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March 2010

PAOLINI JB , Mancini J, Genestal M, Gonzalez H, et al
Predictive value of abdominal obesity vs. body mass index for determining risk of intensive care unit mortality.
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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SHELTON W , Moore CD, Socaris S, Gao J, et al
The effect of a family support intervention on family satisfaction, length-of-stay, and cost of care in the intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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CARLET J
Anti-, pre-, or . . . probiotics to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:1009-10.
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FREIRE AX , Murillo LC
How "sweet" complexity is and how "bitter" variability can be; the new aspect of intensive care unit hyperglycemia.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:996-7.
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TRUOG RD
Translating research on communication in the intensive care unit into effective educational strategies.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:976-7.
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NELSON JE , Puntillo KA, Pronovost PJ, Walker AS, et al
In their own words: patients and families define high-quality palliative care in the intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:808-18.
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BERRA L , Cressoni M, Li Bassi G, Kolobow T, et al
Continuous lateral rotation therapy to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: the neglected effects of gravity on pathogenesis of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:1018-9.
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MANTHOUS C
Denounce demagoguery on directives!
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:1014-5.
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RICE MJ , Pitkin AD, Gravenstein N, Coursin DB, et al
Who says bedside glucose measurement is simple (or always accurate)?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:1013.
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VINCENT JL
Blood glucose control in 2010: 110 to 150 mg/dL and minimal variability.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:993-5.
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SOBEL JD
Changing trends in the epidemiology of Candida blood stream infections: a matter for concern?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:990-2.
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DAVIDSON JE
Qualitative research: the chicken or the egg.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:987-8.
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POPOVICH MJ
The bridle: path to improved enteral nutrition efficiency.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:984-5.
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PITTET D , Zingg W
Reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia: when process control allows outcome improvement and even benchmarking.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:983-4.
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LANDRIGAN CP
Resident sleep deprivation and critical care: the unintended consequences of inaction.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:980-1.
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COOKE CR , Kahn JM
Deconstructing racial and ethnic disparities in critical care.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:978-80.
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BOUADMA L , Mourvillier B, Deiler V, Le Corre B, et al
A multifaceted program to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: impact on compliance with preventive measures.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:789-96.
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NYQUIST P
Management of acute intracranial and intraventricular hemorrhage.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:946-53.
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COHEN Y , Karoubi P, Adrie C, Gauzit R, et al
Early prediction of Candida glabrata fungemia in nonneutropenic critically ill patients.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:826-30.
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HIGGINS TL
A tale of Lutes and Ouds: time to play together in the same key?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:971-2.
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SIEMPOS II , Ntaidou TK, Falagas ME
Impact of the administration of probiotics on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:954-62.
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February 2010

CELY CM , Rojas JT, Maldonado DA, Schein RM, et al
Use of intensive care, mechanical ventilation, both, or neither by patients with acute lung injury.
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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COX CE , Govert JA
Assessing the comparative value of sedatives in the intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:709-11.
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KAUFMAN S
Reducing glucometer error in the intensive care unit: a formula for success.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:703-4.
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BLUM JM , Tremper KK
Alarms in the intensive care unit: too much of a good thing is dangerous: is it time to add some intelligence to alarms?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:702-3.
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BALAS MC
Free your MIND and the rest will follow: decoding delirium in the intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:697-8.
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GIRARD TD , Pandharipande PP, Carson SS, Schmidt GA, et al
Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of antipsychotics for intensive care unit delirium: the MIND randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:428-37.
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COOK DJ , Crowther MA
Thromboprophylaxis in the intensive care unit: focus on medical-surgical patients.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38.
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PARKER RI
Thrombosis in the intensive care unit: protein C and a whole lot more!
Crit Care Med. 2010;38.
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WU C , Lee AY
Malignancy and venous thrombosis in the critical care patient.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38.
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ORTEL TL
Acquired thrombotic risk factors in the critical care setting.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38.
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KOLLEF MH , Micek ST
A magic bullet for sepsis: getting back to the basics.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:733-4.
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STEENDIJK P
Toward therapeutic use of hydrogen sulfide in critical care?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:725-7.
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BRAITHWAITE SS
Through the eyes of the A1C: a call to re-examine stress hyperglycemia.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:717-9.
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ALAM HB
Why not?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:711-2.
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JOFFE AM , Coursin DB, Coursin DR
Why all the confusion about confusion?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:695-6.
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SRIRAM K , Mizock BA
Critical care nutrition: are the skeletons still in the closet?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:690-1.
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AL-MOUSAWI AM , Jeschke MG, Herndon DN
Beta blockade: the right time, the right dose, the right receptor!
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:688-9.
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TOMA A , Bensimon CM, Dainty KN, Rubenfeld GD, et al
Perceived barriers to therapeutic hypothermia for patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest: a qualitative study of emergency department and critical care workers.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:504-9.
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DEVLIN JW , Roberts RJ, Fong JJ, Skrobik Y, et al
Efficacy and safety of quetiapine in critically ill patients with delirium: a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:419-27.
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ANGUS DC , Mira JP, Vincent JL
Improving clinical trials in the critically ill.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:527-32.
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CAHILL NE , Dhaliwal R, Day AG, Jiang X, et al
Nutrition therapy in the critical care setting: what is "best achievable" practice? An international multicenter observational study.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:395-401.
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January 2010

SCHNEIDER J , Khemani R, Grushkin C, Bart R, et al
Serum creatinine as stratified in the RIFLE score for acute kidney injury is associated with mortality and length of stay for children in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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MCADAM JL , Dracup K, White D, Fontaine D, et al
Symptom experiences of family members of intensive care unit patients at high risk for dying.
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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CARLING PC , Parry MF, Bruno-Murtha LA, Dick B, et al
Improving environmental hygiene in 27 intensive care units to decrease multidrug-resistant bacterial transmission*
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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GIFFORD JM , Husain N, Dinglas VD, Colantuoni E, et al
Baseline quality of life before intensive care: A comparison of patient versus proxy responses.
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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MEISSNER A , Genga KR, Studart FS, Settmacher U, et al
Epidemiology of and factors associated with end-of-life decisions in a surgical intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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SHARPE R , Koval V, Ronco JJ, Qayumi K, et al
The impact of prolonged continuous wakefulness on resident clinical performance in the intensive care unit: A patient simulator study.
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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LUNDELIN K , Vigil L, Bua S, Gomez-Mestre I, et al
Differences in complexity of glycemic profile in survivors and nonsurvivors in an intensive care unit: A pilot study*
Crit Care Med. 2010.
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CUNHA BA , Strollo S, Durie N
Cytomegalovirus reactivation in the intensive care unit: not a cause of late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:341.
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HOEDEMAEKERS CW , Klein Gunnewiek JM, Van der Hoeven JG
Point-of-care glucose measurement systems should be used with great caution in critically ill intensive care unit patients.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:339.
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GATTINONI L , Protti A
Diffusion of carbon monoxide: Any place in intensive care?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:314-5.
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WILSON DM , Thurston A, Lichlyter B
Should the oldest-old be admitted to the intensive care unit and receive advanced life-supporting care?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:303-4.
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RIBNER BS , Steinberg JP
Cross-transmission of bacterial pathogens in the intensive care unit: What lessons can we learn?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:302-3.
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HOPKINS RO
Haunted by delusions: Trauma, delusional memories, and intensive care unit morbidity.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:300-1.
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AFESSA B
Tele-intensive care unit: The horse out of the barn.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:292-3.
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JUNG YJ , Koh Y, Hong SB, Chung JW, et al
Effect of vancomycin plus rifampicin in the treatment of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:175-80.
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BRUIJN M , Bem RA, Bos AP, van Woensel JB, et al
Acute lung injury in children: importance of host factors.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:350.
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FINKIELMAN JD
Randomized trial of light versus deep sedation on mental health after critical illness.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:349.
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KILIC YA , Kilic I, Tez M
Chaotic adaptive mechanisms are operational during low-flow states.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:348-9.
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RODRIGUES RS , Carvalho AR, Morton KA, Bozza FA, et al
(18)-F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography study in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:347-8.
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THEODORE AC , Wilson KC
An unseen danger: frequency of posterior vessel wall penetration by needles during attempts to place internal jugular vein central catheters using ultrasound guidance.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:345-6.
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YONTAR OC , Yalta K, Yilmaz MB
Superiority of levosimendan over dobutamine in right ventricle failure.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:342-3.
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SOUTHARD RE , Boyle WA
Corticosteroids and the original vasopressin and septic shock trial subgroups.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:338.
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VAN BEEST P , Kuiper M, Spronk PE
Lactate: an unusually sensitive parameter of ensuing organ failure?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:337.
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ARSURA EL , Chen S
New life for physiologic dead space?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:335-6.
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COHEN NH
The real reasons not to rely on severity scores.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:334-5.
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RAMSEY KM , Mazer MA
Addition of rifampin to vancomycin for the treatment of pneumonias due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Caveat emptor.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:326-7.
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YOUNG GB
Traumatic brain injury: the continued quest for early prognostic determination.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:325-6.
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SUTTNER S , Boldt J
Prediction of sepsis after multiple trauma: Does C-type natriuretic peptide do the trick?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:323-4.
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OHLMANN P , Morel O, Kindo M, Radulescu B, et al
Use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction. Do we really need more evidence?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:321-2.
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MUTLU GM , Budinger GR
Not much turbulence: addition of heliox to noninvasive ventilation fails to improve outcomes in patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:319-20.
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STOCCHETTI N , Longhi L
The race for biomarkers in traumatic brain injury: what science promises and the clinicians still expect.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:318-9.
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ACKERMAN A
Meningococcal sepsis in children: Persistent problem; new insights?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:316-7.
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BROWN LM , Matthay MA
Measuring the quantity of pulmonary edema in clinical lung injury.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:312-4.
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EGGIMANN P , Schrenzel J
Another small step on the long way to control methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cross-transmission.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:311-2.
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WEIL MH , Tang W
Rhythms and outcomes of cardiac arrest.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:310.
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BOWTON DL
Resolution of ventilator-associated pneumonia: is my patient getting better?
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:308-9.
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December 2009

GRIFFITHS RD , Hall JB
Intensive care unit-acquired weakness.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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RELLO J , Rodriguez A, Lisboa T, Gallego M, et al
PIRO score for community-acquired pneumonia: A new prediction rule for assessment of severity in intensive care unit patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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HODGIN KE , Nordon-Craft A, McFann KK, Mealer ML, et al
Physical therapy utilization in intensive care units: Results from a national survey.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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ESCHER M , Perneger TV, Heidegger CP, Chevrolet JC, et al
Admission of incompetent patients to intensive care: Doctors' responsiveness to family wishes.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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SHIM JK , Chun DH, Choi YS, Lee JY, et al
Effects of early vital capacity maneuver on respiratory variables during multivessel off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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HAASE-FIELITZ A , Bellomo R, Devarajan P, Story D, et al
Novel and conventional serum biomarkers predicting acute kidney injury in adult cardiac surgery-A prospective cohort study.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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HERMANIDES J , Vriesendorp TM, Bosman RJ, Zandstra DF, et al
Glucose variability is associated with intensive care unit mortality.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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LUETZ A , Heymann A, Radtke FM, Chenitir C, et al
Different assessment tools for intensive care unit delirium: Which score to use?
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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SIEBIG S , Kuhls S, Imhoff M, Gather U, et al
Intensive care unit alarms-How many do we need?*
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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DAVIES G , Irani SR, Coltart C, Ingle G, et al
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies: A potentially treatable cause of encephalitis in the intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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SWEENEY DA , Natanson C, Banks SM, Solomon SB, et al
Defining normal adrenal function testing in the intensive care unit setting: A canine study.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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PREAU S , Saulnier F, Dewavrin F, Durocher A, et al
Passive leg raising is predictive of fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing patients with severe sepsis or acute pancreatitis.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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FREIRE AX , Yataco JC
Intensive care unit (short) and 1-year (long-term) prognosis: Data are in for patients with ischemic stroke.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:3183-3184.
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SAVEL RH , Eisen LA
Tracheostomy in the surgical intensive care unit: Perception and reality.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:3177-3178.
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PAPADAKOS PJ
Sedating America: The state of sedative use in intensive care units.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:3171-3172.
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ABRAHAM E
Toward new paradigms in critical care research.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:3185-6.
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NETZER G , Dutton RP, Hess JR
Light from the EAST-SCCM.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:3184-5.
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BELLOMO R , Warrillow SJ, Reade MC
Why we should be wary of single-center trials.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:3114-9.
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NAPOLITANO LM , Kurek S, Luchette FA, Corwin HL, et al
Clinical practice guideline: red blood cell transfusion in adult trauma and critical care.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:3124-57.
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Abstracts of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's 39th Critical Care Congress. January 9-13, 2010. Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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November 2009

HOTA S , Fried E, Burry L, Stewart TE, et al
Preparing your intensive care unit for the second wave of H1N1 and future surges.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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GARROUSTE-ORGEAS M , Boumendil A, Pateron D, Aergerter P, et al
Selection of intensive care unit admission criteria for patients aged 80 years and over and compliance of emergency and intensive care unit physicians with the selected criteria: An observational, multicenter, prospective study.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2919-28.
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BAKER DR , Pronovost PJ, Morlock LL, Geocadin RG, et al
Patient flow variability and unplanned readmissions to an intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2882-7.
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BOOTS RJ
When is it time to go? The difficulty of intensive care unit discharge decisions at times of high census or admission demand.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2982-3.
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VANDIJCK DM , Labeau SO, Brusselaers N, De Wandel D, et al
Impact of a prevention strategy targeting hand hygiene and catheter care on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2998-9.
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SMITH GB , Prytherch DR, Schmidt PE, Featherstone PI, et al
Predictive models: the angel is in the details.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2997-8.
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LINDE-ZWIRBLE W
When is simple too simple? Immortal time bias in critical care.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2990-1.
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SHINTANI AK , Girard TD, Eden SK, Arbogast PG, et al
Immortal time bias in critical care research: application of time-varying Cox regression for observational cohort studies.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2939-45.
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October 2009

SEDER CW , Stockdale W, Hale L, Janczyk RJ, et al
Nasal bridling decreases feeding tube dislodgment and may increase caloric intake in the surgical intensive care unit: A randomized, controlled trial*
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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STEGENGA ME , Vincent JL, Vail GM, Xie J, et al
Diabetes does not alter mortality or hemostatic and inflammatory responses in patients with severe sepsis*
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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FREEMAN BD , Kennedy C, Coopersmith CM, Buchman TG, et al
Examination of non-clinical factors affecting tracheostomy practice in an academic surgical intensive care unit*
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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SOARES M , Caruso P, Silva E, Teles JM, et al
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with cancer requiring admission to intensive care units: A prospective multicenter study*
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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DENNEN P , Douglas IS, Anderson R
Acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: An update and primer for the intensivist.
Crit Care Med. 2009.
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BOLIGNANO D , Coppolino G, Lacquaniti A, Buemi M, et al
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in the intensive care unit: time to look beyond a single, threshold-based measurement?
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2864.
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KANEKI M , Shinozaki S, Chang K, Shimizu N, et al
Could insulin sensitization be used as an alternative to intensive insulin therapy to improve the survival of intensive care unit patients with stress-induced hyperglycemia?
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2856-8.
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FLOHE S , Scholz M
HLA-DR monitoring in the intensive care unit--more than a tool for the scientist in the laboratory?
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2849-50.
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BARSUK JH , McGaghie WC, Cohen ER, O'Leary KJ, et al
Simulation-based mastery learning reduces complications during central venous catheter insertion in a medical intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2697-701.
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MEYNAAR IA , van Spreuwel M, Tangkau PL, Dawson L, et al
Accuracy of AccuChek glucose measurement in intensive care patients.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2691-6.
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GRISSOM CK , Morris AH, Lanken PN, Ancukiewicz M, et al
Association of physical examination with pulmonary artery catheter parameters in acute lung injury.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2720-6.
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MELSEN WG , Rovers MM, Bonten MJ
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and mortality: a systematic review of observational studies.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2709-18.
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ROOZENBEEK B , Maas AI, Lingsma HF, Butcher I, et al
Baseline characteristics and statistical power in randomized controlled trials: selection, prognostic targeting, or covariate adjustment?
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2683-90.
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ROBERT R , Janvier B, Grollier G
Entodoxin tolerance in humans in vivo.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2860.
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HOWELL MD
Lactate: finally ready for prime time?
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2858-9.
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DICTUS C , Sakowitz OW
No brain, no pain: does the injured brain stack up opioids?
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2853-4.
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SEVRANSKY J
Is it time for intensivists to learn genomics?
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2852-3.
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ROBINSON BR , Branson RD
Consequences of ventilator asynchrony: why can't we all get along?
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2848-9.
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TEPLICK R
Pulmonary artery catheter redux: physical findings in acute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2846-8.
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MUSCEDERE J
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and mortality: the controversy continues.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2845-6.
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KOST GJ , Tran NK, Sifontes JR, Mecozzi DM, et al
Point-of-care glucose testing in critically ill patients: visual logistics and a glycemic variability hypothesis.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2841-3.
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HARRISON DA
Increasing power in randomized controlled trials.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2840-1.
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ROBERTS DJ , Goralski KB, Renton KW, Julien LC, et al
Effect of acute inflammatory brain injury on accumulation of morphine and morphine 3- and 6-glucuronide in the human brain.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2767-74.
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COX CE , Docherty SL, Brandon DH, Whaley C, et al
Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2702-8.
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LATENSER BA
Critical care of the burn patient: the first 48 hours.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2819-26.
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JANSEN TC , van Bommel J, Bakker J
Blood lactate monitoring in critically ill patients: a systematic health technology assessment.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2827-39.
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HERRIDGE MS
Legacy of intensive care unit-acquired weakness.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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BITTNER EA , Martyn JA, George E, Frontera WR, et al
Measurement of muscle strength in the intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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DE JONGHE B , Lacherade JC, Sharshar T, Outin H, et al
Intensive care unit-acquired weakness: risk factors and prevention.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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STEVENS RD , Marshall SA, Cornblath DR, Hoke A, et al
A framework for diagnosing and classifying intensive care unit-acquired weakness.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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VINCENT JL , Norrenberg M
Intensive care unit-acquired weakness: framing the topic.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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GRIFFITHS RD , Hall JB
Exploring intensive care unit-acquired weakness. Preface.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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KENTISH-BARNES N , Lemiale V, Chaize M, Pochard F, et al
Assessing burden in families of critical care patients.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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KRESS JP
Clinical trials of early mobilization of critically ill patients.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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BAILEY PP , Miller RR 3rd, Clemmer TP
Culture of early mobility in mechanically ventilated patients.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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HALL JB , Schweickert W, Kress JP
Role of analgesics, sedatives, neuromuscular blockers, and delirium.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37.
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BROCHARD L , Thille AW
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