Prior to 2001 there was no standard for early management of severe sepsis and septic
shock in the emergency department. In the presence of standard or usual care, the …

Severe sepsis and septic shock are as common and lethal as other acute life-threatening
conditions that emergency physicians routinely confront such as acute myocardial infarction …

Encyclopedic in breadth, yet practical and concise, Medical Biostatistics, Fourth Edition
focuses on the statistical aspects ofmedicine with a medical perspective, showing the utility …

Abstract Introduction The ACCM/PALS guidelines address early correction of paediatric
septic shock using conventional measures. In the evolution of these recommendations …

Introduction The number of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is
likely to increase. Transferring patients to specialised weaning units may improve outcomes …

Studies of acute myocardial infarction, trauma, and stroke have been translated into
improved outcomes by earlier diagnosis and application of therapy at the most proximal …

Objectives: To review a series of critically ill obstetric patients admitted to our ICU to assess
the spectrum of disease, required interventions, and fetal/maternal mortality, and to identify …

Objectives: Acute kidney injury (AKI) worsens outcome in various scenarios. We sought to
investigate whether the occurrence of AKI has any effect on weaning from mechanical …

The pathogenic, diagnostic and therapeutic landscape of sepsis is no longer confined to the
intensive care unit: many patients from other portals of entry to care, both outside and within …

Background: Despite abundant experimental studies of biomarker patterns in early severe
sepsis and septic shock, human data are few. Further, the impact of the severity of global …