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Use of ipratropium bromide in asthma: Results of a multi-clinic study
(Elsevier, 1986-11-14)
A multi-center, double-blind, 90-day study compared an ipratropium bromide metered-dose inhaler (40 [mu]g four times a day) with a metaproterenol metered-dose inhaler (1,500 [mu]g four times a day) in 164 patients with ...
PTEN regulates fibroblast elimination during collagen matrix contraction
(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2006)
Role of the polymorphonuclear leukocyte: Interaction with nosocomial pathogens
(Springer-Verlag; Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1989-01)
The validity of using ICD-9 codes and pharmacy records to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(BioMed Central, 2011-02)
Background: Administrative data is often used to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet the validity of this approach is unclear. We sought to develop a predictive model utilizing ...
Accessory cardiac bronchus. Images in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
(American Thoracic Society, 2011)
The Epidemiology of Acute Organ System Dysfunction From Severe Sepsis Outside of the Intensive Care Unit
(2013-02-08)
BACKGROUND: Severe sepsis is a common, costly, and complex problem, the epidemiology of which has only been well studied in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, nearly half of all patients with severe sepsis are cared ...
Population burden of long-term survivorship after severe sepsis in older Americans
(2012-06)
OBJECTIVES:
To ascertain the absolute number of Medicare beneficiaries surviving at least 3 years after severe sepsis and to estimate their burden of cognitive dysfunction and disability.
DESIGN:
Retrospective cohort ...
The Burdens of Survivorship: An Approach to Thinking about Long-Term Outcomes after Critical Illness.
(2012-08)
Internationally accepted approaches to the study of functioning and disability can inform critical care practitioners and scholars in their study of functional limitations, disability, and quality of life after critical ...
Predictors of Time to Death After Terminal Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU
(2010-04)
Little information exists about the expected time to death after terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation. We sought to determine the independent predictors of time to death after withdrawal of mechanical ventilatio ...