Context In March 2009, novel 2009 influenza A(H1N1) was first reported in the southwestern
United States and Mexico. The population and health care system in Mexico City …

Background A strategy of mechanical ventilation that limits airway pressure and tidal volume
while permitting hypercapnia has been recommended for patients with the acute respiratory …

Rationale: There are conflicting data regarding the safety and efficacy of recruitment maneuvers
(RMs) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI). Objectives: To summarize the physiologic …

Handheld computers have become a valuable and popular tool in various fields of medicine.
A systematic review of articles was undertaken to summarize the current literature …

Nosocomial transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome from critically ill patients to
healthcare workers has been a prominent and worrisome feature of existing outbreaks. We …

ContextSevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a newly recognized infectious disease
capable of causing severe respiratory failure.ObjectiveTo determine the epidemiological …

This is the first scientific statement from the American Heart Association on maternal resuscitation.
This document will provide readers with up-to-date and comprehensive information, …

Prospective trial of high-frequency oscillation in adults wi... : Critical Care Medicine
Prospective trial of high-frequency oscillation in adults with acute respiratory distress …

Methods After research ethics board approval and informed consent, two researchers used
a structured questionnaire to interview quarantined healthcare workers. The questionnaire …

Objective: Fluids and vasoactive agents are both used to treat septic shock, but little is known
about how they interact or the optimal way to administer them. We sought to determine how …