Vasopressor Journal Articles Renal dose dopamine: long on conjecture, short on fact

Infection Control Policies & Procedures Journal Articles Prevention of central venous catheter-related infections by using maximal sterile barrier precautions during insertion Guidelines for Isolation Precautions:Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Setting 2007-CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections-CDC

Insulin Therapy: Journal Articles Tight Blood Glucose Control With Insulin in the ICU:Facts and Controversies Intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill patients Glucose control and mortality in critically ill patients Effect of an intensive glucose management protocol on the mortality of critically ill adult patients Outcome benefit of intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill: Insulin dose versus glycemic control

Renal Replacement Therapy:Journal Articles Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in the Adult Intensive Care Unit Principles of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Renal Replacement Therapy III:IHD,CRRT,SLED Continuous renal replacement therapy in acute renal failure Dialysis in acute renal failure:Metabolic and hemodynamic considerations Drug removal during continuous renal replacement therapy Acute renal failure in the intensive care unit:A systematic review of the impact of dialytic modality on mortality and renal recovery Dialysis Therapy in the Intensive Care Setting Acute Renal Disorders Continuous renal replacement therapies:Overview Preventing Hypothermia during continuous veno-venous haemodiafiltration:a randomized controlled trial Dialysate Circuit Setting Up a Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration Education Program Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy A Comparison of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy to Intermittent Dialysis in the Management of Renal Insufficiency in the Acutely Ill Surgical Patient Continuous arteriovenous hemodialysis:Technical considerations

Vascular Access:Journal Articles Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Access: A Proposed Standardized Approach and Implicaitons for Training and Practice

Pain Management and Sedation: Journal Articles The Sedation of Critically Ill Adults: Part 1: Assessment The Sedation of Critically Ill Adults: Part 2: Management Post Test: Part 1:The Sedation of Critically Ill Adults: Assessment Post Test: Part 2:The Sedations of Critically Ill Adults: Management Clinical practice guidelines for sustained neuromuscular blockade in the adult critically ill patient Sedation, analgesia, and neuromuscular blockade of the critically ill adult: revised clinical practice guidelines for 2002 The Richmond Agitation-Sedatition Scale:validity and reliability in adult intensive care patients Prosepective evaluation of the sedation-agitation scale for adult critically ill patients Clinical practice guidelines for the sustained use of sedatives and analgesics in the critically ill adult Haloperidol use is associated with lower hospital mortality in mechanically ventilated patients

Precedex Journal Articles Dexmedetomidine:A Novel Approach to the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal in the ICU The Safety & Effectiveness of Dexmedetomidine When Used for More Than 24 Hours in an Adult Intensive Care Setting Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal delirium:a case report Using Dexmedetomidine to Manage Patients with Cocaine and Opioid Withdrawal, Who are Undergoing Cerebral Angioplasty for Cerebral Vasospasm

Ventilation Managment Journal Articles Large scale implementation of a respiratory therapist-driven protocol for ventilator weaning Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support.Collective Task Force facilitated by AARC Efficacy and safety of corticosteroids for persistant acute respiratory distress syndrome Ventilation with lower tidal volumes as compared with traditional tidal volumes for acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Daily interruption of sedative infusions in critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation Mechanical ventilation in sepsis-induced acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome: an evidence-based review

Ventilation Bundle Journal Articles Occurence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a community hospital:Risk factors and clinical outcomes Epidermiology and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a large US database Guidelines for preventing health-care--associated pneumonia, 2003: recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia Supine body position as a risk factor for nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients: a randomised trial

Cardiac and Circulatory Problems: Journal Articles Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.I.Definitions Results from the International Conference of Experts on the Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.II. Recommendations Abdominal Compartment Syndrome:It's Time to Pay Attention! Consensus conference definitions and recommendations on intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH)and the abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS)...

Fever Journal Articles Practice parameters for evaluating new fever in critically ill adult patients

Pancreatitis Journal Articles Management of the critically ill patient with severe acute pancreatitis

Pneumonia Journal Articles Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

Sepsis Journal Articles Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Practice parameters for hemodynamic support of sepsis in adult patients:2004 update Early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock Fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis and septic shock: an evidence-based review Early goal-directed therapy: an evidence-based review Is albumin safe? A comparison of albumin and saline for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit Acute renal failure and sepsis Efficacy and safety of recombinant human activated protein C for severe sepsis Recombinant human activated protein C in the treatment of severe sepsis: an evidence-based review Drotrecogin alfa (activated) in the treatment of severe sepsis patients with multiple-organ dysfunction: data from the PROWESS trial Corticosteroids for treating severe sepsis and septic shock(full text thru Library's OVID-Cochrane Database Systematic Review) Use of corticosteroid therapy in patients with sepsis and septic shock: an evidence-based review Vasopressor and inotropic support in septic shock: an evidence-based review Continuous central venous and pulmonary artery oxygen saturation monitoring in the critically ill Antimicrobial therapy for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: an evidence-based review Blood lactate levels are superior to oxygen-derived variables in predicting outcome in human septic shock 2001 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS International Sepsis Definitions Conference Clinical importance of delays in the initiation of appropriate antibiotic treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia Sepsis and treatment-induced immunosuppression in the patient with cancer (This journal is in the library) The role of the critical care nurse in the assessment and management of the patient with severe sepsis(This journal is in the library)

Hematologic Problems Journal Articles Efficacy and safety of epoetin alfa in critically ill patients Controversies in RBC transfusion in the critically ill

Organ Donation Journal Articles Recommendations for nonheartbeating organ donation. A position paper by the Ethics Committee...

Palliative Care Journal Articles Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: The Ethics Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Responding to intractable terminal suffering: the role of terminal sedation and voluntary refusal of food and fluids. ACP-ASIM How to withdraw mechanical ventilation: a systematic review of the literature