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November 2008
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Anesthesiology Archives

1. Brooke BS, Perler BA, Dominici F, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Reduction of in-hospital mortality among California hospitals meeting Leapfrog evidence-based standards for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jun;47(6):1155-6; discussion 1163-4.
Key words: in-hospital mortality, Leapfrog standards, evidence-based, aneurysm repair, patient safety
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18514832?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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2. Hogue CW, Fucetola R, Hershey T, Nassief A, Birge S, Dávila-Román VG, Barzilai B, Thomas B, Schechtman KB, Freedland K. The role of postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction on quality of life for postmenopausal women 6 months after cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg 2008 Aug;86(2):511-6
Key words: postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction, postmenopausal women
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18640325?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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3. Kass N, Pronovost PJ, Sugarman J, Goeschel CA, Lubomski LH, Faden R. Controversy and quality improvement: lingering questions about ethics, oversight, and patient safety research. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2008 Jun;34(6):349-53.
Key words: patient safety, quality improvement, ethics
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18595381?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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4. Pronovost PJ, Goeschel CA, Wachter RM. The wisdom and justice of not paying for "preventable complications." JAMA 2008 May 14;299(18):2197-9.
Key words: preventable complications, quality, pay for performance, measures
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18477787?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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5. Pronovost PJ, Rosenstein BJ, Paine L, Miller MR, Haller K, Davis R, Demski R, Garrett MR. Paying the piper: investing in infrastructure for patient safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Jun;34(6):342-8.
Key words: patient safety, infrastructure investment, organization-level culture
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18595380?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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6. Pronovost PJ, Berenholtz SM, Goeschel C, Thom I, Watson SR, Holzmueller CG, Lyon JS, Lubomski LH, Thompson DA, Needham D, Hyzy R, Welsh R, Roth G, Bander J, Morlock L, Sexton JB. Improving patient safety in intensive care units in Michigan. N J Crit Care 2008 Jun;23(2):207-21.
Key words: patient safety, collaborative, quality improvement, translating evidence
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18538214?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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7. Thompson DA, Cowan J, Holzmueller C, Wu AW, Bass E, Pronovost P. Planning and implementing a systems-based patient safety curriculum in medical education. Am J Med Qual 2008 Jul-Aug;23(4):271-8.
Key words: patient safety, systems-based; curriculum, medical students
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18658100?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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8. Wachter RM, Flanders SA, Fee C, Pronovost PJ. Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure. Ann Intern Med 2008 Jul 1;149(1):29-32.
Key words: public reporting, performance measures, quality standard
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18591635?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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9. Wu CL, Agarwal S, Tella PK, Klick B, Clark MR, Haythornthwaite JA, Max MB, Raja SN. Morphine versus mexiletine for treatment of postamputation pain. Anesthesiology 2008 Aug;109(2):289-96.
Key words: mexiletine, postamputation pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18648238?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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1. Berde CB, Yaster M, Meretoja O, McCann ME, Huledal G, Gustafsson U, Larsson LE: Stable plasma concentrations of unbound ropivacaine during postoperative epidural infusion for 24-72 hours in children. Eur.J.Anaesthesiol. 2008 May;25(5):410-7.
Key words: amides, dosage, blood, pharmacokinetics
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18205962?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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2. Cohen SP, Christo PJ, Wang S, Chen L, Stojanovic MP, Shields CH, Brummett C, Mao J. The effect of opioid dose and treatment duration on the perception of a painful standardized clinical stimulus.Reg Anesth Pain Med 2008;33:199-206.
Key words: hyperalgesia; nerve block; opioid; pain perception; tolerance
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18433669?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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3. Pronovost PJ, Berenholtz SM, Goeschel CA. Improving the quality of measurement and evaluation in quality improvement efforts. Am J Med Qual. 2008 Mar-Apr;23(2):143-146. (Commentary)
Key words: quality improvement, measurement, evaluation, QI efforts
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18230870?ordinalpos=7&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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4. Tao F, Johns RA. Effect of disrupting N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor-postsynaptic density protein-95 interactions on the threshold for halothane anesthesia in mice. Anesthesiology 2008 May; 108(5):882-7.
Key words: halothane anesthesia, protein interaction, NMDA receptor, PSD-95
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18431124?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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1. Fuld M, Easley RB, Saba O, Chon D, Reinhardt JM, Hoffman EW, Simon BA. Regional specific volume change reflects regional ventilation in supine sheep. Journal of Applied Physiology, 2008 Apr;104(4):1177-84.
Key words: lung mechanics, Computed tomography, xenon-CT
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258804?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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2. Hamani C, Hodaie M, Chiang J, del Campo M, Andrade DM, Sherman D, Mirski M, Mello LE, Lozano AM. Deep brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus: effects of electrical stimulation on pilocarpine-induced seizures and status epilepticus. Epilepsy Res. 2008 Feb;78:117-23. Epub 2007 Dec 20.
Key words: epilepsy, deep brain stimulation, thalamus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18083005?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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3. Koenig MA, Bryan M, Lewin JL 3rd, Mirski MA, Geocadin RG, Stevens RD. Anstentorial herniation with hypertonic saline. Neurology. 2008 March;70:1023-9. Epub 2008 Feb 13.
Key words: hypertonic saline, brain herniation, neurocritical care
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18272864?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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4. Mirski MA, Gottschalk A. Nitrous oxide and evidence-based medicine: here we go again. Anesthesiology. 2008 March;108:538-40; author reply 543-4.
Key words: nitrous oxide, evidence based medicine, anesthesia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18292693?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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5. Naval NS, Abdelhak TA, Zeballos P, Urrunaga N, Mirski MA, Carhuapoma JR. Prior statin use reduces mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2008;8:6-12.
Key words: intracerebral hemorrhage, neuroprotection, statins
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17701108?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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6. Naval NS, Abdelhak TA, Urrunaga N, Zeballos P, Mirski MA, Carhuapoma JR. An association of prior statin use with decreased perihematomal edema. Neurocrit Care. 2008;8:13-8.
Key words: intracerebral hemorrhage, neuroprotection, statins, edema
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17701107?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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7. Toung TJ, Nyquist P, Mirski MA. Effect of hypertonic saline concentration on cerebral and visceral organ water in an uninjured rodent model. Crit Care Med. 2008 Jan;36:256-61.
Key words: hypertonic saline, cerebral edema, extravascular water
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18090381?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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1. Hunt EA, Rinke ML, Zimmer KP, Shilkofski N, Matlin C, Garger C, Miller M. Transition from a traditional code team to a rapid response team in a children's center: a before and after intervention trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Mar;162(2):117-22.
Key words: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, heart arrest, child, patient care team, hospitals- pediatric
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?holding=jhumlib&otool=jhumlib&term=
18280880&db=PubMed

2. Hunt EA, Walker AR, Shaffner DH, Miller MR, Pronovost PJ. Simulation of in-hospital pediatric medical emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrests: highlighting the importance of the first 5 minutes. Pediatrics 2008 Jan;121(1):e34-43.
Key words: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, heart arrest, child, patient simulation, time
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18166542?ordinalpos=4&itool=
EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

3. Shilkofski NA, Nelson KL, Vera K, Hunt EA. Recognition and treatment of unstable supraventricular tachycardia by pediatric residents in a simulation scenario. Sim Healthcare. 2008;3(1):4-9.
Key words: patient simulation, time, child, internship and residency, patient care team
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4. Zhang J, Yang Z-J, Klaus JA, Koehler RC, Huang J. Delayed tolerance with repetitive transient focal ischemic preconditioning in the mouse. Stroke 2008 Mar; 39(3):967-74.
Key words: anesthesia, ischemic preconditioning, ischemic tolerance, middle cerebral artery, transient ischemic attack
http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/39/3/967
PMID: 18239169

1. Chaudhry UA, Zhuang H, Crain BJ, Doré S. Elevated microsomal prostaglandin-E synthase-1 in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2008;4:6-13.
Key words: beta amyloid; cyclooxygenase; middle frontal gyrus; neuroinflammation; PGES

2. Cohen SP. Cannabinoids for chronic pain. BMJ 2008 Jan;336:167-8.
Key words: Cannabinoid; marijuana; pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18182415?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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3. Cohen SP, Wenzell D, Larkin TM. A critique of intradiscal administration for treatment of radiculopathy. Anesthesiology 2008 Feb;108:335.
Key words: Discogenic pain; discography; low back pain; radiculopathy; tumor necrosis factor
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18212588?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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4. Dahl E, Cohen SP. Perineural injection of etanercept as a treatment for postamputation pain. Clin J Pain 2008 Feb; 4:172-5.
Key words: Amputation; phantom pain; postamputation pain; stump pain; tumor necrosis factor; war injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18209523?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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5. Harris AP, Ohata H, Koehler RC. Role of nitric oxide in cerebrovascular reactivity to NMDA and hypercapnia during prenatal development in sheep. Int J Dev Neurosci 2008 Feb; 26:47-55.
Key words: cerebral blood flow; fetal sheep; hypercapnia; nmda receptor; neurovascular coupling; nitric oxide
http://www.sciencedirect.com_science__ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6T01-4PK7P5S-4-
N&_cdi=4849&_user=75682&_orig=search&_coverDate=02%2F29%2F2008&_sk=
999739998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVzbzSkWz&md5=088642ca24bdd7e88f3916f4b37
fa115&ie=_sdarticle.pdf
PMID: 17935926

6. Mueller-Burke D, Koehler RC, Martin LJ. Rapid NMDA receptor phosphorylation and oxidative stress precede striatal neurodegeneration after hypoxic ischemia in newborn piglets and are attenuated with hypothermia. Int J Dev Neurosci 2008 Feb;26:67-76.
Key words: asphyxia; cardiac arrest; neonatal brain ischemia; pediatric brain damage; protein carbonyl; nitric oxide
http://www.sciencedirect.com_science__ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6T01-4PMJK0Y-2-
B&_cdi=4849&_user=75682&_orig=search&_coverDate=02%2F29%2F2008&_sk=
999739998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVlb-zSkzS&md5=a13e2111f15485d7f03cc83052205
ec1&ie=_sdarticle.pdf
PMID: 17950559

7. Wu AW, Lipshutz AKM, Pronovost PJ. Effectiveness and efficiency of root cause analysis in medicine. JAMA 2008 Feb;229(6):685-7.
Key words: root cause analysis, preventable mistakes, adverse event investigation, RCA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18270357?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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1. Agarwal S, Polydefkis M, Block B, Haythornthwaite J, Raja SN. Transdermal fentanyl reduces pain and improves functional activity in neuropathic pain states. Pain Med. 2007 Oct-Nov;8(7):554-62.
Keywords: Neuropathic pain, opioids, functional outcome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17883740?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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2. Cohen SP, Bajwa ZH, Kraemer JJ, Dragovich A, Williams KA, Stream J, Sireci A, McKnight G, Hurley RW. Factors predicting success and failure for cervical facet radiofrequency denervation: a multi-center analysis. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2007 Nov-Dec; 32(6): 495-503.
Key words: cervical facet joint; medial branch block; neck pain; predictive value; radiofrequency; zygapophysial joint
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18035295?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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3. Cohen SP, Dragovich A. Intrathecal Analgesia. Anesthesiol Clin 2007 Dec; 25(4): 863-82.
Key words: analgesia; clonidine; intrathecal; opioid; ketamine; ziconotide
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18054150?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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4. Cohen SP, Hurley RW. The ability of diagnostic spinal injections to predict surgical outcomes. Anesth Analg 2007 Dec; 105(6):1756-75.
Key words: discography; injection; predictive value; sacroiliac joint; selective nerve root block; surgery; zygapophysial joint
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18042881?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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5. Dennison CR, Mendez-Tellez PA, Wang W, Pronovost PJ, Needham DM. Barriers to low tidal volume ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome: Survey development, validation, and results. Crit Care Med. 2007 Dec;35(12):2747-2754.
Key words: acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, low tidal volume ventilation, quality, evidence-based therapy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17901838&ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

6. Guan Y, Yaster M, Raja SN, Tao YX. Genetic knockout and pharmacologic inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase attenuate nerve injury-induced mechanical hypersensitivity in mice. Mol Pain. 2007 Oct 8; 3:29.
Key words: Nerve-injury, and neuropathic pain, nitric oxide
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17922909&ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

7. Haut ER, Noll K, Efron DT, Berenholtz SM, Haider A, Cornwell EE 3rd, Pronovost PJ. Can increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) be used as a marker of quality of care in the absence of standardized screening? The potential effect of surveillance bias on reported DVT rates after trauma. J Trauma. 2007 Nov;63(5):1132-5; discussion 1135-7.
Key words: deep vein thrombosis, quality, DVT, surveillance bias
http://gateway.tx.ovid.com/gw2/ovidweb.cgi?WebLinkFrameset=1&S=LHJGFPJHAID
DBKAGMCILFGNKBFPPAA00&returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fgateway.tx.ovid.com%2fgw2%
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200711000-00026%26S%3dLHJGFPJHAIDDBKAGMCILFGNKBFPPAA00&directlink=
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2fovft%2flive%2fgv024%2f00005373%2f00005373-200711000-00026.pdf
PMID: 17993962

8. Kudel I, Edwards RR, Kozachik S, Block BM, Agarwal S, Heinberg LJ, Haythornthwaite J, Raja SN. Predictors and consequences of multiple persistent postmastectomy pains. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Dec; 34(6):619-27.
Key words: Post mastectomy, pain, breast cancer, chronic pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17629668?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

9. Pronovost PJ, Rodriguez-Paz J, Mohammad Z. Creating competent and caring physicians: ensuring patients are our North Star. Intensive Care Med. 2007 Nov;33(11):1873-5. [editorial]
Key words: competency-based training, patient satisfaction, ICU
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17701163&ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

10. Sexton JB, Paine LA, Manfuso J, Holzmueller CG, Martinez EA, Moore D, Hunt DG, Pronovost PJ. A check-up for safety culture in "my patient care area." Jt Comm J Qual and Patient Safety 2007 Nov;33(11):699-703.
Key words: safety culture, patient safety, climate, safety attitudes questionnaire
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jcaho/jcjqs/2007/00000033/00000011/art00008

11. Thimmulappa RK, Fuchs RJ, Malhotra D, Scollick C, Traore K, Bream JH, Trush MA, Liby KT, Sporn MB, Kensler TW, Biswal S. Preclinical evaluation of targeting the Nrf2 pathway by triterpenoids (CDDO-Im and CDDO-Me) for protection from LPS-induced inflammatory response and reactive oxygen species in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and neutrophils. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2007 Nov;9(11):1963-70.
Key words: endotoxemia, reactive oxygen species, neutrophils, inflammation, immune response
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17822364

12. White RL, Cohen SP. Return-to-duty rates among coalition forces treated in a forward-deployed pain treatment center: a prospective observational study. Anesthesiology 2007; 107: 1003-8.
Key words: back pain; battle; combat; groin pain; injury; war
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=18043069

13. Zhao C, Chen L, Tao YX, Tall JM, Borzan J, Ringkamp M, Meyer RA, Raja SN. Lumbar sympathectomy attenuates cold allodynia but not mechanical allodynia and hyperalgesia in rats with spared nerve injury. J Pain. 2007 Dec;8(12):931-7. Epub 2007 Aug 13.
Key words: Neuropathic pain, hyperalgesia, sympathetic nervous system
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17693138?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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1. Berenholtz SM, Pronovost PJ, Ngo K, Barie PS, Hitt J, Kuti JL, Septimus E, Lawler N, Schilling L, Dorman G. Developing quality measures for sepsis care in the ICU. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Safety 2007 Sept;33(9):559-568.
Key words: quality measures, sepsis, evidence-based interventions
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17915530

2. Berenholtz SM, Pustavoitau A, Schwartz SJ, Pronovost PJ. How safe is my intensive care unit? Methods for monitoring and measurement. Curr Opin Crit Care 2007 Dec;13(6):703-8.
Key words: patient safety, quality, monitoring and measure methods, ICU
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17975394

3. Brady KM, Lee JK, Kibler KK, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M, Easley RB, Koehler RC, Shaffner DH. Continuous time-domain analysis of cerebrovascular autoregulation using near-infrared spectroscopy. Stroke 2007; 38:2818-25.
Key words: autoregulation, cerebral blood flow, hypotension, neonate, oxygenation, piglet.
http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/38/10/2818
PMID: 17761921

4. Pham J, Kelen GD, Pronovost PJ. National study on the quality of emergency department care in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction and pneumonia. Acad Emerg Med 2007;14(10)856-863.
Key words: quality care, emergency department, evidence-based medicine, acute myocardial infarction, pneumonia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17898249

5. Pronovost PJ, Miller M, Wachter RM. The GAAP in quality measurement and reporting. JAMA 2007 Oct;298(15):1800-1802.
Key words: quality measurement, public reporting, patient safety
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17940238

6. Pronovost PJ, Thompson DA, Holzmueller CG, Dorman T, Morlock LL. The organization of intensive care unit physician services. Crit Care Med 2007 Oct;35(10):2256-61.
Key words: ICU staffing, intensivist, ICU organization
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17717492

7. Pronovost PJ, Berenholtz S, Needham DM. A framework for health care organizations to develop and evaluate a safety scorecard. JAMA 2007 Nov;298(17):2063-65. Commentary
Key words: patient safety, safety score, measurement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17986702

8. Sinopoli DJ, Needham DM, Thompson DA, Holzmueller CG, Dorman T, Lubomski LH, Wu AW, Morlock LL, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Intensive care unit safety incidents for medical versus surgical patients: a prospective multicenter study. J Crit Care 2007 Sept;22(3):177-183.
Key words: ICU, safety, medical errors, incidents, system factors
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17869966

9. Stonemetz J, Pham JC, Marino RJ, Ulatowski JA, Pronovost PJ. Effect of concurrent computerized documentation of comorbid condiitons on the risk of mortality index. J Clin Outcomes Management 2007 Sept;14(9):499-503.
Key words: severity of illness index, risk of mortality index, surgery
No URL available

10. Syn D, Woreta T, Chang DC, Cameron JL, Pronovost PJ, Makary MA. Publication bias in surgery: implications for informed consent. J Surg Res 2007 Nov;143(1):88-93.
Key words: surgery, publication bias, informed consent
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=1795007

1. Guan Y, Yaster M, Raja SN, Tao YX. Genetic knockout and pharmacologic inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase attenuate nerve injury-induced mechanical hypersensitivity in mice. Mol Pain. 2007 Oct 8;3(1):29.
Key words: Neuronal nitric oxide synthase, nerve injury, spinal cord, dorsal root ganglion
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17922909

2. Stonemetz J, Pham JC, Marino RJ, Ulatowski JA, Pronovost P. Effect of concurrent computerized documentation of comorbid conditions on the risk of mortality index. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management 2007, 14(9): 499-503.
Key words: computerized documentation; comorbid conditions; risk of mortality index
http://www.turner-white.com/jc/abstract.php?PubCode=jcom_sep07_mortality

3. Thimmulappa RK, Fuchs RJ, Malhotra D, Scollick C, Traore K, Bream JH, Trush MA, Liby KT, Sporn MB, Kensler TW, Biswal S. Preclinical evaluation of targeting the Nrf2 pathway by triterpenoids (CDDO-Im and CDDO-Me) for protection from LPS-induced inflammatory response and reactive oxygen species in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and neutrophils. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2007 Nov;9(11):1963-70.
Key words: endotoxemia, reactive oxygen species, neutrophils, inflammation, immune response
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17822364

4. Zhen G, Doré S. Optimized protocol to reduce variable outcomes for the bilateral common carotid artery occlusion model in mice. J Neurosci Methods, 166:73-80, 2007.
Key words: Cerebral blood flow, Global ischemia, Hippocampus, Posterior communicating artery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch&
Term=17692388%5Buid%5D

1. Gao L, Flores C, Ma SF, Miller EJ, Moltra J, Moreno L, Wadgaonkar R, Simon BA, Brower R, Sevransky J, Tuder RM, Maloney JP, Moss M, Shanholtz C, Gates CR, Meduri GU, Ye SQ, Barnes KC, Garcia JGN. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in acute lung injury: expression, biomarker, and associations. Translational Research 2007 Jul;150: 18-29.
Key words: lung injury, microarray
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17585860

2. Winters BD, Pronovost PJ. Rapid response system: Let's not get carried away! Crit Care Med 2007;35(9):2235 [letter to the editor)]
Key words: rapid response system, ICU, critical care
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17713383

1. Cohen SP, Shockey SM, Carragee EJ. The efficacy of repeat intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) for discogenic low back pain. Anesth Analg 2007 Aug; 105(2): 495-8.
Key words: discogenic; idet; intradiscal; low back pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch
&Term=17646511

2. Cohen SP, Wenzell D, Hurley RW, Kurihara C, Buckenmaier CC 3rd, Griffith S, Larkin TM, Dahl E, Morlando BJ. Intradiscal etanercept as a treatment for discogenic low back pain and sciatica: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response pilot study. Anesthesiology 2007 July; 107: 99-105.
Key words: discogenic; discography; injection; low back pain; radiculopathy; tumor necrosis factor
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch
&Term=17585221

3. Cohen SP, Stojanovic MP, Crooks M, Kim P, Shields CH, Schmidt RK, Hurley RW. Lumbar zygapophysial (facet) joint radiofrequency denervation success as a function of pain relief during diagnostic medial branch blocks: a multi-center analysis. Spine J 2007 June 18 (ePub ahead of print).
Key words: diagnostic; facet joint; injection; predictive value; radiofrequency; specificity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch
&Term=17662665

4. Saleem S, Li R-C, Wei G, Doré S. Effects of EP1 receptor on cerebral blood flow in the middle cerebral artery occlusion model of stroke in mice. J Neurosci Res 2007 Aug 15: 85;2433-2440.
Key words: brain ischemia, oxidative stress, neuroprotection, prostanoid, SC-51089
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch
&Term=17600836

5. Stojanovic MP, Cheng J, Larkin TM, Cohen SP. Psychophysical measurements during lumbar discography: a heart rate response study. J Spinal Disord Tech 2007 Jul; 20: 387-91.
Key words: accuracy; diagnostic; discography; injection; low back pain; predictive value; specificity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch
&Term=17607105

1. Ardelt AA, Anjum N, Rajneesh KF, Kulesza P, Koehler RC. Estradiol augments peri-infarct cerebral vascular density in experimental stroke. Exp Neurol 2007 Jul; 206:95-100.
Key words: estradiol; angiogenesis; stroke; infarct; penumbra; rat
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WFG-4NHM588-
1&_user=75682&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search
&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000006078&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=
75682&md5=c4ffe58b31a537cb61c14011bef33cce
PMID: 17509567

2. Cohen SP, Wenzell D, Hurley RW, Kurihara C, Buckenmaier CC 3rd, Griffith S, Larkin TM, Dahl E, Morlando BJ. Intradiscal etanercept as a treatment for discogenic low back pain and sciatica: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response pilot study. Anesthesiology 2007 Jul; 107: 99-105.
Key words: back pain; cytokine; discography; radiculopathy; tumor necrosis factor
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17585221

3. Hogue CW, Freedland K, Hershey T, Fucetola R, Nassief A, Barzilai B, Thomas B, Birge S, Dixon D, Schechtman KB, Dávila-Román VG. Neurocognitive outcomes are not improved by 17beta-estradiol in postmenopausal women undergoing cardiac surgery.
Stroke. 2007 Jul;38(7):2048-54.
Key words: cardiac surgery, cognitive impairment, estrogen, neuroprotective agents
http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/38/7/2048
PMID: 17510454

4. Saleem S, Zhuang H, De Brum-Fernandes AJ, Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Doré S. PGD2 DP1 receptor protects brain from ischemia-reperfusion injury. Eur J Neurosci 2007 Jul 3; 26: 73-78.
Key words: BW245C; focal ischemia; neuroprotection; prostaglandins; stroke
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch&
Term=17573924

5. Stojanovic MP, Cheng J, Larkin TM, Cohen SP. Psychophysical measurements during lumbar discography: a heart rate response study. J Spinal Disord Tech 2007; 20: 387-91.
Key words: back pain; discography; validity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch&
Term=17607105

6. Sykes KT, White SR, Hurley RW, Mizoguchi H, Tseng LF, Hammond DL. Mechanisms responsible for the enhanced antinociceptive effects of mu opioid receptor agonists in the rostral ventromedial medulla of male rats with persistent inflammatory pain. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2007 May 9; [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Pain, rat, opioid, RVM, chronic
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch&
Term=17494863

7. Wang J, Fields J, Zhao C, Langer J, Thimmulappa RK, Kensler TW, Yamamoto M, Biswal S, Doré S. Role of Nrf2 in protection against intracerebral hemorrhage injury in mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2007; 43:408-414
Key words: DNA damage; free radicals, inflammation; NF-E2-related factor 2; reactive oxygen species
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch&
Term=17602956

8. Yang ZJ, Torbey M, Li X, Bernardy J, Golden WC, Martin LJ, Koehler RC. Dopamine receptor modulation of hypoxia-ischemic neuronal injury in striatum of newborn piglets. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2007; 27(7):1339-51.
Key words: cardiac arrest; DARPP-32; global cerebral ischemia; Na,K-ATPase; neonate
http://www.nature.com/jcbfm/journal/v27/n7/pdf/9600440a.pdf
PMID: 17213860

1. Wang J, Doré S. Heme oxygenase-1 exacerbates early brain injury after intracerebral haemorrhage. Brain 2007 June; 130(Pt.6): 1643-52.
Key words: antioxidants; blood; hemin; HO-1; reactive oxygen species
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17525142

1. Amarasingham R, Pronovost PJ, Diener-West M, Goeschel C, Dorman T, Thiemann DR, Powe NR. Measuring clinical information technology in the ICU setting: application in a quality improvement collaborative. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2007 May-June;14(3):288-294.
Key words: clinical information technology, performance, ICU, patient safety, quality
http://www.jamia.org/cgi/reprint/14/3/288
PMID: 17329726

2. Chen M, Tao YX, Gu JG. Inward currents induced by ischemia in rat spinal cord dorsal horn neurons. Mol Pain. 2007 Apr 25;3:10.
Key words: glutamate transporter, spinal cord, ischemia, inward currents
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17459156

3. Chu YC, Chan KH, Tsou MY, Lin SM, Hsieh YC, Tao YX. Mechanical pain hypersensitivity following incisional surgery is enhanced in rats subjected to neonatal peripheral inflammation: effects of N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists. Anesthesiology. 2007 June; 106 (in press).
Key words: incisional pain, NMDA receptors, spinal cord, mechanical pain hypersensitivity

4. Fuchs RJ, Levin J, Tadel M, Merritt W. Perioperative coagulation management in a patient with afibrinogenemia undergoing liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2007;13:752-756.
Key words: coagulation, liver transplantation, afibrinogenemia
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/114219538/HTMLSTART
PMID: 17457867

5. Heitmiller E, Martinez E, Pronovost PJ. Identifying and learning from mistakes. Anesthesiology 2007 Apr;106(4):654-656.
Key words: patient safety, medical mistakes, investigating defects
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17413900

6. Makary MA, Epstein J, Pronovost PJ, Millman EA, Hartmann EC, Freischlag JA. Surgical specimen identification errors: a new measure of quality in surgical care. Surgery 2007;141(4):450-455.
Key words: quality, surgical specimen, errors, patient safety
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WXC-4MWPV1F-
1&_user=75682&_coverDate=04%2F30%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&
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md5=7ec3094dad26f58d3344dae213325e4d
PMID: 17383521

7. Michaels RK, Makary MA, Dahab Y, Frassica FJ, Heitmiller E, Rowen LC, Crotreau R, Brem H, Pronovost PJ. Achieving the National Quality Forum's "never events:" Prevention of wrong site, wrong procedure and wrong patient surgeries. Ann Surg 2007;245(4):526-532.
Key words: wrong site surgical procedures, patient safety, OR briefing, errors
http://gateway.ut.ovid.com/gw1/ovidweb.cgi?WebLinkFrameset=1&S=NAMFIDEOEINJM
LKMHKJLDBOAMBPPAA00&returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fgateway.ut.ovid.com%2fgw1%
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PMID: 17414599

8. Miller MR, Robinson KA, Lubomski LH, Rinke ML, Pronovost PJ. Medication errors in paediatric care: a systematic review of epidemiology and an evaluation of evidence supporting reduction strategy recommendations. Qual Saf Health Care 2007;16(2):116-126.
Key words: medication errors, pediatric, safety. error epidemiology
http://qshc.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/16/2/116
PMID: 17403758

9. Pronovost P, Holzmueller C, Young J, Whitney P, Thompson D, Lubomski L, Morlock M. Using incident reporting to improve patient safety: A conceptual model. J Patient Safety 2007;3(1):27-33.
Key words: patient safety, incident reporting systems, system factors, adverse event, near miss
http://gateway.ut.ovid.com/gw1/ovidweb.cgi?WebLinkFrameset=1&S=NAMFIDEOEINJ
MLKMHKJLDBOAMBPPAA00&returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fgateway.ut.ovid.com%2fgw1%
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10. Shui HA, Ho ST, Wang JJ, Wu CC, Lin CH, Tao YX, Liaw WJ. Proteomic analysis of spinal protein expression in rats exposed to repeated intrathecal morphine injection. Proteomics. 2007;7(5):796-803.
Key words: morphine tolerance, spinal cord, animal model, 2-DE
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17295356

11. Winters BD, Pham JC, Hunt EA, Gualier E, Berenholtz S, Pronovost PJ. Rapid response systems: a systematic review. Crit Care Med 2007 May;35(5):1238-1243.
Key words: rapid response teams, patient safety, quality care, systematic review
http://gateway.ut.ovid.com/gw1/ovidweb.cgi?WebLinkFrameset=1&S=MDIIIDDO
BANJMLCIHKJLBGKKJKPPAA00&returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fgateway.ut.ovid.com%
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12. Winters BD, Berenholtz SM, Pronovost P. Improving patient safety reporting systems. Crit Care Med 2007 Apr; 35(4):1206-1207.
Key words: patient safety reporting systems, rate-based measures, qualitative data
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17413793

1. Ahmad M, Ahmad AS, Zhuang H , Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Doré S. Stimulation of prostaglandin E2-EP3 receptors exacerbates stroke and excitotoxic injury. J Neuroimmunol 2007; 184:172-179.
Key words: cerebral ischemia; EP3 receptor agonist; G-protein-coupled receptors; neurotoxicity; NMDA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17275922

1. Ahmad AS, Zhuang H, Echeverria V, Doré S. Stimulation of prostaglandin EP2 receptors prevents NMDA-induced excitotoxicity. J Neurotrauma 2006 Dec; 23:1895-1903.
Key words: butaprost; neuroprotection; neurotoxicity; PGE2
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=
pubmed&details_term=17184197

2. Brady KM, Texel SJ, Kishimoto K, Koehler RC, Sapirstein A. Cytosolic phospholipase A2 alpha modulates NMDA neurotoxicity in mouse hippocampal cultures. Eur J Neurosci 2006 Dec; 24:3381-86.
Key words: COX-2, excitotoxicity, inhibition, NMDA, prostaglandins
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05237.x
PMID: 17229087

3. Hoag JB, Fuld M, Brown RH, Simon BA. Recirculation of inhaled Xenon does not alter lung CT density. Academic Radiology 2007;14:81-4.
Key words: imaging, canine, ventilation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17178369

4. Li X, Nemoto M, Xu Z, Yu SW, Shimoji M, Andrabi SA, Haince JF, Piorier GG, Dawson TM, Dawson VL, Koehler RC. Influence of duration of focal cerebral ischemia and neuronal nitric oxide synthase on translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor to the nucleus. Neuroscience 144:56-65. 2007.
Key words: apoptosis; middle cerebral artery; mouse; poly(ADP-ribose); reperfusion; stroke
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T0F-4M3RPD4-
7&_coverDate=01%2F05%2F2007&_alid=518020027&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=
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1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=75682&md5=5223a85b5e36d882da2e41cfa85eee37
PMID: 17049179

1. Cohen SP, Raja SN. The middle way: a practical approach to prescribing opioids. Nature Clinical Practice Neurology 2006 Nov; 2: 580-1.
Key words: substance abuse; addiction; diversion; opioid; pain; prescription
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17057740

2. Hales BM, Pronovost PJ. The checklist--a tool for error management and performance improvement. J Crit Care 2006 Sep;21(3):231-5.
Key words: error management, patient safety, performance improvement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16990087

3. Needham DM, Bronskill SE, Rothwell DM, Sibbald WJ, Pronovost PJ, Laupacis A,Stukel TA. Hospital volume and mortality for mechanical ventilation of medical and surgical patients: a population-based analysis using administrative data. Crit Care Med 2006 Sep;34(9):2349-54.
Key words: mechanical ventilation, mortality, hospital volume
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16878036

4. Pronovost PJ, Holzmueller CG, Clattenburg L, Berenholtz S, Martinez EA, Rodriguez Paz, J, Needham DM. Team care: beyond open and closed intensive care units. Curr Opin Crit Care 2006 Dec;12(6):604-608.
Key words: closed intensive care unit, intensive care unit team care, intensivist staffing
PMID: 17077695
http://gateway.ut.ovid.com/gw2/ovidweb.cgi?WebLinkFrameset=1&S=IDNJHKJOJDF
JAK00D&returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fgateway.ut.ovid.com%2fgw2%2fovidweb.cgi%3f
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5. Pronovost PJ, Martinez EA, Rodriguez-Paz JM. Removing "orange wires": surfacing and hopefully learning from mistakes. Intensive Care Med 2006 Oct;32(10):1467-9.
Key words: patient safety, medical errors, performance improvement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16874491

6. Sexton JB, Makary MA, Tersigni AR, Pryor D, Hendrich A, Thomas EJ, Holzmueller CG, Knight AP, Wu Y, Pronovost PJ. Teamwork in the operating room: Frontline perspectives among hospitals and operating room personnel. Anesthesiology 2006 Nov;105:877-84.
Key words: teamwork, culture, safety, operating room, teamwork climate
PMID: 17065879
http://gateway.ut.ovid.com/gw2/ovidweb.cgi?WebLinkFrameset=1&S=IDNJHKJOJ
DFJAK00D&returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fgateway.ut.ovid.com%2fgw2%2fovidweb.cgi
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7. Stevens RD, Pronovost PJ. The spectrum of encephalopathy in critical illness. Semin Neurol 2006 Sep;26(4):440-51.
Key words: Critical care medicine, Patient safety
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16969745

8. Winters BD, Pham J, Pronovost PJ. Rapid response teams--walk, don't run. JAMA 2006 Oct 4;296(13):1645-7.
Key words: rapid response team
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17018807

9. Zhan C, Friedman B, Mosso A, Pronovost P. Medicare payment for selected adverse events: building the business case for investing in patient safety. Health Aff (Millwood) 2006 Sep-Oct;25(5):1386-93.
Key words: Critical care medicine, Patient safety, Medicare, adverse events
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16966737

1. Bilchick KC, Duncan JG, Ravi R, Takimoto E, Champion HC, Gao WD, Stull LB, Kass DA, Murphy AM. Heart failure-associated alterations in troponin I phosphorylation impair ventricular relaxation-afterload and force-frequency responses and systolic function. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2006 Aug 25; [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: heart failure, contractility, troponin
PMID: 16936010
http://ajpheart.physiology.org/

2. Dai T, Ramirez-Correa G, Gao WD. Apelin increases contractility in failing cardiac muscle. Eur J Pharmacol. 2006 Sep 23; [Epub ahead of print].
PMID: 17055480
Key words: apelin, contractility, heart failure, excitation-contraction coupling, Ca2+ responsiveness
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.09.034

3. Easley RB, Fuld MK, Fernandez A, Hoffman EA, Simon BA. Mechanism of hypoxemia in acute lung injury evaluated by multidetector-row CT. Acad. Radiol., 2006;13:916-921.
Key words: imaging, computed toography, acute lung injury, pathophysiology
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16777566

4. Hoffman EA, Simon BA, McLennan G. A structural and functional assessment of the lung via multidetector-row CT (MDCT): phenotyping chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Proc. Am. Thorac. Soc 2006;3:519-534.
Key words: lung imaging, computed tomography
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16921136

5. Holzmueller CG, Hobson D, Berenholtz SM, Feroli ER, Schwarz M, Wyskiel RM, Poe S, Pronovost PJ. Medication reconciliation: Are we meeting the requirements? J Clin Outcomes Mgmt 2006 Aug;13(8):441-4.
Key words: medication reconciliation, errors, adverse drug events, patient safety, independent redundancy, discharge order reconciling
http://www.turner-white.com/jc/abstract.php?PubCode=jcom_aug06_require (Abstract only)

6. Ohata H, Cao S, Koehler RC. Contribution of adenosine A2A and A2B receptors and heme oxygenase to AMPA-induced dilation of pial arterioles in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006 Sep;291(3):R728-35.
Keywords: carbon monoxide; cerebral circulation; cyclooxygenase; epoxygenase; neurovascular coupling; nitric oxide
http://ajpregu.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/291/3/R728
PMID: 16601261

7. Needham DM, Bronskill SE, Rothwell DM, Sibbald WJ, Pronovost PJ, Laupacis A. Hospital volume and mortality for mechanical ventilation of medical and surgical patients: a population-based analysis using administrative data. Crit Care Med 2006 Sep;34(9):2349-54.
Key words: mechanical ventilation, outcome assessment, critical care, intensive care unit, health services research, outcome assessment
PMID: 16878036
http://gateway.ut.ovid.com/gw1/ovidweb.cgi?WebLinkFrameset=1&S=IDNJHKOAD
GBCAK00D&returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fgateway.ut.ovid.com%2fgw1%2fovidweb.
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8. Nelson JE, Mulkerin CM, Adams LL, Pronovost PJ. Improving comfort and communication in the ICU: a practical new tool for palliative care performance measurement and feedback.
Qual Saf Health Care 2006 Aug;15(4):264-71.
Key words: patient safety, outcome measures, palliative care, intensive care unit
PMID: 16885251
http://qhc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/15/4/264?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&
RESULTFORMAT=&author1=Nelson&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=
0&sortspec=relevance&volume=15&resourcetype=HWCIT

9. Pronovost PJ, Berenholtz SN, Goeschel CA, Needham DM, Sexton JB, Thompson DA, Lubomski LH, Marsteller JA, Makary MA, Hunt E. Creating high reliability in health care organizations. Health Serv Res 2006 Aug;41(4 Pt 2):1599-617.
Key words: patient safety, quality, reliability, culture
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16898981

10. Pronovost PJ, Martinez EA, Rodriguez-Paz JM. Removing "orange wires": surfacing and hopefully learning from mistakes. Intensive Care Med 2006 Oct;32(10):1467-9. Editorial
Key words: patient safety
PMID: 16874491
http://www.springerlink.com/content/wq26582322872225/fulltext.pdf

11. Sharma A, Williams K, Raja SN. Advances in treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: recent insights on a perplexing disease. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol, 2006 Oct; 19(5):566-572.
Key words: complex regional pain syndrome, neuropathic pain, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, shoulder-hand syndrome, treatment advances
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16960493

12. Simon BA, Easley RB, Ye, SQ, Ma SF, Lavoie T, Grigoryev D, Garcia JGN. Microarray analysis of regional cellular responses to local mechanical stress in experimental acute lung injury. Am. J. Physiol.: Lung Cell Molec Physiol 2006 Nov;291(5):L851-61.
Key words: acute lung injury, computed tomography, pathophysiology, genomics
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16782753

13. Tao F, Skinner J, Su Q, Johns RA. New role for spinal Stargazin in -amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor-mediated pain sensitization after inflammation. J Neurosci Res 2006; 84:867-73.
Key words: formalin, inflammatory pain, antisense technology, knockdown, central sensitization
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16791853

14. Yamaji-Kegan K, Su Q, Angelini DJ, Champion HC, Johns RA. Hypoxia-induced mitogenic factor has pro-angiogenic and pro-inflammatory effects in the lung via VEGF and VEGF receptor-2. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2006; Aug 4 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: HIMF, VEGF, MCP-1, VEGF receptor 2, pulmonary inflammation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16891392

1. Ahmad AS, Zhuang H, Doré S. Heme oxygenase-1 protects brain from acute excitotoxicity. Neuroscience 2006; 141:1703-08.
Key words: cultures, glutamate, mouse, neurodegeneration, NMDA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=
pubmed&details_term=16828975

2. Doré S. GPCR antagonists as an alternative to COX-2 inhibitors: a case for the PGE2 EP1 receptor. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2006; 27:458-60.
Key words: cyclooxygenase, inflammation, prostaglandins
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=
pubmed&details_term=16870271

3. Shah ZA, Namiranian K, Klaus J, Kibler K, Doré S. Use of an optimized transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery protocol for the mouse stroke model. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2006; 15:133-8.
Key words: infarction, ischemia, middle cerebral artery occlusion, silicone filament

1. Cohen SP, Verdolin MH, Chang AS, Kurihara C, Morlando MJ, Mao J. The intravenous ketamine test predicts subsequent response to an oral dextromethorphan treatment regimen in fibromyalgia patients. J Pain 2006; 7:391-8.
Key words: Dextromethorphan; fibromyalgia; ketamine; N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist; intravenous infusion test
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16750795

2. Cohen SP, Sireci A, Wu CL, Larkin TM, Williams KA, Hurley RW. Pulsed radiofrequency of the dorsal root ganglia is superior to pharmacotherapy or pulsed radiofrequency of the intercostal nerves in the treatment of chronic postsurgical thoracic pain. Pain Physician 2006; 9:227-36.
Key words: dorsal root ganglion; intercostal nerve block; postmastectomy pain; postthoracotomy pain; poststernotomy pain; pulsed radiofrequency
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16886031

3. Tao YX, Johns RA. PDZ domains at excitatory synapses: potential molecular targets for persistent pain treatment. Current Neuropharmacology 2006; 4:217-223.
Key words: NMDA receptors, AMPA receptors, PSD-95, pain.

1. Hogue CW Jr, Hershey T, Dixon D, Fucetola R, Nassief A, Freedland KE, Thomas B, Schechtman KB. Pre-existing cognitive impairment in women prior to cardiac surgery and its relation with C-reactive protein concentrations. Anesth Analg 2006 June;102:1602-8.
Key words: Cognitive function; cardiac surgery, neurological complications
http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/content/full/102/6/1602
PMID: 16717295

2. Hogue CW Jr, Palin CA, Kailasam R, Lawton JS, Nassief, Dávila-Román VG, Thomas B, Damiano R. C-reactive protein levels and atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery in women. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Jul;82:97-102.
Key words: cardiac surgery; atrial fibrillation; C-reactive protein
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6T11-4K7WB1K-
1&_cdi=4877&_user=75682&_orig=search&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F2006&_qd=
1&_sk=999179998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtz-zSkzV&md5=343f41897e97eb12de7cf1
ec6590e022&ie=/sdarticle.pdf

PMID: 16798197

3. Hogue CW Jr, Palin C, Arrowsmith JA. Management of cardiopulmonary bypass and neurologic complications: A critical appraisal of current practices. Anesth Analg 2006 Jul;103:21-37.
Key words: cardiac surgery, neurological complications; cardiopulmonary bypass
http://www.anesthesiaanalgesia.org/cgi/content/full/103/1/21
PMID: 16790619

4. Hurley RW, Cohen SP, Williams KA, Rowlingson AJ, Wu CL. The analgesic effects of perioperative gabapentin on postoperative pain: a meta-analysis. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2006 May-Jun;31 (3) 237-47
Key words: preemptive, analgesia, gabapentin, surgery, anesthesiology
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16701190

5. Wang J, Zhuang H, Doré S. Heme oxygenase 2 is neuroprotective against intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurobiol Dis 2006 Jun; 22(3):473-6.
Key words: blood, hemin, ischemia, intracerebral hemorrhage, mouse
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16459095

1. Cohen SP, Verdolin MH, Chang AS, Kurihara C, Morlando BJ, Mao J. The intravenous ketamine test predicts subsequent response to an oral dextromethorphan treatment regimen in fibromyalgia patients. J Pain 2006; 7: 391-8.
Key words: dextromethorphan, fibromyalgia, ketamine, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists, intravenous infusion test
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16750795

2. Nemoto M, Mito T, Brinigar WS, Fronticelli C, Koehler RC. Salvage of focal cerebral ischemic damage by transfusion of high O2 affinity recombinant hemoglobin polymers in mouse. J Appl Physiol 2006;100(5):1688-91.
Key words: blood substitute; cerebral ischemia; middle cerebral artery; oxygen carrier
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16424069

1. Brown RH, Pearse D, Pyrgos G, Liu M, Togias A, and Permutt S. The structural basis of airways hyperresponsiveness in asthma. J Appl Physiol. (In Press).
Key words: computerized tomography, airways structure, residual volume, total lung capacity, forced vital capacity

1. Hager DN, Fuld M, Kaczka DW, Fessler HE, Brower RG, Simon BA. Four methods of measuring tidal volume during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. Crit. Care Med. 2006;34:751-7
Key words: tidal volume; high-frequency ventilation; mechanical ventilation; flowmeter; anemometer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16505661

2. Hoque MO, Soria JC, Woo J, Lee T, Lee J, Jang SJ, Udaphyay S, Trink B, Monitto C, Desmaze C, Mao L. Sidransky D, Moon C. Aquaporin 1 is overexpressed in lung cancer and stimulates NIH-3T3 cell proliferation and anchorage-independent growth. Am J Pathol 2006;168:1345-53.
Key words: Aquaporin 1, lung cancer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16565507

3. Joh HD, Searles RV, Selmanoff M, Alkayed NJ, Koehler RC, Hurn PD, Murphy SJ. Estradiol alters only GAD67 mRNA levels in ischemic rat brain with no consequent effects on GABA. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2006;26(4):518-26.
Key words: estradiol, estrogen, GABA, GAD mRNA, stroke
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16094313

4. Koehler RC, Gebremedhin D, Harder DR. Role of astrocytes in cerebrovascular regulation. J Appl Physiol 2006;100:307-17.
Key words: adenosine; cerebral blood flow; epoxyeicosatrienoic acid; neuronal activation; nitric oxide; prostaglandin
http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/100/1/307
PMID:16357084

5. Rebel A, Cao S, Kwansa H, Doré S, Bucci E, Koehler RC. Dependence of acetylcholine and ADP dilation of pial arterioles on heme oxygenase after transfusion of cell-free polymeric hemoglobin. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006;190:H1027-37.
Key words: blood substitute; carbon monoxide; cat; endothelial-dependent releasing
factor; nitric oxide; oxygen carrier; rat

http://ajpheart.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/290/3/H1027
PMID: 16214847

6. Zeynalov E, Nemoto M, Hurn PD, Koehler RC, Bhardwaj A. Neuroprotective effect of selective kappa opioid receptor agonist is gender specific and linked to reduced neuronal nitric oxide. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2006;26:414-20.
Key words: excitotoxic; focal cerebral ischemia; gender; infarct; kappa opioid receptor; nitric oxide; reperfusion
http://www.nature.com/jcbfm/journal/v26/n3/pdf/9600196a.pdf
PMID: 16049424

1. Ahmad AS, Saleem S, Ahmad M, Doré S. Prostaglandin EP1 receptor contributes to excitotoxicity and focal ischemic brain damage. Toxicol Sci 2006; 89:265-70.
Key words: cerebral ischemia, cyclooxygenase, neurotoxicity, PGE2, stroke
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=
pubmed&details_term=16237196

2. Ahmad M, Saleem S, Zhuang H, Ahmad AS, Echeverria V, Sapirstein A, Doré S. 1-HydroxyPGE1 reduces infarction volume in mouse transient cerebral ischemia. Eur J Neurosci 2006; 23:35-42.
Key words: EP receptors, neuroprotection, PGE2, prostaglandins, stroke
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=
pubmed&details_term=16420413

3. Romer LH, Birukov KG, Garcia J. Focal adhesions: paradigm for a signaling nexus. Circ Res 2006;98:606-616.
Key words: cell adhesion, extracellular matrix, integrin, mechanical force, cell signaling, focal adhesion, vascular endothelium, vascular smooth muscle
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16543511

1. Chu YC, Guan Y, Skinner J, Raja SN, Johns RA, Tao YX. Effect of genetic knockout or pharmacologic inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase on complete Freund's adjuvant-induced persistent pain. Pain. 2005;119(1-3):113-23.
Key words: nitric oxide, central sensitization, hyperalgesia, spinal cord, chronic pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16297560

2. Koehler RC, Gebremedhin D, Harder DR. Role of astrocytes in cerebrovascular regulation. J Appl Physiol 2006; 100:307-317.
Key words: adenosine; cerebral blood flow; epoxyeicosatrienoic acid; neuronal activation; nitric oxide; prostaglandin
http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/100/1/307
PMID: 16357084

3. Qin X, Kwansa H, Bucci E, Roman RJ, Koehler RC. Role of 20-HETE in the pi al arteriolar constrictor response to decreased hematocrit after exchange transfusion of cell-free polymeric hemoglobin. J Appl Physiol 2006;100:336-42.
Key words: anemia; blood substitute; cytochrome P-450; nitric oxide; oxygen carrier; ATP-sensitive potassium channel
http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/100/1/336