Critical Care
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Mortality data prompt boxed warning for tigecycline
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Two studies document a rise in gun wounds, homicides
Major finding: The proportion of homicides related to guns in southern Arizona increased significantly from 1.97% to 2.45% after that state passed...
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Cortisol breakdown impaired during critical illness
Major finding: Elevated cortisol levels in critically ill patients are only partly explained by increased cortisol production; they also are due...
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Aurora Shootings: Well-Orchestrated Emergency Response Saved Lives
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Delayed Surgery a Plus for Blunt Aortic Injury
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Dipstick Proteinuria Predicts Acute Kidney Injury in Septic Patients
Major Finding: Dipstick proteinuria was found in 55% of patients who met the AKIN criteria for acute kidney injury, for a positive predictive...
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Chest X-Rays Incongruous With Lavage Results in VAP
Major Finding: Differences between the BAL-positive and -negative groups regarding the presence or absence of infiltrates were significant only on...