Rationale: It is commonly stated that mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
and acute lung injury (ALI) is decreasing. Objectives: To systematically review the …

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E195 backgrounds in clinical and/or nonclinical expertise: 15 were experts in critical care …

The Charlson index is commonly used for risk adjustment in critical care health services
research. However, the literature supporting this methodology has not been thoroughly explored…

… d; however, we did not observe a difference in the primary outcome in the subgroup of patients
who were randomized within 3 d … failure occurring throughout the 30-d follow-up period. …

Background Patients with noninfectious uveitis are at risk for long-term complications of
uncontrolled inflammation, as well as for the adverse effects of long-term glucocorticoid therapy. …

Context Severe acute kidney injury among hospitalized patients often necessitates initiation
of short-term dialysis. Little is known about the long-term outcome of those who survive to …

Rationale: Diaphragm dysfunction worsens outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients,
but the clinical impact of potentially preventable changes in diaphragm structure and function …

… (IQR 5–38 d), and the median length of stay in the ICU was 6 days (IQR 2–13 d). We found
… of stay for both the hospital (11–23 d) and the ICU (3–9 d) (data not shown). Among the …

Background Despite advances in defibrillation technology, shock-refractory ventricular
fibrillation remains common during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Double sequential external …

Background In the 2003 Toronto SARS outbreak, SARS-CoV was transmitted in hospitals
despite adherence to infection control procedures. Considerable controversy resulted …