Background Early detection of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) has the
potential to improvethe prognosis of critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit …

Background Platelets are inflammatory cells with an important role in antimicrobial host
defenses. We speculate that an abnormal platelet count may be a marker of severity in …

Sepsis, acute lung injury, and ARDS contribute substantially to the expanding burden of
critical illness within our ICUs. Each of these processes is characterized by a myriad of …

Acute lung injury (ALI) and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are serious
complications of acute illness and injury, associated with an inpatient mortality of up to 40 …

PURPOSE: We assessed factors associated with underuse of lung-protective ventilation
(LPV) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI). METHODS: A secondary analysis of Acute …

Objective To explore the effect of various adverse hospital events on short-and long-term
outcomes in a cohort of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Patients and Methods In a …

Background Despite the high mortality in patients with pneumonia admitted to an ICU, data
on risk factors for death remain limited. Methods In this secondary analysis of PROTECT …

As the population ages, emergency physicians are confronted with a growing number of
trauma patients receiving antithrombotic and antiplatelet medication prior to injury. In cases …

Background Acute lung injury is a critical illness syndrome consisting of acute hypoxemic
respiratory failure with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates that are not attributed to left atrial …

Antiplatelet agents are a cornerstone of therapy for patients with atherosclerotic vascular
disease. There is presently a lack of comprehensive guidelines focusing on the use of …