Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2012
Retraction Of Publication Retracted PublicationRetracted article: Concomitant measurement of copeptin and high-sensitivity troponin for fast and reliable rule out of acute myocardial infarction.
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialStandard subcutaneous dosing of unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in surgical ICU patients leads to subtherapeutic factor Xa inhibition.
To assess coagulation status and factor Xa inhibition in surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients administered prophylactic unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. ⋯ Standard of care subcutaneous dosing of unfractionated heparin for VTE prophylaxis in surgical ICU patients leads to subtherapeutic levels of factor Xa inhibition.
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2012
ReviewInternational evidence-based recommendations for point-of-care lung ultrasound.
The purpose of this study is to provide evidence-based and expert consensus recommendations for lung ultrasound with focus on emergency and critical care settings. ⋯ This document reflects the overall results of the first consensus conference on "point-of-care" lung ultrasound. Statements were discussed and elaborated by experts who published the vast majority of papers on clinical use of lung ultrasound in the last 20 years. Recommendations were produced to guide implementation, development, and standardization of lung ultrasound in all relevant settings.