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Berger JT, Carcillo JA, Shanley TP, Wessel DL, Clark A, Holubkov R, Meert KL, Newth CJ, Berg RA, Heidemann S, Harrison R, Pollack M, Dalton H, Harvill E, Karanikas A, Liu T, Burr JS, Doctor A, Dean JM, Jenkins TL, Nicholson CE; for the Eunice Kennedy Shri Critical Pertussis Illness in Children: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 May;14(4):356-365. [abstract] [Full-Text]
Edwards JD, Houtrow AJ, Vasilevskis EE, Dudley RA, Okumura MJ. Multi-institutional Profile of Adults Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units.
JAMA Pediatr 2013 167(5):436 [abstract]
Lazaridis C, Neyens R, Bodle J, Desantis SM. High-osmolarity saline in neurocritical care: systematic review and meta-analysis
Crit Care Med 2013 May;41(5):1353-60 [abstract]
Floh AA, La Rotta G, Wermelt JZ, Bastero-Miñón P, Sivarajan VB, Humpl T. Validation of a new method based on ultrasound velocity dilution to measure cardiac output in paediatric patients
Intensive Care Med 2013 May;39(5):926-33 [abstract]
Jouvet PA, Payen V, Gauvin F, Emeriaud G, Lacroix J. Weaning children from mechanical ventilation with a computer-driven protocol: a pilot trial.
Intensive Care Med 2013 May;39(5):919-25 [abstract]
Vaahersalo J, Hiltunen P, Tiainen M, Oksanen T, Kaukonen KM, Kurola J, Ruokonen E, Tenhunen J, Ala-Kokko T, Lund V, Reinikainen M, Kiviniemi O, Silfvast T, Kuisma M, Varpula T, Pettilä V; FINNRESUSCI Study Group. Therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Finnish intensive care units: the FINNRESUSCI study.
Intensive Care Med 2013 May;39(5):826-37 [abstract]
Heyland D, Muscedere J, Wischmeyer PE, Cook D, Jones G, Albert M, Elke G, Berger MM, Day AG; the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group A Randomized Trial of Glutamine and Antioxidants in Critically Ill Patients
N Engl J Med 2013 Apr 18;368(16):1489-1497 [abstract]
Chowdhury MM, McKenzie SA, Pearson CC, Carr S, Pao C, Shah AR, Reus E, Eliahoo J, Gordon F, Bland H, Habibi P Heliox Therapy in Bronchiolitis: Phase III Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Pediatrics 2013 31:661–669 [abstract]
ttas DJ, Dan A, Myburgh J, Billot L, Lo S, Finfer S; CHEST Management Committee Fluid resuscitation with 6 % hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4 and 130/0.42) in acutely ill patients: systematic review of effects on mortality and treatment with renal replacement therapy
Intensive Care Med 2013 Apr;39(4):558-68 [abstract]
Zarychanski R, Abou-Setta AM, Turgeon AF, Houston BL, McIntyre L, Marshall JC, Fergusson DA. Association of hydroxyethyl starch administration with mortality and acute kidney injury in critically ill patients requiring volume resuscitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
JAMA 2013 Feb 20;309(7):678-88. [abstract]
Opal SM, Laterre PF, Francois B, LaRosa SP, Angus DC, Mira JP, Wittebole X, Dugernier T, Perrotin D, Tidswell M, Jauregui L, Krell K, Pachl J, Takahashi T, Peckelsen C, Cordasco E, Chang CS, Oeyen S, Aikawa N, Maruyama T, Schein R, Kalil AC, Van Nuffelen  Effect of eritoran, an antagonist of MD2-TLR4, on mortality in patients with severe sepsis: the ACCESS randomized trial.
JAMA 2013 20;309(11):1154-62 [abstract]
Guntupalli K, Dean N, Morris PE, Bandi V, Margolis B, Rivers E, Levy M, Lodato RF, Ismail PM, Reese A, Schaumberg JP, Malik R, Dellinger RP; for the TLF LF-0801 Investigator Group. A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Talactoferrin in Patients With Severe Sepsis
Crit Care Med 2013 41(3):706-716 [abstract]
Askenazi DJ, Goldstein SL, Koralkar R, Fortenberry J, Baum M, Hackbarth R, Blowey D, Bunchman TE, Brophy PD, Symons J, Chua A, Flores F, Somers MJ. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy for Children ≤10 kg: A Report from the Prospective Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Registry.
J Pediatr. 2013 162(3):587-592 [abstract]
Alhazzani W, Alenezi F, Jaeschke RZ, Moayyedi P, Cook DJ. Proton Pump Inhibitors Versus Histamine 2 Receptor Antagonists for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Crit Care Med 2013 41:693–705 [abstract]
Pappalardo F, Pieri M, Greco T, Patroniti N, Pesenti A, Arcadipane A, Ranieri VM, Gattinoni L, Landoni G, Holzgraefe B, Beutel G, Zangrillo A; Italian ECMOnet. Predicting mortality risk in patients undergoing venovenous ECMO for ARDS due to influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia: the ECMOnet score
Intensive Care Med 2013 Feb;39(2):275-81 [abstract]
Hymel KP, Willson DF, Boos SC, Pullin DA, Homa K, Lorenz DJ, Herman BE, Graf JM, Isaac R, Armijo-Garcia V, Narang SK; Pediatric Brain Injury Research Network (PediBIRN) Investigators. Derivation of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb;14(2):210-220. [abstract]
Karamlou T, Vafaeezadeh M, Parrish AM, Cohen GA, Welke KF, Permut L, McMullan DM. Increased extracorporeal membrane oxygenation center case volume is associated with improved extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survival among pediatric patients.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 Feb;145(2):470-5. [abstract]
Pham T, Combes A, RozĂ© H, Chevret S, Mercat A, Roch A, Mourvillier B, Ara-Somohano C, Bastien O, Zogheib E, Clavel M, Constan A, Richard JC, Brun-Buisson C, Brochard L; For the REVA Research Network. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A Cohort Study and Propensity-matched Analysis
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 187:276–285 [abstract]
Al-Qahtani S, Al-Dorzi HM, Tamim HM, Hussain S, Fong L, Taher S, Al-Knawy BA, Arabi Y. Impact of an Intensivist-Led Multidisciplinary Extended Rapid Response Team on Hospital-Wide Cardiopulmonary Arrests and Mortality
Crit Care Med 2013 41:506–517 [abstract]
Ceelie I, de Wildt SN, van Dijk M, van den Berg MM, van den Bosch GE, Duivenvoorden HJ, de Leeuw TG, MathĂ´t R, Knibbe CA, Tibboel D. Effect of intravenous paracetamol on postoperative morphine requirements in neonates and infants undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA 2013 9;309(2):149-54 [abstract]
Villanueva C, Colomo A, Bosch A, ConcepciĂłn M, Hernandez-Gea V, Aracil C, Graupera I, Poca M, Alvarez-Urturi C, Gordillo J, Guarner-Argente C, SantalĂł M, Muñiz E, Guarner C. Transfusion strategies for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
N Engl J Med 2013 3;368(1):11-21. [abstract]
Petros A, Silvestri L, Booth R, Taylor N, van Saene H. Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in critically ill children: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 14:89–97 [abstract] [Full-Text]
Palmer AJ, Ho CK, Ajibola O, Avenell A. The Role of ω-3 Fatty Acid Supplemented Parenteral Nutrition in Critical Illness in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Crit Care Med 2013 Jan;41(1):300-9 [abstract]
Carson JL, Carless PA, Hebert PC. Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion.
Cochrane Review 2012 4:CD002042. [abstract]
Timsit JF, Mimoz O, Mourvillier B, Souweine B, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Alfandari S, Plantefeve G, Bronchard R, Troche G, Gauzit R, Antona M, Canet E, Bohe J, Lepape A, Vesin A, Arrault X, Schwebel C, Adrie C, Zahar JR, Ruckly S, Tournegros C, Lucet JC. Randomized Controlled Trial of Chlorhexidine Dressing and Highly Adhesive Dressing for Preventing Catheter-related Infections in Critically Ill Adults
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012 15;186(12):1272-8 [abstract]
SigurtĂ  A, Zanaboni C, Canavesi K, Citerio G, Beretta L, Stocchetti N Intensive care for pediatric traumatic brain injury.
Intensive Care Med 2013 Jan;39(1):129-36 [abstract]
Nayak PP, Davies P, Narendran P, Laker S, Gao F, Gough SC, Stickley J, Morris KP Early change in blood glucose concentration is an indicator of mortality in critically ill children
Intensive Care Med 2013 Jan;39(1):123-8. [abstract]
LĂłpez-Fernández Y, Azagra AM, de la Oliva P, Modesto V, Sánchez JI, Parrilla J, Arroyo MJ, Reyes SB, Pons-Ă“dena M, LĂłpez-Herce J, Fernández RL, Kacmarek RM, Villar J Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Epidemiology and Natural History Study: Incidence and outcome of the acute respiratory distress syndrome in children
Crit Care Med 2012 Dec;40(12):3238-3245 [abstract]
Park DW, Chun BC, Kwon SS, Yoon YK, Choi WS, Sohn JW, Peck KR, Kim YS, Choi YH, Choi JY, Kim SI, Eom JS, Kim HY, Cheong HJ, Song YG, Choi HJ, Kim JM, Kim MJ Red blood cell transfusions are associated with lower mortality in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: A propensity-matched analysis
Crit Care Med 2012 Dec;40(12):3140-3145 [abstract]
Janz DR, Hollenbeck RD, Pollock JS, McPherson JA, Rice TW Hyperoxia is associated with increased mortality in patients treated with mild therapeutic hypothermia after sudden cardiac arrest
Crit Care Med 2012 Dec;40(12):3135-9 [abstract]
Chima RS, Daniels RC, Kim MO, Li D, Wheeler DS, Davies SM, Jodele S. Improved outcomes for stem cell transplant recipients requiring pediatric intensive care
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov;13(6):e336-42 [abstract] [Full-Text]
Serpa Neto A, Cardoso SO, Manetta JA, Pereira VG, EspĂłsito DC, Pasqualucci Mde O, Damasceno MC, Schultz MJ. Association between use of lung-protective ventilation with lower tidal volumes and clinical outcomes among patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome: a meta-analysis.
JAMA 2012 308(16):1651-9 [abstract]
Chan CM, Mitchell AL, Shorr AF. Etomidate is associated with mortality and adrenal insufficiency in sepsis: A meta-analysis
Crit Care Med 2012 Nov;40(11):2945-53 [abstract]
Knudson JD, Neish SR, Cabrera AG, Lowry AW, Shamszad P, Morales DL, Graves DE, Williams EA, Rossano JW. Prevalence and outcomes of pediatric in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the United States: An analysis of the Kids' Inpatient Database
Crit Care Med 2012 Nov;40(11):2940-4 [abstract]
Nayak PP, Sheth J, Cox PN, Davidson L, Forte V, Manlhiot C, McCrindle BW, Schwartz SM, Solomon M, Van Arsdell GS, Sivarajan VB. Predictive value of bronchoscopy after infant cardiac surgery: a prospective study
Intensive Care Med 2012 Nov;38(11):1851-7 [abstract]
Jaramillo-Bustamante JC, MarĂ­n-Agudelo A, Fernández-Laverde M, Bareño-Silva J. Epidemiology of sepsis in pediatric intensive care units: First Colombian Multicenter Study
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 13:501–508 [abstract]
Perner A, Haase N, Guttormsen AB, Tenhunen J, Klemenzson G, Aneman A, Madsen KR, Møller MH, Elkjær JM, Poulsen LM, Bendtsen A, Winding R, Steensen M, Berezowicz P, Søe-Jensen P, Bestle M, Strand K, Wiis J, White JO, Thornberg KJ, Quist L, Nielsen J, An Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 versus Ringer's Acetate in Severe Sepsis
N Engl J Med 2012 10.1056/NEJMoa1204242 [abstract]
Blot SI, Taccone FS, Van den Abeele AM, Bulpa P, Meersseman W, Brusselaers N, Dimopoulos G, Paiva JA, Misset B, Rello J, Vandewoude K, Vogelaers D; the AspICU Study Investigators. A Clinical Algorithm to Diagnose Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012 186:56-64. [abstract]
Algra SO, Driessen MM, Schadenberg AW, Schouten AN, Haas F, Bollen CW, Houben ML, Jansen NJ. Bedside prediction rule for infections after pediatric cardiac surgery.
Intensive Care Med 2012 38(3):474-81. [abstract]
The RENAL Replacement Therapy Study Investigators. An observational study fluid balance and patient outcomes in the randomized evaluation of normal vs. augmented level of replacement therapy trial
Crit Care Med 2012 40(6):1753-1760 [abstract]
Ranieri VM, Thompson BT, Barie PS, Dhainaut JF, Douglas IS, Finfer S, GĂĄrdlund B, Marshall JC, Rhodes A, Artigas A, Payen D, Tenhunen J, Al-Khalidi HR, Thompson V, Janes J, Macias WL, Vangerow B, Williams MD; the PROWESS-SHOCK Study Group. Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Adults with Septic Shock.
N Engl J Med 2012 366:2055-2064 [abstract]
Smalley N, Maclaren G, Best D, Paul E, Butt W. Outcomes in children with refractory pneumonia supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Intensive Care Med 2012 38(6):1001-7. [abstract]
Macdonald PS, Aneman A, Bhonagiri D, Jones D, O'Callaghan G, Silvester W, Watson A, Dobb G A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials of thyroid hormone administration to brain dead potential organ donors
Crit Care Med 2012 40(5):1635-44 [abstract]
Kor DJ, Kashyap R, Weiskopf RB, Wilson GA, van Buskirk CM, Winters JL, Malinchoc M, Hubmayr RD, Gajic O Fresh Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Short-term Pulmonary, Immunologic, and Coagulation Status: a Randomized Clinical Trial
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012 185:842-850 [abstract]
Grant MJ, Scoppettuolo LA, Wypij D, Curley MA; for the RESTORE Investigative Team. Prospective evaluation of sedation-related adverse events in pediatric patients ventilated for acute respiratory failure
Crit Care Med 2012 40(4):1317-1323 [abstract]
De Backer D, Aldecoa C, Njimi H, Vincent JL. Dopamine versus norepinephrine in the treatment of septic shock: A meta-analysis*.
Crit Care Med 2012 40(3):725-30 [abstract]
Ingaramo OA, Khemani RG, Markovitz BP, Epstein D. Effect of race on the timing of the Glenn and Fontan procedures for single-ventricle congenital heart disease
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 13:174 –177 [abstract]
Alrajhi K, Woo MY, Vaillancourt C. Test Characteristics of Ultrasonography for the Detection of Pneumothorax: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Chest. 2012 141(3):703-8 [abstract]
Tagin MA, Woolcott CG, Vincer MJ, Whyte RK, Stinson DA. Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2012 Feb 6. [Epub ahead of print] [abstract]
Chen JM, Richmond ME, Charette K, Takayama H, Williams M, Gilmore L, Garcia A, Addonizio LJ A decade of pediatric mechanical circulatory support before and after cardiac transplantation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 Feb;143(2):344-51 [abstract]
Pasquali SK, Li JS, Burstein DS, Sheng S, O'Brien SM, Jacobs ML, Jaquiss RD, Peterson ED, Gaynor JW, Jacobs JP. Association of Center Volume With Mortality and Complications in Pediatric Heart Surgery.
Pediatrics 2012 129;e370 [abstract]
Landoni G, Biondi-Zoccai G, Greco M, Greco T, Bignami E, Morelli A, Guarracino F, Zangrillo A. Effects of levosimendan on mortality and hospitalization. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies
2012 40(2):634-46 [abstract]
Willmitch B, Golembeski S, Kim SS, Nelson LD, Gidel L. Clinical outcomes after telemedicine intensive care unit implementation
Crit Care Med 2012 40(2):450-4. [abstract]
Zhang Z, Hongying N. Efficacy and safety of regional citrate anticoagulation in critically ill patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy.
Intensive Care Med 2012 Jan;38(1):20-8 [abstract]
Singer K, Subbaiah P, Hutchinson R, Odetola F, Shanley TP. Clinical course of sepsis in children with acute leukemia admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 12(6):649-654 [abstract]
Nseir S, Zerimech F, Fournier C, Lubret R, Ramon P, Durocher A, Balduyck M. Continuous Control of Tracheal Cuff Pressure and Microaspiration of Gastric Contents in Critically Ill Patients.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011 184:1041-1047 [abstract]
Peñuelas O, Frutos-Vivar F, Fernández C, Anzueto A, Epstein SK, ApezteguĂ­a C, González M, Nin N, Raymondos K, Tomicic V, Desmery P, Arabi Y, Pelosi P, Kuiper M, Jibaja M, Matamis D, Ferguson ND, Esteban A; for the Ventila Group. Characteristics and Outcomes of Ventilated Patients According to Time to Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011 184:430-437. [abstract]
Casaer MP, Mesotten D, Hermans G, Wouters PJ, Schetz M, Meyfroidt G, Van Cromphaut S, Ingels C, Meersseman P, Muller J, Vlasselaers D, Debaveye Y, Desmet L, Dubois J, Van Assche A, Vanderheyden S, Wilmer A, Van den Berghe G. Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults
N Engl J Med 2011 365:506-17. [abstract]
Muscedere J, Rewa O, McKechnie K, Jiang X, Laporta D, Heyland DK. Subglottic secretion drainage for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Crit Care Med 2011 39:1985–1991. [abstract]
Kim SH, Hong SB, Yun SC, Choi WI, Ahn JJ, Lee YJ, Lee HB, Lim CM, Koh Y; for the Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine H1N1 Collaborative. Koh Y; for the Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine H1N1 Collaborative. Corticosteroid Treatment in Critically Ill Patients with Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 2009 Infection: Analytic Strategy using Propensity Scores
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011 183:1207-1214. [abstract]
Brun-Buisson C, Richard JC, Mercat A, ThiĂ©baut AC, Brochard L; for the REVA-SRLF A/H1N1v 2009 Registry Group. Early Corticosteroids in Severe Influenza A/H1N1 Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011 183:1200-1206. [abstract]
Faustino EV, Lawson KA, Northrup V, Higgerson RA. Mortality-adjusted duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill children with symptomatic central venous line-related deep venous thrombosis.
Crit Care Med 2011 39:1151–1156 [abstract]
Sivarajan VB, Best D, Brizard CP, Shekerdemian LS, d'Udekem Y, Butt W Duration of resuscitation prior to rescue extracorporeal membrane oxygenation impacts outcome in children with heart disease.
Intensive Care Med 2011 37(5):853-60. [abstract]
Charron C, Bouferrache K, Caille V, Castro S, Aegerter P, Page B, Jardin F, Vieillard-Baron A Routine prone positioning in patients with severe ARDS: feasibility and impact on prognosis.
Intensive Care Med 2011 37(5):785-90. [abstract]
Spragg RG, Taut FJ, Lewis JF, Schenk P, Ruppert C, Dean N, Krell K, Karabinis A, GĂĽnther A. Recombinant Surfactant Protein C Based Surfactant for Patients with Severe Direct Lung Injury.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011 183: 1055–1061 [abstract]
Annane D, Chadda K, Gajdos P, Jars-Guincestre MC, Chevret S, Raphael JC Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute domestic carbon monoxide poisoning: two randomized controlled trials.
Intensive Care Med 2011 37(3):486-92 [abstract]
Borgman MA, Maegele M, Wade CE, Blackbourne LH, Spinella PC Pediatric Trauma BIG Score: Predicting Mortality in Children After Military and Civilian Trauma.
Pediatrics 2011 2011; 127 e892-e897 [abstract]
Roquilly A, Mahe PJ, Seguin P, Guitton C, Floch H, Tellier AC, Merson L, Renard B, Malledant Y, Flet L, Sebille V, Volteau C, Masson D, Nguyen JM, Lejus C, Asehnoune K. Hydrocortisone therapy for patients with multiple trauma: the randomized controlled HYPOLYTE study.
JAMA 2011 23;305(12):1201-9 [abstract]
Khouli H, Jahnes K, Shapiro J, Rose K, Mathew J, Gohil A, Han Q, Sotelo A, Jones J, Aqeel A, Eden E, Fried E Performance of Medical Residents in Sterile Techniques during Central Vein Catheterization: Randomized Trial of Efficacy of Simulation-Based Training.
Chest 2011 139(1): 80-87 [abstract]
Bembea MM, Nadkarni VM, Diener-West M, Venugopal V, Carey SM, Berg RA, Hunt EA; for the American Heart Association National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Investigators. Temperature patterns in the early postresuscitation period after pediatric inhospital cardiac arrest.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 11(6):723-730 [abstract]
Muñoz-Bonet JI, Flor-Macián EM, Brines J, RosellĂł-Millet PM, Cruz Llopis M, LĂłpez-Prats JL, Castillo S. Predictive factors for the outcome of noninvasive ventilation in pediatric acute respiratory failure.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 11(6):675-80. [abstract] [Full-Text]
Rowlands HE, Goldman AP, Harrington K, Karimova A, Brierley J, Cross N, Skellett S, Peters MJ. Impact of Rapid Leukodepletion on the Outcome of Severe Clinical Pertussis in Young Infants
Pediatrics 2010 126;816-827 [abstract]
Puri V, Epstein D, Raithel SC, Gandhi SK, Sweet SC, Faro A, Huddleston CB. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric lung transplantation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 140(2):427-32 [abstract]
Typpo KV, Petersen NJ, Petersen LA, Mariscalco MM. Children with Chronic Illness Return to Their Baseline Functional Status after Organ Dysfunction on the First Day of Admission in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
J Pediatr 2010 157(1):108-113.e1. [abstract]
Briel M, Meade M, Mercat A, Brower RG, Talmor D, Walter SD, Slutsky AS, Pullenayegum E, Zhou Q, Cook D, Brochard L, Richard JC, Lamontagne F, Bhatnagar N, Stewart TE, Guyatt G. Higher vs lower positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis.
JAMA 2010 3;303(9):865-73 [abstract]
Miller MR, Griswold M, Harris JM 2nd, Yenokyan G, Huskins WC, Moss M, Rice TB, Ridling D, Campbell D, Margolis P, Muething S, Brilli RJ Decreasing PICU Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections: NACHRI's Quality Transformation Efforts.
Pediatrics 2010 125 206-213 [abstract]
O'Brien SM, Clarke DR, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Lacour-Gayet FG, Pizarro C, Welke KF, Maruszewski B, Tobota Z, Miller WJ, Hamilton L, Peterson ED, Mavroudis C, Edwards FH. An empirically based tool for analyzing mortality associated with congenital heart surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 138(5):1139-53 [abstract]
RENAL Replacement Therapy Study Investigators, Bellomo R, Cass A, Cole L, Finfer S, Gallagher M, Lo S, McArthur C, McGuinness S, Myburgh J, Norton R, Scheinkestel C, Su S. Intensity of continuous renal-replacement therapy in critically ill patients
N Engl J Med 2009 22;361(17):1627-38 [abstract]
Alberda C, Gramlich L, Jones N, Jeejeebhoy K, Day AG, Dhaliwal R, Heyland DK. The relationship between nutritional intake and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: results of an international multicenter observational study.
Intensive Care Med 2009 35(10):1728-37 [abstract]
Carcillo JA, Kuch BA, Han YY, Day S, Greenwald BM, McCloskey KA, Pearson-Shaver AL, Orr RA. Mortality and functional morbidity after use of PALS/APLS by community physicians.
Pediatrics 2009 124(2):500-8 [abstract]
Khemani RG, Conti D, Alonzo TA, Bart RD 3rd, Newth CJ. Effect of tidal volume in children with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.
Intensive Care Med 2009 35(8):1428-37 [abstract]
Piastra M, De Luca D, Pietrini D, Pulitanò S, D'Arrigo S, Mancino A, Conti G. Noninvasive pressure-support ventilation in immunocompromised children with ARDS: a feasibility study.
Intensive Care Med 2009 35(8):1420-7 [abstract]
Siempos II, Kopterides P, Tsangaris I, Dimopoulou I, Armaganidis AE Impact of catheter-related bloodstream infections on the mortality of critically ill patients: a meta-analysis.
Crit Care Med 2009 37(7):2283-9 [abstract]
Marchick MR, Kline JA, Jones AE The significance of non-sustained hypotension in emergency department patients with sepsis
Intensive Care Med 2009 35(7):1261-4 [abstract]
Tibballs J, Kinney S Reduction of hospital mortality and of preventable cardiac arrest and death with increased survival on introduction of a pediatric medical emergency team.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009 10:306–312 [abstract] [Full-Text]
Mikkelsen ME, Miltiades AN, Gaieski DF, Goyal M, Fuchs BD, Shah CV, Bellamy SL, Christie JD. Serum lactate is associated with mortality in severe sepsis independent of organ failure and shock
Crit Care Med 2009 37:1670 –1677 [abstract]
Tang BM, Craig JC, Eslick GD, Seppelt I, McLean AS. Use of corticosteroids in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Crit Care Med 2009 37:1594-1603. [abstract]
Levitt JE, Bedi H, Calfee CS, Gould MK, Matthay MA. Identification of Early Acute Lung Injury at Initial Evaluation in an Acute Care Setting Prior to the Onset of Respiratory Failure.
Chest 2009 135:936-943. [abstract]
Bigham MT, Amato R, Bondurrant P, Fridriksson J, Krawczeski CD, Raake J, Ryckman S, Schwartz S, Shaw J, Wells D, Brilli RJ. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Characterizing the Problem and Implementing a Sustainable Solution.
J Pediatr. 2009 154:582-7. [abstract]
Timsit JF, Schwebel C, Bouadma L, Geffroy A, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Pease S, Herault MC, Haouache H, Calvino-Gunther S, Gestin B, Armand-Lefevre L, Leflon V, Chaplain C, Benali A, Francais A, Adrie C, Zahar JR, Thuong M, Arrault X, Croize J, Lucet JC; Dressi Chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges and less frequent dressing changes for prevention of catheter-related infections in critically ill adults: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA 2009 301(12):1231-41. [abstract]
Neufeld RE, Clark BG, Robertson CM, Moddemann DM, Dinu IA, Joffe AR, Sauve RS, Creighton DE, Zwaigenbaum L, Ross DB, Rebeyka IM; Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Follow-up Group. Five-year neurocognitive and health outcomes after the neonatal arterial switch operation.
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N Engl J Med 2009 360(1):20-31 [abstract]
Trzeciak S, McCoy JV, Phillip Dellinger R, Arnold RC, Rizzuto M, Abate NL, Shapiro NI, Parrillo JE, Hollenberg SM; on behalf of the Microcirculatory Alterations in Resuscitation and Shock (MARS) investigators. Early increases in microcirculatory perfusion during protocol-directed resuscitation are associated with reduced multi-organ failure at 24 h in patients with sepsis.
Intensive Care Med 2008 34(12):2210-221 [abstract]
Arabi YM, Dabbagh OC, Tamim HM, Al-Shimemeri AA, Memish ZA, Haddad SH, Syed SJ, Giridhar HR, Rishu AH, Al-Daker MO, Kahoul SH, Britts RJ, Sakkijha MH. Intensive versus conventional insulin therapy: A randomized controlled trial in medical and surgical critically ill patients
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Miller MP, Sagy M. Pressure Characteristics of Mechanical Ventilation and Incidence of Pneumothorax Before and After the Implementation of Protective Lung Strategy (PLS) in the Management of Pediatric Patients with Severe ARDS.
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Stevens RD, Dowdy DW, Michaels RK, Mendez-Tellez PA, Pronovost PJ, Needham DM. Neuromuscular dysfunction acquired in critical illness: a systematic review
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Villar J, Perez-Mendez L, Lopez J, Belda J, Blanco J, Saralegui I, Suarez-Sipmann F, Lopez J, Lubillo S, Kacmarek RM; on behalf of the HELP Network. An Early PEEP/FIO2 Trial Identifies Different Degrees of Lung Injury in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 176(8):795-804 [abstract]
Corwin HL, Gettinger A, Fabian TC, May A, Pearl RG, Heard S, An R, Bowers PJ, Burton P, Klausner MA, Corwin MJ; EPO Critical Care Trials Group. Efficacy and safety of epoetin alfa in critically ill patients.
N Engl J Med. 2007 357(10):965-76. [abstract]
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Crit Care Med. 2007 35(9):2016-2024 [abstract]
Jones AE, Focht A, Horton JM, Kline JA. Prospective external validation of the clinical effectiveness of an emergency department-based early goal-directed therapy protocol for severe sepsis and septic shock.
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Hesselgard K, Larson S, Romner B. Validity and reliability of the behavioural observational pain scale for postoperative pain measurement in children 1-7 years of age.
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Pediatr Nurs 2006 32: 427- 34 [abstract]
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Crit Care Med 2007 35:1660-1666 [abstract]
Varpula M, Pulkki K, Karlsson S, Ruokonen E, Pettila V; FINNSEPSIS Study Group. Predictive value of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in severe sepsis and septic shock.
Crit Care Med 2007 35(5):1277-83 [abstract]
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Intensive Care Med 2007 33(5):814-21 [abstract]
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Canadian Critical Care Trials Group; Heyland D, Dodek P, Muscedere J, Day A. A randomized trial of diagnostic techniques for ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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JAMA 2006 22;296(20):2460-2466 [abstract]
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N Engl J Med 2006 355(1):41-50 [abstract]
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Kollef MH, Skubas NJ, Sundt TM. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Continuous Aspiration of Subglottic Secretions in Cardiac Surgery Patients
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Ibrahim EH, Ward S, Sherman G, Schaiff R, Fraser VJ, Kollef MH. Experience with a clinical guideline for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia
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Sheridan RL, Remensnyder JP, Schnitzer JJ, et al. Current Expectations for Survival in Pediatric Burns
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Eichacker PQ, Gerstenberger EP, Banks SM, Cui X, Natanson C. Meta-Analysis of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Trials Testing Low Tidal Volumes
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Brun-Buisson C, Doyon F, Sollet JP, Cochard JF, Cohen Y, Nitenberg G. Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infection with newer chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-coated catheters: a randomized controlled trial
Intensive Care Med. 2004 May;30(5):837-43 [abstract]
Barr J, Hecht M, Flavin KE, Khorana A, Gould MK. Outcomes in critically ill patients before and after the implementation of an evidence-based nutritional management protocol
Chest. 2004 Apr;125(4):1446-57 [abstract]
Rello J, Ollendorf DA, Oster G, Vera-Llonch M, Bellm L, Redman R, Kollef MH. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Large US Database
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Intensive Care Med. 2005 Feb;31(2):227-35 [abstract]
Courtman SP, Wardurgh A, Petros AJ. Comparison of the bispectral index monitor with the Comfort score in assessing level of sedation of critically ill children
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Jubran A, Grant BJ, Laghi F, Parthasarathy S, Tobin MJ. Weaning Prediction: Esophageal Pressure Monitoring Complements Readiness Testing
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Larsen GY, Parker HB, Cash J, O Standard Drug Concentrations and Smart-Pump Technology Reduce Continuous-Medication-Infusion Errors in Pediatric Patients.
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JAMA. 2005 Aug 17;294(7):813-8. [abstract]
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N Engl J Med. 2005 Sep 29;353(13):1332-41. [abstract]
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Villar J, Kacmarek RM, Perez-Mendez L, Aguirre-Jaime A; for the ARIES Network. A high positive end-expiratory pressure, low tidal volume ventilatory strategy improves outcome in persistent acute respiratory distress syndrome: A randomized, controlled trial.
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