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    Clinical Practice Guidelines From the AABB: Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds and Storage

    JAMA; 316 (19), 2016
    "IMPORTANCE: More than 100 million units of blood are collected worldwide each year, yet the indication for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and the optimal length of RBC storage prior to transfusion are uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To provide recommendations for the target hemoglobin level for RBC transfusion...

    Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient

    Crit. care med; 44 (11), 2016
    "OBJECTIVE: To update the 2002 version of ""Clinical practice guidelines for sustained neuromuscular blockade in the adult critically ill patient."" DESIGN: A Task Force comprising 17 members of the Society of Critical Medicine with particular expertise in the use of neuromuscular-blocking agents; a Gra...

    Care of dying adults in the last days of life

    This guideline covers the clinical care of adults (18 years and over) who are dying during the last 2 to 3 days of life. It aims to improve end of life care for people in their last days of life by communicating respectfully and involving them, and the people important to them, in decisions and by mainta...

    An official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice guideline: the diagnosis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness in adults

    RATIONALE: Profound muscle weakness during and after critical illness is termed intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW). OBJECTIVES: To develop diagnostic recommendations for ICUAW. METHODS: A multidisciplinary expert committee generated diagnostic questions. A systematic review was performed, and ...