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Vasoactive Medications Safe in ICU via Peripheral Intravenous Access
September 9, 2015
Clinical question: Can vasoactive medications be safely given in the ICU via peripheral intravenous (PIV) access instead of central venous access? Background: Vasoactive medications are given to a variety of patients in shock to maintain hemodynamic function.
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Novel Rapid Response Team Can Decrease Non-ICU Cardiopulmonary Arrests, Mortality
July 1, 2015
Clinical question: Can novel configured rapid response teams (RRTs) improve non-ICU cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) and overall hospital mortality rate? Background: RRTs are primarily executed in hospital settings to avert non-ICU CPA through early detection and intervention.
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ICU Delirium: Little Attributable Mortality after Adjustment
April 3, 2015
Does delirium contribute to higher mortality risk for ICU patients?
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Little Progress Made Training Hospitalists to Stem Shortage of Intensivists
March 3, 2015
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 intensivists?
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Procalcitonin-Based Algorithm Does Not Reduce Antibiotic Use in the ICU
February 10, 2015
Clinical question Can a procalcitonin-based algorithm reduce antibiotic use in critically ill patients? Bottom line A procalcitonin-based algorithm using a 0.1 ng/mL cutoff does not significantly decrease the duration of antibiotic treatment in critically ill patients nor does it reduce length
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Arterial Catheter Use in ICU Doesn’t Improve Hospital Mortality
February 2, 2015
Clinical question: Does the use of arterial catheters (AC) improve hospital mortality in ICU patients requiring mechanical ventilation? Background: AC are used in 40% of ICU patients, mostly to facilitate diagnostic phlebotomy (including arterial blood gases) and improve hemodynamic monitoring.
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ICU Pressures Improve Transfers to the Floor
October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Does ICU strain negatively affect the outcomes of patients transferred to the floor? Background: With healthcare costs increasing and critical care staff shortages projected, ICUs will have to operate under increasing strain.
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Decreased ICU Duty Hours Does Not Affect Patient Mortality
October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Does the reduction in work hours for residents affect mortality in medical and surgical ICUs? Background: A reduction in work hours for residents was enforced in July 2003.
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Tight Glycemic Control Leads to More Hypoglycemia in the Pediatric ICU Population
March 20, 2014
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
March 19, 2014
Rising costs, projected shortages in critical care staff have prompted physicians to use ICU services more efficiently: study
