Article of the Week 2008 Archive

• 6/9 - 6/15: POISE Study Group: Effects Of Extended-release Metoprolol Succinate In Patients Undergoing non-cardiac Surgery (POISE Trial): a randomised controlled trial
• Context Article: Quo Vadis, Perioperative Beta Blockade? Are You "POISE'd" On The Brink?
• Context Article: Perioperative Beta Blockade: Where Do We Go From Here?
• 6/2 - 6/8: A Comparison Of Aprotinin And Lysine Analogues In High-Risk Cardiac Surgery
• 5/19 - 5/26: Bacterial Colonization Of Epidural Catheters Used For Short-Term Postoperative Analgesia: Microbiological Examination And Risk Factor Analysis
• 5/5 - 5/11: Aerosolized Salbutamol Accelerates The Resolution Of Pulmonary Edema After Lung Resection
• 4/14 - 4/20: Recombinant Activated Factor VII In Cardiac Surgery: Experience From The Australian And New Zealand Haemostasis Registry
• 4/7 - 4/13: Xenon Or Propofol Anaesthesia For Patients At Cardiovascular Risk In Non-Cardiac Surgery
• 3/31 - 4/6: Prospective Study Of Peripheral Arterial Catheter Infection And Comparison With Concurrently Sited Central Venous Catheters
• 3/24 - 3/30: Duration of Red-Cell Storage And Complications After Cardiac Surgery
• Context Article: Red Blood Cell Transfusion In Clinical Practice
• 3/17 - 3/23: Anesthesia Awareness And The Bispectral Index
• Addendum: Depth-Of-Anesthesia Monitor And The Frequency Of Intraoperative Awareness
• 3/10 - 3/16: Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines For Management Of Severe Sepsis And Septic Shock: 2008
• 3/3 - 3/9: Vasopressin Versus Norepinephrine Infusion In Patients With Septic Shock
• 2/25 - 2/29: Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely Ill Patients (SOAP) Investigators. Are Blood Transfusions Associated With Greater Mortality Rates? Results Of The Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely Ill Patients Study
• 2/18 - 2/24: A Randomised Double Blind Trial Of The Effect Of Pre-Emptive Epidural Ketamine On Persistent Pain After Lower Limb Amputation
• Context Article: Persistent Postsurgical Pain: Risk Factors And Prevention
• 2/11 - 2/17: Negative-Pressure Ventilation: Better Oxygenation And Less Lung Injury
• 2/3 - 2/10: Does Hyperventilation Improve Operating Condition During Supratentorial Craniotomy? A Multicenter Randomized Crossover Trial
• 1/28 - 2/2: Drug-Eluting Stents vs. Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting In Multivessel Coronary Disease
• 1/21 - 1/27: Efficacy And Safety Of A Paired Sedation And Ventilator Weaning Protocol For Mechanically Ventilated Patients In Intensive Care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled Trial): A Randomised Controlled Trial
• 1/14 - 1/20: Intensive Insulin Therapy And Pentastarch Resuscitation In Severe Sepsis
• 1/7 - 1/13: Predictors Of Cognitive Dysfunction After Major Noncardiac Surgery