American Journal of Critical Care

Articles Available on Medscape

• Understandability and Actionability of the CDC's Printable Sepsis Patient Education Material
  How useful is the CDC's Sepsis Fact Sheet in terms of educating discharge patients regarding the signs and symptoms of sepsis?

  September 26, 2018

• Derivation of a PIRO Score for Prediction of Mortality in Surgical Patients With Intra-Abdominal Sepsis
  A newly developed PIRO-based score may help predict mortality among surgical intensive care patients with intra-abdominal sepsis.

  July 31, 2018

• Educational Intervention to Improve Delirium Recognition by Nurses
  Is an educational intervention for nurses an effective means of improving the assessment of hospitalized patients for delirium?

  July 23, 2018

• Survival of Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treated Without Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  A new study explores the survival rates of patients with severe ARDS who were managed without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

  June 18, 2018

• Early Blood Transfusions in Sepsis
  Early red blood cell transfusions for patients with sepsis may not improve survival and may also increase costs, a new study reports.

  May 18, 2018

Table of Contents

2018 - 27 (5)

• Cardiac Cause of Frequent Falls in an Elderly Patient. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Understandability and Actionability of the CDC'S Printable Sepsis Patient Education Material. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Cerebral Autoregulation in Neonates With and Without Congenital Heart Disease. 

  September 01, 2018

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• A Competency-Based Curriculum for Critical Care Nurse Practitioners' Transition to Practice. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Improving Communication Between Surgery and Critical Care Teams: Beyond the Handover. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Advancing In-Hospital Clinical Deterioration Prediction Models. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Pilot Study Assessing the Impact of Bereavement Support on Families of Deceased Intensive Care Unit Patients. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Interprofessional Use and Validation of the AACN Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Caring for Older Adults: Our Adherence Makes a Difference. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Nonadherence to Geriatric-Focused Practices in Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Clinical Pearls. 

  September 01, 2018

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• Our Voices, Our Strength: The Power of Positive Deviance. 

  September 01, 2018

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