Article of the Week 2007 Archive

• (12/17 - 12/23): Effect Of Sedation With Dexmedetomidine vs. Lorazepam On Acute Brain Dysfunction In Mechanically Ventilated Patients: The MENDS Randomized Controlled Trial
• (12/10 - 12/17): Effect Of Hyperoxia On Regional Oxygenation And Metabolism After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Preliminary Findings
• (12/3 - 12/10): Bispectral Index For Improving Anaesthetic Delivery And Postoperative Recovery
• (11/26 - 12/2): Lung Transplantation And Survival In Children With Cystic Fibrosis
• (11/19 - 11/25): The Effects Of Prophylactic Coronary Revascularization Or Medical Management On Patient Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery - A Meta-Analysis
• (11/12 - 11/18): Dissociating speech perception and comprehension at reduced levels of awareness
• (11/5 - 11/11): Medical Errors Involving Trainees: A Study Of Closed Malpractice Claims From 5 Insurers
• (10/29 - 11/3): Effect of Equiosmolar Solutions of Mannitol versus Hypertonic Saline on Intraoperative Brain Relaxation and Electrolyte Balance
• (10/22 - 10/28): Spinal Cord Stimulation Versus Conventional Medical Management For Neuropathic Pain: A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial In Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
• (10/15 - 10/21): Systematic Review: The Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• (10/8 - 10/14): German Acupuncture Trials (GERAC) for Chronic Low Back Pain: Randomized, Multicenter, Blinded, Parallel-Group Trial With 3 Groups
• (10/1 - 10/7): ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery
• (10/1 - 10/7): ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery: Executive Summary
• (9/24 - 9/30): Effect Of Age And Sedative Agent On The Accuracy Of Bispectral Index In Detecting Depth Of Sedation In Children
• (9/17 - 9/23): Fresh-Frozen Plasma And Platelet Transfusions Are Associated With Development Of Acute Lung Injury In Critically Ill Medical Patients
• (9/11 - 9/16): Observational Study Of Perioperative PtcCO2 And SpO2 In Non-ventilated Patients Receiving Epidural Infusion Or Patient-Controlled Analgesia Using A Single Earlobe Monitor (TOSCA)
• Week 3 Chapter Review
• (9/4 - 9/9): Early Decompressive Surgery In Malignant Infarction Of The Middle Cerebral Artery: A Pooled Analysis Of Three Randomised Controlled Trials
• Week 2 Chapter Review
• (8/27 - 9/1): The Effect Of A Rapid Response Team On Major Clinical Outcome Measures In A Community Hospital
• (8/19 - 8/16): Effect Of Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning On Myocardial Injury In Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Randomised Controlled Trial
• (8/13 - 8/18): Avoidance of Nitrous Oxide for Patients Undergoing Major Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
• (8/6 - 8/12): Impact of Preoperative Anemia On Outcome In Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• (7/2 - 7/8): Multivariable Predictors Of Postoperative Respiratory Failure After General And Vascular Surgery: Results From The Patient Safety In Surgery Study
• (6/25 - 6/30): A Randomised Double Blind Trial Of The Effect Of Pre-Emptive Epidural Ketamine On Persistent Pain After Lower Limb Amputation
• (6/18 - 6/23): Preoperative Hematocrit Levels And Postoperative Outcomes In Older Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
• (6/11 - 6/17): A Clinical Randomized Trial To Evaluate The Safety Of A Noninvasive Approach In High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Vascular Surgery: The DECREASE-V Pilot Study
• (6/4 - 6/10): Respiratory Variations In Pulse Oximetry Plethysmographic Waveform Amplitude To Predict Fluid Responsiveness In The Operating Room
  (Context Article: Pulse Pressure Variation: Beyond The Fluid Management Of Patients With Shock)
• (5/28 - 6/3): Recombinant Factor VIIa For The Prevention And Treatment Of Bleeding In Patients Without Haemophilia
• (5/21 - 5/27): An Apgar Score For Surgery
• (5/14 - 5/20): Coronary Artery Stenting And Non-Cardiac Surgery - A Prospective Outcome Study
  (Context Article: Prevention Of Premature Discontinuation Of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy In Patients With Coronary Artery Stents)
  (Context Article: Coronary Artery Stents And Non-Cardiac Rurgery)
• (5/7 - 5/13): Ultrasonographic Guidance For Sciatic And Femoral Nerve Blocks In Children
  (Context Article: Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia: Current Concepts And Future Trends)
• (4/30 - 5/6): The Effects of Postoperative Pain and its Management on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
  (Context Article: Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction)
  (Context Article: The Role of Postoperative Analgesia in Delirium and Cognitive Decline in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review)
• (4/23 - 4/29): Transfusion Strategies for Patients in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
  (Context Article: Intraoperative Pediatric Blood Transfusion Therapy: A Review of Common Issues. Part I: Hematologic and Physiologic Differences from Adults; Metabolic and Infectious Risks)
  (Context Article: Intraoperative Pediatric Blood Transfusion Therapy: A Review of Common Issues. Part II: Transfusion Therapy, Special Considerations, And Reduction of Allogenic Blood Transfusions)
• (4/16 - 4/21): Effect Of Nitric Oxide On Oxygenation And Mortality In Acute Lung Injury: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
• (4/9 - 4/15): Monitoring Brain Oxygen Saturation During Coronary Bypass Surgery: A Randomized, Prospective Study
• (4/2 - 4/8): Optimal Medical Therapy with or without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease
  (Context Article: Does Preventive PCI Work?)
• (3/26 - 4/1): Neurological Complications After Regional Anesthesia: Contemporary Estimates of Risk
• (3/19 - 3/25): Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation By Bystanders With Chest Compression Only (SOS-KANTO): An Observational Study
  (Context Article: American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Part 4: Adult Basic Life Support)
  (Context Article: Cardiac Arrest -- Guideline Changes Urgently Needed)
• (3/12 - 3/18): Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing the Effect Of Doppler-Optimized Fluid Management On Outcome After Elective Colorectal Resection
  (Context Article: The Validity Of Trans-esophageal Doppler Ultrasonography As A Measure Of Cardiac Output In Critically Ill Adults)
• (3/5 - 3/11): Renal Insufficiency Following Contrast Media Administration Trial (REMEDIAL) - A Randomized Comparison of 3 Preventive Strategies
• (2/26 - 3/4): Intensive Intraoperative Insulin Therapy Versus Conventional Glucose Management During Cardiacd Trial
  (Context Article: Intensive Insulin T Surgery. A Randomizeherapy in Critical Illness)
• (2/19 - 2/25): Perioperative Cardiac Arrests in Children Between 1988 and 2005 at a Tertiary Referral Center: A Study of 92,881 Patients
• (2/12 - 2/18): Assessing Pulmonary Permeability by Transpulmonary Thermodilution Allows Differentiation of Hydrostatic Pulmonary Edema from ALI/ARDS
• (2/5 - 2/11): Perioperative Cardiac Arrests in Children between 1988 and 2005 at a Tertiary Referral Center: A Study of 92,881 Patients
• (1/29 - 2/4): Systematic Review: Opioid Treatment for Chronic Back Pain: Prevalence, Efficacy, and Association with Addiction
  (Context Article: Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain)
• (1/22 - 1/28): Pulmonary Artery Catheter Versus Pulse Contour Analysis: A Prospective Epidemiological Study
  (Context Article: Extravascular Lung Water Measurements and Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Critically Ill: Bedside Alternatives to the Pulmonary Artery Catheter)
• (1/15 - 1/21): Hyperventilation Following Head Injury: Effect on Ischemic Burden and Cerebral Oxidative Metabolism
  (Context Article: Hyperventilation in Head Injury: A Review)
• (1/8 - 1/16): The Incidence of Awareness During Anesthesia: A Multicenter United States Study)
  (Context Article: Practice Advisory for Intraoperative Awareness and Brain Function Monitoring
• (1/1 - 1/6): An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU
  (Context Article: Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections