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Key Performance Indicators in Intensive Care Medicine. A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study

Authors: Kastrup, M.; von Dossow, V.; Seeling, M.; Ahlborn, R.; Tamarkin, A.; Conroy, P.; Boemke, W.; Wernecke, K-D.; Spies, C.

Source: The Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 37, Number 5, September 2009 , pp. 1267-1284(18)

Publisher: Field House Publishing

A Central Venous Line Protocol Decreases Bloodstream Infections and Length of Stay in a Trauma Intensive Care Unit Population

Authors: Duane, Therèse M.; Brown, Holly; Borchers, C. Todd; Wolfe, Luke G.; Malhotra, Ajai K.; Aboutanos, Michel B.; Ivatury, Rao R.

Source: The American Surgeon, Volume 75, Number 12, December 2009 , pp. 1166-1170(5)

Publisher: Southeastern Surgical Congress

Recurrent Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: An Inciting Factor of the Second Hit Phenomenon

Authors: Duchesne, Juan C.; Baucom, Catherine C.; Rennie, Kelly V.; Simmons, Jon; McSwain, Norman E.

Source: The American Surgeon, Volume 75, Number 12, December 2009 , pp. 1193-1198(6)

Publisher: Southeastern Surgical Congress

Fast Track Postoperative Management after Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Controlled Trail

Authors: Feo, Carlo V.; Lanzara, Serena; Sortini, Davide; Ragazzi, Riccardo; De Pinto, Mario; Pansini, Gian Carlo; Liboni, Alberto

Source: The American Surgeon, Volume 75, Number 12, December 2009 , pp. 1247-1251(5)

Publisher: Southeastern Surgical Congress

Impact of the Tokyo guidelines on the management of patients with acute calculous cholecystitis

Authors: Lee, Shou-Wu; Yang, Sheng-Shun; Chang, Chi-Sen; Yeh, Hong-Jeh

Source: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2009 , pp. 1857-1861(5)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Adverse outcomes following emergency department discharge of patients with possible acute coronary syndrome

Authors: Loten, Conrad; Isbister, Geoffrey; Jamcotchian, Melissa; Hullick, Carolyn; MacElduff, Patrick; Attia, John; Marley, John

Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia, Volume 21, Number 6, December 2009 , pp. 455-464(10)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Orthopaedic-geriatric models of care and their effectiveness

Authors: Chong, Carol P; Savige, Judy; Lim, Wen Kwang

Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 28, Number 4, December 2009 , pp. 171-176(6)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

The management of patients with hip fractures who are taking Clopidogrel

Authors: Sim, Welkee; Gonski, Peter N

Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 28, Number 4, December 2009 , pp. 194-197(4)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Transitions from hospital to residential aged care in Australia

Authors: Karmel, Rosemary; Gibson, Diane; Lloyd, Jonas; Anderson, Phil

Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 28, Number 4, December 2009 , pp. 198-205(8)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Meal Support Therapy Reduces the Use of Nasogastric Feeding for Adolescents Hospitalized With Anorexia Nervosa

Authors: Couturier, Jennifer; Mahmood, Adeel

Source: Eating Disorders, Volume 17, Number 4, July 2009 , pp. 327-332(6)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Assessment of Incidence, Cause, and Consequences of Pressure Ulcers to Evaluate Quality of Provided Care

Authors: LARDENOYE, JAN WILLEM H. P.; THIÉFAINE, JEAN A. J. G.; BRESLAU, PAUL J.

Source: Dermatologic Surgery, Volume 35, Number 11, November 2009 , pp. 1797-1803(7)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

A study of blood loss from phlebotomy in renal medical inpatients

Authors: Pabla, L.; Watkins, E.; Doughty, H. A.

Source: Transfusion Medicine, Volume 19, Number 6, December 2009 , pp. 309-314(6)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Comparative Analysis of Length of Stay, Total Costs, and Treatment Success between Intravenous Moxifloxacin 400 mg and Levofloxacin 750 mg among Hospitalized Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Authors: Friedman, Howard; Song, Xue; Crespi, Simone; Navaratnam, Prakash

Source: Value in Health, Volume 12, Number 8, November/December 2009 , pp. 1135-1143(9)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Effect of Dysphasia and Dysphagia on Inpatient Mortality and Hospital Length of Stay: A Database Study

Authors: Guyomard, Veronique; Fulcher, Robert A.; Redmayne, Oliver; Metcalf, Anthony K.; Potter, John F.; Myint, Phyo K.

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 57, Number 11, November 2009 , pp. 2101-2106(6)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Development and Implementation of a Proactive Geriatrics Consultation Model in Collaboration with Hospitalists

Authors: Sennour, Youcef; Counsell, Steven R.; Jones, Jerrlyn; Weiner, Michael

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 57, Number 11, November 2009 , pp. 2139-2145(7)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Minilaparotomy abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the era of minimally invasive vascular surgery: preliminary results

Authors: Bakoyiannis, Chris N.; Tsekouras, Nikolaos S.; Georgopoulos, Sotiris E.; Skrapari, Ioanna C.; Economopoulos, Konstantinos P.; Tsigris, Christos; Bastounis, Elias A.

Source: ANZ Journal of Surgery, Volume 79, Number 11, November 2009 , pp. 829-835(7)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Determination of the Internal Medicine Service's Role in Emergency Department Length of Stay at a Military Medical Center

Authors: Glasser, Jessie S.; Zacher, Lisa L.; Thompson, Jennifer C.; Murray, Clinton K.

Source: Military Medicine, Volume 174, Number 11, November 2009 , pp. 1163-1166(4)

Publisher: AMSUS - Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.

Youth retention: Factors associated with treatment drop-out from youth alcohol and other drug treatment

Authors: SCHRODER, RIA; SELLMAN, DOUG; FRAMPTON, CHRIS; DEERING, DARYLE

Source: Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 28, Number 6, November 2009 , pp. 663-668(6)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

An assessment of the validity of SOFA score based triage in H1N1 critically ill patients during an influenza pandemic

Authors: Khan, Z.; Hulme, J.; Sherwood, N.

Source: Anaesthesia, Volume 64, Number 12, December 2009 , pp. 1283-1288(6)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Use of remifentanil as a sedative agent in critically ill adult patients: a meta-analysis

Authors: Tan, J. A.; Ho, K. M.

Source: Anaesthesia, Volume 64, Number 12, December 2009 , pp. 1342-1352(11)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing