Crit Care Resusc
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To characterise intubation practices in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units (ICUs) and investigate clinician support for establishing airway management guidelines in Australian and New Zealand ICUs. ⋯ Variation of practices in intubation was noted in the participants. Approximately 61% of respondents supported the development of Australian and New Zealand ICU airway management guidelines, and 80% supported mandatory airway management training.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate if vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased rates of persistent critical illness, and whether repletion of vitamin D among patients with this deficiency leads to decreased persistent critical illness. ⋯ Vitamin D deficiency was not associated with persistent critical illness, nor did supplementation with vitamin D3 mitigate the development of persistent critical illness.