JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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To examine the role of medications with known psychoactive properties in the development of postoperative delirium. ⋯ Clinicians caring for patients at risk for delirium should carefully evaluate the need for meperidine and benzodiazepines in the postoperative period and consider alternative therapies whenever possible.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Safety and potential efficacy of an aerosolized surfactant in human sepsis-induced adult respiratory distress syndrome.
To evaluate the safety and potential efficacy of aerosolized surfactant in intubated patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). ⋯ Aerosolized surfactant was well tolerated when administered on a continuous basis for up to 5 days; however, at the doses given, it did not result in significant improvements in patients with sepsis-induced ARDS.