Critical care medicine
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To investigate the changes in serum hyaluronan concentrations in response to surgery. ⋯ Surgery is accompanied by a small increase in serum hyaluronan concentrations in humans. The major increase is seen in the postoperative period, and is probably due to increased influx of interstitial hyaluronan when the returning muscular tone activates lymph flow.
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Critical care medicine · May 1994
Need for advanced cardiac life-support training in rural, community hospitals.
To define the relative needs of the staffs of rural, community hospitals for training in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), identify weaknesses, and modify a standard ACLS course to meet these needs. ⋯ There is a need for ACLS training in community hospitals. Educational programs for physicians and staffs should be designed to meet that need.
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Critical care medicine · May 1994
Timing of pressure release affects power of breathing and minute ventilation during airway pressure release ventilation.
To evaluate the effects of interference between spontaneous and mechanical breaths on the power of breathing (rate at which work is done) and ventilatory support during airway pressure release ventilation. ⋯ Asynchronous airway pressure release may increase the power of spontaneous breathing and reduce effective mechanical ventilatory support during airway pressure release ventilation. A clinical study is required to assess the effect of synchronous and asynchronous interference between spontaneous and mechanical breaths during airway pressure release ventilation.
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Critical care medicine · May 1994
Ultrafilterable hypomagnesemia in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
To evaluate the frequency and clinical correlates of ultrafilterable hypomagnesemia in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Ultrafilterable hypomagnesemia is a common finding in neonates admitted to the ICU. Ultrafilterable hypomagnesemia is associated with the need for mechanical ventilation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ultrafilterable magnesium concentrations in normal and sick neonates.
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Critical care medicine · May 1994
Effect of advanced cardiac life-support training in rural, community hospitals.
To define the effectiveness of training personnel in rural, community hospitals in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and the changes that result in the process and quality of care to patients with ischemic heart disease that can be attributed to participation by team members in an ACLS course. ⋯ Training directed to the entire team likely to participate in the provision of ACLS in the community hospital favorably affects the overall practice of ACLS and the survival rate of patients with ischemic heart disease.