Correction
for
Albright et al., Am J Crit Care 11 (4) 326-330.
American Journal of Critical Care. 2002;11: 503
CORRECTIONS
In the article titled "Celebrating the 100th Birthday of the Electrocardiogram: Lessons Learned From Research in Cardiac Monitoring" (July 2002;11:378–386), on page 382, 2nd column, 3rd paragraph, 10th line, it reads, "Of interest, ST-segment elevation is present in lead aVR with less elevation than in V1 ..." The word "than" was inadvertently added during our internal editorial process and should be deleted because it imparts just the opposite meaning than the author intended. The criterion that has been recently described in the literature to indicate a left main coronary artery stenosis is as follows: If, during a transient myocardial ischemic event involving ST-segment depression, there is ST-segment elevation in lead aVR that is greater than the ST-segment elevation normally seen in lead V1, a left main coronary artery stenosis is likely. This criterion is illustrated in the electrocardiogram shown in Figure 4B (p 384).
In Figure 4 (p 384) of this article, the last two sentences of the legend belong in the Figure 3 legend. These sentences describe how the ST trend is displayed, with time represented on the x axis, and millimeters of ST-segment deviation on the y axis.
In the article titled "Vasopressin in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit" (July 2002;11:326–332), on page 327, 2nd column, last sentence of the first true paragraph, the wrong dosing regimen is given. The sentence should read as follows: "Antidiuresis can be accomplished with single doses of 5 to 10 U, whereas the vasoconstrictive effects require up to 0.5 U every 5 minutes." Additionally, Table 1 (p 329) incorrectly lists the continuous infusion rate for vasodilatory shock after cardiopulmonary bypass as 0.01 to 1.0 U/min. This should be 0.01 to 0.1 U/min. In the continuing education test (p 332) for this article, choice C in question 8 should read as follows: 0.01 to 0.1 U/min continuous IV infusion.
