Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · May 2011
Editorial Comment Comparative StudyMortality-adjusted duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill children with symptomatic central venous line-related deep venous thrombosis.
To determine the association between symptomatic central venous line-related deep venous thrombosis and a mortality-adjusted measure of duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill children with central venous lines. ⋯ The presence of symptomatic central venous line-related deep vein thrombosis is associated with worse outcomes, particularly fewer ventilator-free days, in critically ill children. The causal relationship that deep venous thrombosis leads to impairment in lung function and delays weaning from mechanical ventilation and discharge from the intensive care unit needs to be proven prospectively. Ventilator-free days is a possible alternative outcome measure for future deep venous thrombosis studies.
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Critical care medicine · May 2011
Editorial Comment Comparative StudyFrom the bedside to the bench: how to improve the care of critically ill pregnant patients with influenza.