Educational posts, organized by topic
TOP ARTICLES FOR MARCH 2016 Download PDF here 1. Dynamic light application therapy to reduce the incidence and duration of delirium in intensive-care patients: a randomised controlled trial. Simons KS, Laheij […]
Liver Disease in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Pearls: Hepatic Encephalopathy should be treated early and aggressively in Acute Liver Failure. Hepatitidies A, B, E are the most common cause
TOP ARTICLES FOR FEB. 2016 Download PDF here Acute Lung Injury Causes Asynchronous Alveolar Ventilation That Can Be Corrected by Individual Sighs Tabuchi A, Nickles HT, Kim M, Semple JW,
Title: Pulmonary Hypertension. Pearls: There are five classifications of PHTN. If PHTN is suspected in a patient, a thorough work-up for etiology is necessary. Right heart catheterization is mandatory for
End of life care, and the discussions that surround it, are becoming ever more important in the ICU. Sadly, many of these conversations do not always proceed as smoothly as
TOP ARTICLES FOR JANUARY: (Weblink and doi) Download PDF here Hospital Incidence and Outcomes of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Using the Kigali Modification of the Berlin Definition. Riviello ED,
December 2015 – Top Articles Download PDF here A Multicenter Randomized Trial of Continuous versus Intermittent β-Lactam Infusion in Severe Sepsis. Dulhunty JM, Roberts JA, Davis JS, Webb SA, Bellomo R,
Dr. Fayez Kheir completed his fellowship training at Tulane in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in 2013, subsequently joining the Tulane faculty as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine. He
Top articles from Critical Care/Pulmonary Journals (November, 2015) Download PDF here November 2015 – Top ArticlesEarly High-Volume Hemofiltration versus Standard Care for Post-Cardiac Surgery Shock. The HEROICS Study. Combes A,
