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Novel Rapid Response Team Can Decrease Non-ICU Cardiopulmonary Arrests, Mortality

Author:

Heidi Beintrexler, MD

Jyotsna Bhatnagar, MD

Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Nasir M. Khan, MD

Manoj Kumar Md, MPH

Regina Makdissi, MD

Anuradha Mendu, MD

Siva H. Yedlapati, MD, MPH

Clinical question: Can novel configured rapid response teams (RRTs) improve non-ICU cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) and overall hospital mortality...

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ICU Delirium: Little Attributable Mortality after Adjustment

Author:

Ethan Cumbler, MD

Kasey Bowden, NP

Serena Scott, MD

Richard Vestal, MD

Elizabeth Harry, MD

Li-Kheng Ngov, MD

Hemali Patel, MD

Does delirium contribute to higher mortality risk for ICU patients?

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Little Progress Made Training Hospitalists to Stem Shortage of Intensivists

Author:

Dr.

What would the status be for a hospitalist who could train for one year to become a critical care intensivist to address the shortage of...

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Procalcitonin-Based Algorithm Does Not Reduce Antibiotic Use in the ICU

Author:

Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD

Clinical question Can a procalcitonin-based algorithm reduce antibiotic use in critically ill patients? Bottom line A procalcitonin-based...

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Arterial Catheter Use in ICU Doesn’t Improve Hospital Mortality

Author:

Meghan Sebasky, MD

Deepak Asudani, MD, MPH, FHM

Robert El-Kareh, MD, MPH, MS

Leslie Martin, MD

Courtney O’Rourke, DO

Remus Popa, MD, FHM

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Clinical question: Does the use of arterial catheters (AC) improve hospital mortality in ICU patients requiring mechanical ventilation?...

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ICU Pressures Improve Transfers to the Floor

Author:

Elizabeth A. Wantuch, MD, MS

Shirin Poonja, DO

Rebecca Helfrich, MD

Bina N. Patel, MD

Kevin R. Smith, MD, FACP, FAAP

Mark Speyer, MD, MPH

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Clinical question: Does ICU strain negatively affect the outcomes of patients transferred to the floor? Background: With healthcare costs...

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Decreased ICU Duty Hours Does Not Affect Patient Mortality

Author:

Bhaskar Arora, MD

Thomas Barrett, MD

McR, FHM

Honora Englander, MD

Stephanie Halvorson, MD

Alan J. Hunter, MD

David Kagen, MD

Blake Lesselroth, MD

Mbi

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Clinical question: Does the reduction in work hours for residents affect mortality in medical and surgical ICUs? Background: A reduction in work...

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Tight Glycemic Control Leads to More Hypoglycemia in the Pediatric ICU Population

Author:

Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD

Does tight control of hyperglycemia improve outcomes in the pediatric intensive care unit?

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ICU Pressure Improves Patient Transfers to the Hospital Floor

Author:

Elizabeth A. Wantuch, MD, MS

Shirin Poonja, DO

Rebecca Helfrich, MD

Bina N. Patel, MD

Kevin R. Smith, MD, FACP, FAAP

Mark Speyer, MD, MPH

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Rising costs, projected shortages in critical care staff have prompted physicians to use ICU services more efficiently: study

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No Short-term Mortality Benefit with Use of Colloids over Crystalloids for Fluid Resuscitation in the ICU (CRISTAL)

Author:

Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD

As compared with crystalloid therapy, does the use of colloid solutions for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit improve mortality in...

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