Editorials:

Kathleen Dracup and Peter E. Morris

Global Poverty: a Challenge for Critical Care
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 528-530. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Gail Batson

The Importance of Perspective in End-of-Life Care Decisions
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 531. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth A. Mann, Heather F. Pidcoke, Jose Salinas, Charles E. Wade, John B. Holcomb, Steven E. Wolf, Teresita Lacara, Caroline Domagtoy, Donna Lickliter, Kathy Quattrocchi, Lydia Snipes, Joánne Kuszaj, and MaryClare Prasnikar

Accuracy of Glucometers Should Not Be Assumed
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 531-532. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amelia Dawes and Mary Perrecone

Article Spreads the Word About VAP Prevention
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 532-533. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Pearls:

Mary Jo Grap

Clinical Pearls
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 535. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Challenges in the Critical Care Workplace:

Milisa Manojlovich and Barry DeCicco

Healthy Work Environments, Nurse-Physician Communication, and Patients’ Outcomes
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 536-543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Safety Issues:

Ellen H. Elpern, Kathryn Killeen, Erlinda Talla, Gabriel Perez, and David Gurka

Capnometry and Air Insufflation for Assessing Initial Placement of Gastric Tubes
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 544-549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

AJCC Patient Care Page:

Linda Bell and Birck Cox

Determining the Correct Placement of Gastric Tubes
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 551. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evidence-Based Practice in Critical Care:

Angela M. Berry, Patricia M. Davidson, Janet Masters, and Kaye Rolls

Systematic Literature Review of Oral Hygiene Practices for Intensive Care Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 552-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine A. Schindler, Theresa A. Mikhailov, Kay Fischer, Gloria Lukasiewicz, Evelyn M. Kuhn, and Linda Duncan

Skin Integrity in Critically Ill and Injured Children
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 568-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innovative Approaches:

Kathie M. Cole, Anna Gawlinski, Neil Steers, and Jenny Kotlerman

Animal-Assisted Therapy in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 575-585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark A. Malesker, Pamela A. Foral, Ann C. McPhillips, Keith J. Christensen, Julie A. Chang, and Daniel E. Hilleman

An Efficiency Evaluation of Protocols for Tight Glycemic Control in Intensive Care Units
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 589-598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra G. Oeyen, Eric A. Hoste, Carl D. Roosens, Johan M. Decruyenaere, and Stijn I. Blot

Adherence to and Efficacy and Safety of an Insulin Protocol in the Critically Ill: A Prospective Observational Study
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 599-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evidence-Based Review and Discussion Points:

Ruth Kleinpell

Evidence-Based Review and Discussion Points
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 587-588. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Evidence Review:

Margo A. Halm

To Strip or Not to Strip? Physiological Effects of Chest Tube Manipulation
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 609-612. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Current Controversies in Critical Care:

Lisa Day

Courage as a Virtue Necessary to Good Nursing Practice
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 613-616. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiology Casebook:

Laurie G. Futterman and Louis Lemberg

Inequalities in the Healthcare System: A Problem, Worldwide
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 617-620. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ECG Puzzler:

Michele M. Pelter, Mary Bryant, and Mary G. Carey

ECG Characteristics of A Genetic Disorder
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 621-622. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author and Subject Index: Volume 16, 2007:

Author and Subject Index: Volume 16, 2007
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 623-628. [PDF]  

Education Directory:

Education Directory
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 629. [PDF]  

Cases of Note:

Mary Kay Bader, Michael Rovzar, Laurie Baumgartner, Robert Winokur, Jon Cline, and George Schiffman

Keeping Cool: A Case for Hypothermia After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Am J Crit Care 2007 16(6): 636-640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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