Carson, JL;
Guyatt, G;
Heddle, NM;
Grossman, BJ;
Cohn, CS;
Fung, MK;
Gernsheimer, T;
Holcomb, JB;
Kaplan, LJ;
Katz, LM;
Peterson, N;
Ramsey, G;
Rao, SV;
Roback, JD;
Shander, A;
Tobian, AA.
"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...
Murray, MJ;
DeBlock, H;
Erstad, B;
Gray, A;
Jacobi, J;
Jordan, C;
McGee, W;
McManus, C;
Meade, M;
Nix, S;
Patterson, A;
Sands, MK;
Pino, R;
Tescher, A;
Arbour, R;
Rochwerg, B;
Murray, CF;
Mehta, S.
"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...
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...
Fan, E;
Cheek, F;
Chlan, L;
Gosselink, R;
Hart, N;
Herridge, M. S;
Hopkins, R. O;
Hough, C. L;
Kress, J. P;
Latronico, N;
Moss, M;
Needham, D. M;
Rich, M. M;
Stevens, R. D;
Wilson, K. C;
Winkelman, C;
Zochodne, D. W;
Ali, NA.
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 ...
