Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
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1. Haut ER, Lau BD, Kraenzlin FS, Hobson DB, Kraus PS, Carolan HT, Haider AH, Holzmueller CG, Efron DT, Pronovost PJ, Streiff MB. Improved prophylaxis and decreased rates of preventable harm with the use of a mandatory computerized clinical decision support tool for prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in trauma. Arch Surg. 2012 Oct 1;147:901-7.
Key words: venous thromboembolism, prophylaxis, trauma, VTE, preventable harm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23070407

2. Low D, Walker I, Heitmiller ES, Kurth D. Implementing checklists in the operating room. Paediatr Anaesth. 2012 Oct;22(10):1025-31.
Key words: checklist; crew resource management; human factors; nontechnical skills; implementation; operating room
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22967162

3. Marsteller JA, Sexton JB, Hsu YJ, Hsiao CJ, Holzmueller CG, Pronovost PJ, Thompson DA. A multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units*. Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov;40:2933-9.
Key words: catheter-related infections, evidence-based practice, intensive care units, quality improvement, randomized controlled trial
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22890251

4. Winters B, Custer J, Galvagno SM Jr, Colantuoni E, Kapoor SG, Lee H, Goode V, Robinson K, Nakhasi A, Pronovost P, Newman-Toker D. Diagnostic errors in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of autopsy studies. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Nov;21:894-902.
Key words: ICU, diagnostic errors, misdiagnoses, mortality
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22822241

5. Smith MC, Williamson J, Yaster M, Boyd GJ, Heitmiller ES. Off-label use of medications in children undergoing sedation and anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2012 Nov;115(5):1148-54.
Key words: Anesthesiology; Drug approval; drug labeling; humans; United States Food and Drug Administration
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22451593

6. Tao F, Li Q, Liu S, Wu H, Skinner J, Hurtado A, Belegu V, Furmanski O, Yang Y, McDonald JW, Johns RA. Role of neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling in stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury-induced chronic neuropathic pain. Stem Cells. 2012 Oct 23. doi: 10.1002/stem.1258
Key words: Spinal cord injury; Chronic neuropathic pain; Stem cell transplantation; Neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23097328

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