
Multiple MDMA (Ecstasy) Overdoses at a Rave Event: A Case Series 15 Jul 2013 | 11:22 am
Twelve patients with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) toxicity from a single rave event presented to multiple San Francisco Bay area hospitals with various life-threatening complications inclu...
