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Interventional Cardiology Clinics Journal

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Ben Bloom, David C. Simes
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) has been recognised as an entity since 1924, and haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) since 1955. The disease processes have generated new interest during the past two decades, and much progress has been made both in understanding and treati...
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OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence, risk factors and impact of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in a mixed tertiary paediatric intensive care unit.DESIGN:Prospective observational study.METHODS:Patients in the intensive care unit who were mechanically ventilated for more ...
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Objective: To investigate analgesic prescription patterns and administration in postoperative cardiac surgery patients in the ICU in a tertiary hospital.
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Background: The β-Lactam Infusion Group (BLING) III study is a prospective, multicentre, open, phase 3 randomised controlled trial comparing continuous infusion with intermittent infusion of β-lactam antibiotics in 7000 critically ill patients with sepsis. Objective: To describe ...
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Objective: To review the clinical and experimental methods of detecting intestinal ischaemia and to assess their value in current clinical practice.
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George F. Alvarez, David Bihari, David Collins
Heparin is commonly used in the intensive care unit for preventing and treating thromboembolic disease. One of its more significant complications is heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), an immune-mediated disorder which can provoke an extreme prothrombotic state. We describe a...
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s Articles should have an abstract of appropriate format and length as follows: Original article or survey: Structured abstract (up to 250 words) with headings, Objective; Design; Setting; Participants; Interventions (if any); Main outcome measures; Results; and Conclusions. Stru...
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Objectives: To compare outcomes of patients admitted to tertiary-level intensive care units after interhospital transfer (IHT) with those of similar patients admitted from the emergency department (ED).
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Timothy Holliday,Andrew Jackson
We report on the successful emergency use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to provide oxygenation and ventilation to a patient with lifethreatening airway obstruction, and then facilitating the removal of a tracheal food bolus by rigid bronchoscopy.
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Objective: The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is a dysregulated response that contributes to critical illness. Adjunctive acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) treatment may offer beneficial effects by increasing the synthesis of specialised proresolving mediators (a subset ...
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Background: Fluid bolus therapy with 20% albumin may shorten the duration of vasopressor therapy in patients after cardiac surgery. Objective: To describe the study protocol and statistical analysis plan for the 20% Human Albumin Solution Fluid Bolus Administration Therapy in Pat...
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Objective: Benefit or harm of higher positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is controversial. We aimed to assess the impact of higher levels of PEEP in patients with ARDS under a Bayesian framework. Design: Systematic review and Bay...
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In 2004, two large randomised multi-centre Australian clinical trials provided new information concerning optimal resuscitation for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). One examined hypertonic saline (HTS) and the other, albumin versus saline.( )For the first time in a ran...
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J. Castro, N. Ramakrishnan
The authors present two cases of severe sepsis where the usual clinical signs of severe sepsis have been masked by treatment with recombinant human activated protein C. (non-author abstract)
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T.J. Morgan
The author comments on an article by Lloyd and Freebairn which describes the application of the 'strong ion calculator' at the bedside using data from five patients with a range of acid-base disturbances. (non-author abstract)
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P.V. van Heerden
With this award, the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine honours an intensivist who has not only seen the recognition of Intensive Care Medicine as a respected and valued specialty in Australasia but has also been dedicated to its growth and development for over thirty years...
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A bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a life-threatening complication of cardiothoracic surgery and acute illness. There is no consensus on how best to treat a BPF. Recently, endobronchial one-way valves, designed for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction in emphysema, have been used t...
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