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Editorials:Back

Christopher W. Bryan-Brown and Kathleen Dracup
Who’s Speaking?
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 244-246. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:Back

Elizabeth Torrence
LETTER TO THE EDITORS
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 248. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AACN 2006 Distinguished Research Lecture-Abstract:Back

Norma A. Metheny
Preventing Respiratory Complications of Tube Feedings: Evidence-Based Practice
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 252. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Healthy Work Environments:Back

Maria R. Shirey
Authentic Leaders Creating Healthy Work Environments for Nursing Practice
Authentic leadership is the "glue" needed to hold together a healthy work environment. This article offers an expanded definition of authentic leadership, describes mechanisms by which authentic leaders can create healthy work environments for practice, and advances a practical guide on how to become an authentic leader.
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 256-267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Health Services in Critical Care:Back

Deborah Cook, Graeme Rocker, John Marshall, Lauren Griffith, Ellen McDonald, Gordon Guyatt for the Level of Care Study Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
Levels of Care in the Intensive Care Unit: A Research Program
This multisite study addressed issues related to levels of care, including advance directives for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, provision of advanced life support, and clinicians’ discomfort with evolving treatment plans, in adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in 15 intensive care units in North America, Europe, and Australia.
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 269-279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Issues in Critical Care:Back

Wendy Lim, Deborah J. Cook, Lauren E. Griffith, Mark A. Crowther, and P. J. Devereaux
Elevated Cardiac Troponin Levels in Critically Ill Patients: Prevalence, Incidence, and Outcomes
These authors documented elevated levels of cardiac troponin I, a sensitive and specific marker of myocardial injury, in 198 patients in a medical-surgical intensive care unit and assessed the relationship between elevated levels and electrocardiographic findings and mortality.
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 280-288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Sue Sendelbach, Ruth Lindquist, Shigeaki Watanuki, and Kay Savik
Correlates of Neurocognitive Function of Patients After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
In this study, researchers determined the correlates of neurocognitive function at the time of discharge from the hospital in 54 patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 290-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Issues in Critical Care:Back

Suzanne E. McLean, Louise A. Jensen, Dallas G. Schroeder, Noel R. T. Gibney, and Neil M. Skjodt
Improving Adherence to a Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Protocol for Critically Ill Adults: Outcomes After an Implementation Program
These authors assessed the effectiveness of using an implementation program, the Model for Accelerating Improvement, to improve adherence and clinical outcomes after restarting a mechanical ventilation weaning protocol in an adult general systems intensive care unit.
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 299-309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Santosh Patel
Electrocardiographic Artifact Mimicking Ventricular Tachycardia During High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation: A Case Report
Artifacts on electrocardiograms can simulate serious arrhythmias and thus lead to unnecessary diagnostic or therapeutic interventions. This case report describes an electrocardiographic artifact due to high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 310-311. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Current Controversies in Critical Care:Back

Lisa Day
Questions Concerning the Goodness of Hastening Death
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 312-314. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiology Casebook:Back

Laurie G. Futterman and Louis Lemberg
Coronary Endothelium: A Key to Life Expectancy
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 315-320. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ECG Puzzler:Back

Mary G. Carey, Susan J. Ponivas, and Michele M. Pelter
Differentiating ST-Segment Strain Pattern From Acute Ischemia
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 321-322. [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Teaching Institute Abstracts:Back

2006 National Teaching Institute Research Abstracts
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 324-346. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Education Directory:Back

Education Directory
Am J Crit Care 2006 15(3): 347. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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