Background. The incidence of infection increases with the prolonged use of central vascular
catheters, but it is unclear whether changing catheters every three days, as some …

We performed a randomized controlled trial of an attachable subcutaneous cuff for the
prevention of central vascular catheter-related infection among patients receiving intensive care. …

Objective: To test the reliability and validity of a modified moral distress tool, originally
developed for the nursing profession, on respiratory care practitioners. To describe the …

The federal government has established guidelines and regulations for the protection of
vulnerable research subjects, especially children, pregnant women, cognitively impaired …

Objective: To determine factors influencing rationing decisions in a surgical ICU during a
temporary nursing shortage when two to six of the unit's 16 beds were closed. Design: Blinded, …

This study is a retrospective review of all patients who died without cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) or who sustained a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest in the hospital and received …

The federal government regulates human research with a local institutional review board (IRB)
at your institution. Your IRB's main responsibility is to protect the rights and welfare of …

The history of ethics in clinical research parallels the history of abuse of human beings. The
Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki, and the Belmont Report laid the foundations for …

Low cardiac output syndrome frequently follows cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery. In
the present study, we used dobutamine to increase cardiac index (CI) and oxygen delivery (…

The rapid infusion of vancomycin produces histamine release resulting in rash (" red-man's"
syndrome) and hypotension. Because this phenomenon has been described primarily in …