Objective We hypothesized that patients with septic shock who achieve negative fluid balance
(≤ −500 mL) on any day in the first 3 days of management are more likely to survive than …

Background After patients recovering from respiratory failure have successfully completed a
spontaneous breathing trial (SBT), clinicians must determine whether an artificial airway is …

Sickle cell trait occurs in approximately 300 million people worldwide, with the highest
prevalence of approximately 30% to 40% in sub-Saharan Africa. Long considered a benign …

Objective To determine the degree to which neurologic function, cough peak flows and quantity
of endotracheal secretions affected the extubation outcomes of patients who had passed …

Background Semiobjective methods of quantifying cough strength and endotracheal secretions
have been demonstrated to predict extubation outcomes of patients who have passed a …

Objective: The Acute Kidney Injury Network's proposed definition for acute kidney injury (increment
of serum creatinine≥ 0.3 mg/dL or 50% from baseline within 48 hrs or urine output< …

Objective To examine the relationship of fluid balance and weaning outcomes. Methods We
prospectively collected demographic, physiological, daily fluid balance (measured inputs …

Multidisciplinary disease management programs for congestive heart failure have been
shown to substantially reduce read‐mission rates, resulting in a reduction of costs. These …

Rationale: Studies examining survival outcomes after in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA)
among intensive care unit (ICU) patients requiring medications for hemodynamic support …

In this prospective study, we measured the ST segments, heart rate-systolic BP product (RPP),
respiratory rate to tidal volume ratio (RVR), and pulse oximetry saturations of patients in …