Editorials:

Kathleen Dracup and Peter E. Morris

Passing the Torch: The Challenge of Handoffs
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 95-97. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters:

Richard Perkins

Alarms and Nurse to Patient Ratios
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 98. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Denise M. Korniewicz and Tobey Clark

Response
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 98. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lowell Wise

Quality Improvement or Research? A Report From the Trenches
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 98-99. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Pearls:

Mary Jo Grap

Clinical Pearls
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 100. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Families in Critical Care:

Renee Samples Twibell, Debra Siela, Cheryl Riwitis, Joe Wheatley, Tina Riegle, Denise Bousman, Sandra Cable, Pam Caudill, Sherry Harrigan, Rick Hollars, Doreen Johnson, and Alexis Neal

Nurses’ Perceptions of Their Self-confidence and the Benefits and Risks of Family Presence During Resuscitation
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 101-111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Karin T. Kirchhoff, Jenna Palzkill, Jennifer Kowalkowski, Anne Mork, and Elfa Gretarsdottir

Preparing Families of Intensive Care Patients for Withdrawal of Life Support: A Pilot Study
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 113-121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

AJCC Patient Care Page:

Linda Bell

Preparing ICU Families for Withdrawal of Life Support
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 123. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiovascular Critical Care:

Seongkum Heo, Lynn V. Doering, Jeanne Widener, and Debra K. Moser

Predictors and Effect of Physical Symptom Status on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 124-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Hedges and Nancy S. Redeker

Comparison of Sleep and Mood in Patients After On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 133-140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Pharmacology in Critical Care:

Kizito Ojiako, Hiren Shingala, Christa Schorr, and David R. Gerber

Famotidine Versus Pantoprazole for Preventing Bleeding in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 142-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commentary:

Richard W. Carlson, Lee Baker, and Swati Andhavarapu

Bleeding in the Upper Part of the Gastrointestinal Tract Due to Stress Ulcers
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 148-149. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Safety Issues:

Ulrike Holzinger, Monika Feldbacher, Adelbert Bachlechner, Reinhard Kitzberger, Valentin Fuhrmann, and Christian Madl

Improvement of Glucose Control in the Intensive Care Unit: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration Study
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 150-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evidence-Based Review and Discussion Points:

Ruth Kleinpell

Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 157-158. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Evidence Review:

Margo A. Halm

Essential Oils for Management of Symptoms in Critically Ill Patients
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 160-163. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Current Controversies in Critical Care:

Lisa Day

Commercialism and the Professional Practice of Healthcare Providers
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 164-167. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiology Casebook:

Laurie G. Futterman and Louis Lemberg

Cardiac Transplantation: A Second Chance for Extending Life
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 168-172. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ECG Puzzler:

Michele M. Pelter and Mary G. Carey

Abnormal Conduction
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 173-174. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acknowledgment of Reviewers:

Acknowledgment of Reviewers
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 176. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Education Directory:

Education Directory
Am J Crit Care 2008 17(2): 178. [PDF]  

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