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7 versus 14 days of antibiotic treatment for critically ill patients with bloodstream infection: a pilot randomized clinical trial Academic Article
A Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Acute Kidney Injury Academic Article
A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care Academic Article
A Randomized Control Trial of Right-Heart Catheterization in Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
A Randomized Trial of Diagnostic Techniques for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Academic Article
A Randomized Trial of Inhaled Nitric Oxide to Prevent Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury after Lung Transplantation Academic Article
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2b Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Human Soluble Thrombomodulin, ART-123, in Patients With Sepsis and Suspected Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation* Academic Article
A Survey of Rounding Practices in Canadian Adult Intensive Care Units Academic Article
A clinical prediction tool for hospital mortality in critically ill elderly patients Academic Article
A framework for resolving disagreement during end of life care in the critical care unit. Academic Article
A modified Delphi process to identify clinical and research priorities in patient and family centred critical care Academic Article
A multicenter survey of Ontario intensive care unit nurses regarding the use of sedatives and analgesics for adults receiving mechanical ventilation Academic Article
A multifaceted strategy to reduce inappropriate use of frozen plasma transfusions in the intensive care unit Academic Article
A prospective, observational registry of patients with severe sepsis: The Canadian Sepsis Treatment and Response Registry* Academic Article
A protocol for developing early warning score models from vital signs data in hospitals using ensembles of decision trees Academic Article
A randomized trial of daily awakening in critically ill patients managed with a sedation protocol: A pilot trial* Academic Article
A retrospective cohort pilot study to evaluate a triage tool for use in a pandemic Academic Article
A survey of the attitudes and perceptions of multidisciplinary team members towards family presence at bedside rounds in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Acquired neuromuscular disorders in critically ill patients: a systematic review Academic Article
Adaptation to the Intensive Care Environment (ATICE): Development and validation of a new sedation assessment instrument Academic Article
Adjudication of bleeding outcomes in an international thromboprophylaxis trial in critical illness Academic Article
Admission of the very elderly to the intensive care unit: Family members’ perspectives on clinical decision-making from a multicenter cohort study Academic Article
Admission risk factors for cerebral vasospasm in ruptured brain arteriovenous malformations: An observational study Academic Article
Airway Management Strategies for Brain-injured Patients Meeting Standard Criteria to Consider Extubation. A Prospective Cohort Study Academic Article
Analgesic, sedative, antipsychotic, and neuromuscular blocker use in Canadian intensive care units: a prospective, multicentre, observational study Academic Article
Angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 as clinically informative prognostic biomarkers of morbidity and mortality in severe sepsis* Academic Article
Antibiotic management of suspected nosocomial ICU-acquired infection: Does prolonged empiric therapy improve outcome? Academic Article
Anticoagulant prophylaxis in special populations with an indwelling epidural catheter or renal insufficiency Academic Article
Antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care setting – a review and critical appraisal of the literature Academic Article
Assessing frailty in the intensive care unit: A reliability and validity study Academic Article
Assessment of Postresuscitation Volume Status by Bioimpedance Analysis in Patients with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Observational Study Academic Article
Assessment of skeletal muscle mass in critically ill patients Academic Article
Attitudes towards self-determination in health care. A general population survey in northern Sweden Academic Article
Automated weaning and SBT systems versus non-automated weaning strategies for weaning time in invasively ventilated critically ill adults Academic Article
Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness (BALANCE): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial Academic Article
Barriers and facilitators of thromboprophylaxis for medical-surgical intensive care unit patients: A multicenter survey Academic Article
Barriers to feeding critically ill patients: A multicenter survey of critical care nurses Academic Article
Behavioral Pain Assessment Tool for Critically Ill Adults Unable to Self-Report Pain Academic Article
Benefit of continuous renal replacement therapy in subgroups of acutely ill patients: a retrospective analysis Academic Article
Benzodiazepine Versus Nonbenzodiazepine-Based Sedation for Mechanically Ventilated, Critically Ill Adults Academic Article
Beta 2 antagonism in acute respiratory failure Academic Article
Bleeding during critical illness: a prospective cohort study using a new measurement tool. Academic Article
Brain Natriuretic Peptide in the Evaluation of Emergency Department Dyspnea: Is There a Role? Academic Article
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neuron-specific enolase, but not S100β, levels are associated to the occurrence of delirium in intensive care unit patients Academic Article
Brief review: Practice variation in end of life care in the ICU: implications for patients with severe brain injury Academic Article
Burden of Illness in venous ThromboEmbolism in Critical care: a multicenter observational study Academic Article
CYCLE pilot: a protocol for a pilot randomised study of early cycle ergometry versus routine physiotherapy in mechanically ventilated patients Academic Article
Canada-DONATE study protocol: a prospective national observational study of the medical management of deceased organ donors Academic Article
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines 2010: Prevention and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery Academic Article
Canadian nurses' and respiratory therapists' perspectives on withdrawal of life support in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Canadian survey of the use of sedatives, analgesics, and neuromuscular blocking agents in critically ill patients* Academic Article
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation directives on admission to intensive-care unit: an international observational study Academic Article
Changing Incidence and Outcomes Following Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury Among Critically Ill Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study Academic Article
Characteristics and Outcomes in Adult Patients Receiving Mechanical VentilationA 28-Day International Study Academic Article
Characteristics, clinical course, and outcomes of homeless and non-homeless patients admitted to ICU: A retrospective cohort study Academic Article
Clinical Assessment of Central Venous Pressure in the Critically Ill Academic Article
Clinical Disease Severity of Respiratory Viral Co-Infection versus Single Viral Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Academic Article
Clinical Outcomes Following Institution of the Canadian Universal Leukoreduction Program for Red Blood Cell Transfusions Academic Article
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU Academic Article
Clinical estimation of trunk position among mechanically ventilated patients Academic Article
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, and delirium in adult patients in the intensive care unit: Executive summary Academic Article
Clinical review: SARS - lessons in disaster management. Academic Article
Clinically important deep vein thrombosis in the intensive care unit: a survey of intensivists. Academic Article
Clinician discomfort with life support plans for mechanically ventilated patients Academic Article
Clinician perspectives on protocols designed to minimize sedation Academic Article
Clinician predictions of intensive care unit mortality* Academic Article
Clonidine for sedation in the critically ill: a systematic review and meta-analysis Conference Paper
Coenrollment in a Randomized Trial of High-Frequency Oscillation Conference Paper
Combining nutrition and exercise to optimize survival and recovery from critical illness: Conceptual and methodological issues Academic Article
Communication in the Toronto critical care community: important lessons learned during SARS. Academic Article
Communication tools for end-of-life decision-making in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis Academic Article
Competing Risk Analysis for Evaluation of Dalteparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin for Venous Thromboembolism in Medical-Surgical Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Computed Tomography–Estimated Specific Gravity at Hospital Admission Predicts 6-Month Outcome in Mild-to-Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: Academic Article
Confidence in life-support decisions in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Construction of the Sophia Observation withdrawal Symptoms-scale (SOS) for critically ill children Academic Article
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients Treated in Medical Intensive Care Unit: Technical Considerations Academic Article
Cost-effectiveness of Dalteparin vs Unfractionated Heparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Critical Appraisal of Therapeutic Interventions in the Intensive Care Unit: Human Monoclonal Antibody Treatment in Sepsis Academic Article
Critical Care Medical Patients Academic Article
Critical Care Nurses' Pain Assessment and Management Practices: A Survey in Canada Academic Article
Critical care services in Ontario: a survey-based assessment of current and future resource needs Academic Article
Critical illness in homeless persons is poorly studied: a systematic review of the literature Academic Article
Critically Ill Patients With 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Infection in Canada Academic Article
Critically Ill Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Academic Article
DNR directives are established early in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients Academic Article
Daily Sedation Interruption in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients Cared for With a Sedation Protocol Academic Article
Dalteparin thromboprophylaxis for critically ill medical-surgical patients with renal insufficiency Academic Article
Decision tools for life support: A review and policy analysis Academic Article
Decision-making in the ICU: perspectives of the substitute decision-maker Academic Article
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Its Prevention in Critically Ill Adults Academic Article
Deep venous thrombosis in medical-surgical critically ill patients: Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors Academic Article
Deep venous thrombosis: clinically silent in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Detecting myocardial infarction in critical illness using screening troponin measurements and ECG recordings Academic Article
Determinants in Canadian health care workers of the decision to withdraw life support from the critically ill. Canadian Critical Care Trials Group Academic Article
Determination of Neurologic Prognosis and Clinical Decision Making in Adult Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Academic Article
Development and Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Patients Receiving 14 Days of Mechanical Ventilation Academic Article
Development and psychometric properties of a questionnaire to assess barriers to feeding critically ill patients Academic Article
Development, implementation, and evaluation of a ketoconazole practice guideline for ARDS prophylaxis Academic Article
Diagnostic and Prognostic Implications of Endotoxemia in Critical Illness: Results of the MEDIC Study Academic Article
Doctors' perceptions of the effects of interventions tested in prospective, randomised, controlled, clinical trials: results of a survey of ICU physicians Academic Article
Does transfusion practice affect mortality in critically ill patients? Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care (TRICC) Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Academic Article
Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Bacteremia in Canadian Critically Ill Patients* Academic Article
Dying in the ICU Academic Article
Dying in the ICU: strategies that may improve end-of-life care Academic Article
Dying with Dignity in the Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE Academic Article
Early mobilization in the critical care unit: A review of adult and pediatric literature Academic Article
Economic evaluations in the critical care literature Academic Article
Economics and the intensive care unit: A conflict of interests? Academic Article
Education, ethics, and end-of-life decisions in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Academic Article
Effective Retention Strategies for Midcareer Critical Care Nurses Academic Article
Effectiveness and Safety of an Extended ICU Visitation Model for Delirium Prevention Academic Article
Elderly Persons With ICU-Acquired Weakness Academic Article
Elevated Cardiac Troponin Measurements in Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Elevated troponin and myocardial infarction in the intensive care unit: a prospective study. Academic Article
Emergency Department Length of Stay for Critical Care Admissions. A Population-based Study Academic Article
Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy in Critical Illness: Results of a Surgical Infection Society Survey Academic Article
End-of-life care for the critically ill: A national intensive care unit survey* Academic Article
Enhancing the informed consent process for critical care research: Strategies from a thromboprophylaxis trial Academic Article
Enrollment of intensive care unit patients into clinical studies: A trinational survey of researchersʼ experiences, beliefs, and practices* Academic Article
Enteral nutrition in the critically ill patient Academic Article
Epidemiology of acute kidney injury in Canadian critical care units: a prospective cohort study Academic Article
Etiology of troponin elevation in critically ill patients Academic Article
Evaluating the effect of delayed activation of rapid response teams on patient outcomes: a systematic review protocol Academic Article
Evaluation of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Critically Ill Patients: Results of a Multicenter Prospective Study Academic Article
Evaluation of Neonatal-Intensive-Care Programs Academic Article
Evaluation of Nutrition Deficits in Adult and Elderly Trauma Patients Academic Article
Evaluation of a Practice Guideline for Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failurea Academic Article
Event adjudication and data monitoring in an intensive care unit observational study of thromboprophylaxis Academic Article
Evolution of Mechanical Ventilation in Response to Clinical Research Academic Article
Executive Summary Academic Article
Executive Summary: Management of the Critically Ill Patient with Severe Acute Pancreatitis Academic Article
Experiences and Expressions of Spirituality at the End of Life in the Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
Exploring the Potential Effectiveness of Combining Optimal Nutrition With Electrical Stimulation to Maintain Muscle Health in Critical Illness: A Narrative Review Academic Article
Factors Associated With the Increasing Rates of Discharges Directly Home From Intensive Care Units—A Direct From ICU Sent Home Study Academic Article
Failure of Anticoagulant Thromboprophylaxis Academic Article
Family satisfaction with care in the intensive care unit: Results of a multiple center study* Academic Article
Feasibility and observed safety of interactive video games for physical rehabilitation in the intensive care unit: a case series Academic Article
Feasibility and safety of in-bed cycling for physical rehabilitation in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Feasibility of the modified sequential organ function assessment score in a resource-constrained setting: a prospective observational study Academic Article
Flexible Versus Restrictive Visiting Policies in ICUs Academic Article
Fluids in Sepsis and Septic Shock (FISSH): protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial Academic Article
Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in critically ill patients* Academic Article
From Coronary Care Units to Cardiac Intensive Care Units: Recommendations for Organizational, Staffing, and Educational Transformation Academic Article
Functional Status Score for the ICU Academic Article
Functional ability in younger and older elderlies after discharge from the intensive care unit. A prospective cohort Academic Article
Glycemic control in the ICU: a multicenter survey Academic Article
Guidelines in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Hand hygiene in the intensive care unit: prospective observations of clinical practice. Academic Article
Handheld computers in critical care. Academic Article
Health professional decision-making in the ICU: a review of the evidence. Academic Article
Health technology assessment in the ICU: Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure Academic Article
Healthcare resource utilization in patients receiving idarucizumab for reversal of dabigatran anticoagulation due to major bleeding, urgent surgery, or procedural interventions: interim results from the RE-VERSE AD™ study Academic Article
Heparin Thromboprophylaxis in Medical-Surgical Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Heparin, Low Molecular Weight Heparin, and Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in the ICU Academic Article
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in the ICU Academic Article
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in intensive care patients Academic Article
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in patients requiring prolonged intensive care unit treatment after cardiopulmonary bypass Academic Article
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the critically ill: Interpreting the 4Ts test in a randomized trial Academic Article
How qualitative research can contribute to research in the intensive care unit Academic Article
How to use articles about diagnostic technology: Gastric tonometry Academic Article
How to use practice guidelines in the intensive care unit Academic Article
How to use the results of an economic evaluation Academic Article
Illness in Intensive Care Staff after Brief Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Academic Article
Impact of a clinical pharmacist in a multidisciplinary intensive care unit Academic Article
Implementing a multifaceted tailored intervention to improve nutrition adequacy in critically ill patients: results of a multicenter feasibility study Academic Article
Improving adherence to hand hygiene among health care workers Academic Article
Improving the Accuracy of Impedance Cardiac Output in the Intensive Care Unit: Comparison With Thermodilution Cardiac Output Academic Article
Improving the Provision of Enteral Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
In vivo accuracy of two intraparenchymal intracranial pressure monitors Academic Article
In-house, overnight physician staffing: A cross-sectional survey of Canadian adult and pediatric intensive care units* Academic Article
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Increasing Reliability of APACHE II Scores in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Study Academic Article
Influence of perceived functional and employment status on cardiopulmonary resuscitation directives Academic Article
Institutional geographies in dying: Nurses’ actions and observations on dying spaces inside and outside intensive care units Academic Article
Integration and Proliferation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 in Multispecies Biofilms Academic Article
Intensive care unit quality improvement: A “how-to” guide for the interdisciplinary team* Academic Article
Intensive insulin therapy and mortality among critically ill patients: a meta-analysis including NICE-SUGAR study data Academic Article
Intensive versus Conventional Glucose Control in Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Is Albumin Safe? Academic Article
Is Lateral Femoral Nailing Associated With Increased Intensive Care Unit Days? A Propensity-Matched Analysis of 848 Cases Academic Article
Is there a role for physician involvement in introducing research to surrogate decision makers in the intensive care unit? (The Approach trial: a pilot mixed methods study) Academic Article
JOE DOUPE LECTURE: Cardiac troponin in the intensive care unit. Academic Article
Knowledge Translation Interventions for Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Levels of care in the intensive care unit: a research program. Academic Article
Life support in the intensive care unit: a qualitative investigation of technological purposes. Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Academic Article
Living With Uncertainty in the Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
Long-Term Outcomes and Health Care Utilization after Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Academic Article
Long-term amiodarone therapy and the risk of complications after cardiac surgery: Results from the Canadian Amiodarone Myocardial Infarction Arrhythmia Trial (CAMIAT) Academic Article
Long-term follow-up of survivors of acute lung injury: Lack of effect of a ventilation strategy to prevent barotrauma Academic Article
Low-molecular-weight heparin thromboprophylaxis in medical-surgical critically ill patients: A systematic review Academic Article
Lowering of Glucose in Critical care: a randomized pilot trial Academic Article
Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Refractory Hypoxemia. A Multicenter Observational Study Academic Article
Management of the critically ill patient with severe acute pancreatitis Academic Article
Managing New Oral Anticoagulants in the Perioperative and Intensive Care Unit Setting Academic Article
Minimizing errors of omission: Behavioural rEenforcement of Heparin to Avert Venous Emboli: The BEHAVE Study* Academic Article
Molecular Epidemiology of Candidemia: Evidence of Clusters of Smoldering Nosocomial Infections Academic Article
Monitoring the evolutionary process of quality: Risk-adjusted charting to track outcomes in intensive care Academic Article
Morbidity and Mortality of Patients With Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections Admitted to the ICU Academic Article
More than the tip of the iceberg: association between disabilities and inability to attend a clinic-based post-ICU follow-up and how it may impact on health inequalities Academic Article
Mortality predictions in the intensive care unit: Comparing physicians with scoring systems* Academic Article
Most critically ill patients are perceived to die in comfort during withdrawal of life support: a Canadian multicentre study Academic Article
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score Academic Article
Multiple organ dysfunction: Baseline and serial component scores Academic Article
Necessity of Screening of both the Nose and the Throat To Detect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Patients upon Admission to an Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
Neither baseline tests of molecular hypercoagulability nor D-dimer levels predict deep venous thrombosis in critically ill medical-surgical patients Academic Article
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness: Protocol and Methodological Implications for a Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Phase II Trial Academic Article
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in mechanically ventilated patients: A randomized, sham-controlled pilot trial with blinded outcome assessment Conference Paper
Newer Anticoagulants in Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Nonbeneficial Treatment Canada Academic Article
Nonleg Venous Thrombosis in Critically Ill Adults Conference Paper
Nutrition Support for Persistent Inflammation, Immunosuppression, and Catabolism Syndrome Academic Article
On the need for a workshop on venous thromboembolism in critical care Academic Article
On the need for observational studies to design and interpret randomized trials in ICU patients: a case study in stress ulcer prophylaxis Academic Article
On the socially optimal size of a life-saving facility Academic Article
Operative Treatment of Rib Fractures in Flail Chest Injuries Academic Article
Optimal Mode of clearance in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury (OMAKI) - a pilot randomized controlled trial of hemofiltration versus hemodialysis: a Canadian Critical Care Trials Group project Academic Article
Organ donation in the ICU: A document analysis of institutional policies, protocols, and order sets Academic Article
Organizational and safety culture in Canadian intensive care units: Relationship to size of intensive care unit and physician management model Academic Article
Outcome measures for clinical research in sepsis: A report of the 2nd Cambridge Colloquium of the International Sepsis Forum Academic Article
Outcome of older patients receiving mechanical ventilation Academic Article
Outcomes of elderly critically ill medical and surgical patients: a multicentre cohort study Academic Article
PROphylaxis for ThromboEmbolism in Critical Care Trial protocol and analysis plan Academic Article
Participation of ICUs in Critical Care Pandemic Research Academic Article
Patient and Family Engagement in the ICU. Untapped Opportunities and Underrecognized Challenges Academic Article
Patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care with different resident duty schedules in the intensive care unit: a randomized trial Academic Article
Patient-Nurse Interrater Reliability and Agreement of the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire Academic Article
Patients with small-vessel vasculitides have the highest mortality among systemic autoimmune diseases patients treated in intensive care unit: A retrospective study with 5-year follow-up Academic Article
Perioperative Fluid Therapy With Tetrastarch and Gelatin in Cardiac Surgery—A Prospective Sequential Analysis* Academic Article
Personalizing Death in the Intensive Care Unit: The 3 Wishes Project Academic Article
Physicians declining patient enrollment in a critical care trial: a case study in thromboprophylaxis Academic Article
Physicians' attitude to use heat and moisture exchangers or heated humidifiers: a Franco-Canadian survey Academic Article
Physicians' perceptions of laboratory costs in the intensive care unit. Hamilton Regional Critical Care Group. Academic Article
Pilot study of the accuracy of bedside glucometry in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Platelet Transfusion Practices in the ICU: Data From a Large Transfusion Registry Academic Article
Pneumonia observational incidence and treatment: a multidisciplinary process improvement study. Academic Article
Postintubation hypotension in intensive care unit patients: A multicenter cohort study Academic Article
Powikłania u chorych leczonych metodą plazmaferezy na oddziale intensywnej terapii Academic Article
Practice guidelines as multipurpose tools: A qualitative study of noninvasive ventilation* Academic Article
Practising evidence-based medicine: the design and implementation of a multidisciplinary team-driven extubation protocol. Academic Article
Precision of noninvasive hemoglobin-level measurement by pulse co-oximetry in patients admitted to intensive care units for severe gastrointestinal bleeds* Academic Article
Predictors of physical restraint use in Canadian intensive care units Academic Article
Preoperative proteinuria predicts acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery Academic Article
Preparing your intensive care unit for the second wave of H1N1 and future surges Academic Article
Prevalence and characteristics of hypoxic hepatitis in the largest single-centre cohort of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus-infected patients with severe liver impairment in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Prevalence and clinical implications of anti-PF4/heparin antibodies in intensive care patients: a prospective observational study Academic Article
Prevalence and outcome of gastrointestinal bleeding and use of acid suppressants in acutely ill adult intensive care patients Academic Article
Prevalence and predictors of severe grief reactions and desire for support following a death in the intensive care unit: a multicentre observational study Academic Article
Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Adults* Academic Article
Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for venous thromboembolism in medical-surgical intensive care unit patients Academic Article
Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with physical restraint use in mechanically ventilated adults Academic Article
Preventing Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Prevention and diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients: a Canadian survey. Academic Article
Prevention of venous thromboembolism in critically ill medical patients: a Franco-Canadian cross-sectional study Academic Article
Prevention of venous thromboembolism in critically ill surgery patients: A cross-sectional study Academic Article
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Current practice in Canadian intensive care units Academic Article
Primary Pulmonary Sporotrichosis: A Case Report Academic Article
Probiotics: Prevention of Severe Pneumonia and Endotracheal Colonization Trial—PROSPECT: a pilot trial Academic Article
Procalcitonin Algorithms for Antibiotic Therapy Decisions Academic Article
Procalcitonin as a diagnostic test for sepsis: Health technology assessment in the ICU Academic Article
Proceedings of the 2016 Clinical Nutrition Week Research Workshop—The Optimal Dose of Protein Provided to Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Prognosis in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in Patients With Suspected Infection Academic Article
Prognostic accuracy of the Hamilton Early Warning Score (HEWS) and the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) among hospitalized patients assessed by a rapid response team Academic Article
Prognostic utility and characterization of cell-free DNA in patients with severe sepsis Academic Article
Prognostic value of procalcitonin in respiratory tract infections across clinical settings Academic Article
Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in neurointensive care patients: Survey of Canadian practice Academic Article
Prophylaxis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in intensive care units Academic Article
Prospective evaluation of an internet-linked handheld computer critical care knowledge access system. Academic Article
Protein Turnover and Metabolism in the Elderly Intensive Care Unit Patient Academic Article
Protocolized versus non-protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients Academic Article
Protocolized versus non-protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients Academic Article
Protocolized vs. non-protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients: Cochrane review protocol Academic Article
Protocols to Improve the Care of Critically Ill Pediatric and Adult Patients Academic Article
Pulmonary Embolism in Medical-Surgical Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Pulmonary artery catheters: Evolving rates and reasons for use* Academic Article
Pulse Low Dose Steroids Attenuate Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass SIRS; SIRS I Conference Paper
Qualitative analysis of an intensive care unit family satisfaction survey* Academic Article
Quality improvement in radiography in a neonatal intensive care unit. Academic Article
Quality of life after intensive care unit: a multicenter cohort study protocol for assessment of long-term outcomes among intensive care survivors in Brazil Academic Article
Rates and determinants of informed consent: A case study of an international thromboprophylaxis trial Academic Article
Rationing critical care beds: A systematic review* Academic Article
Rationing in the intensive care unit* Academic Article
Re-evaluating the Inhibition of Stress Erosions (REVISE): a protocol for pilot randomized controlled trial Academic Article
Re: Effectiveness of institutional policies, protocols and order sets on organ donation rates in the Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
Recall of ICU Stay in Patients Managed With a Sedation Protocol or a Sedation Protocol With Daily Interruption Academic Article
Recall of intensive care unit stay in patients managed with a sedation protocol or a sedation protocol with daily sedative interruption: A pilot study Academic Article
Recovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29 Academic Article
Red blood cell transfusion and increased length of storage are not associated with deep vein thrombosis in medical and surgical critically ill patients: a prospective observational cohort study Academic Article
Research Recruitment Practices and Critically Ill Patients. A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Study (The Consent Study) Academic Article
Resident reflections on end-of-life education: a mixed-methods study of the 3 Wishes Project Academic Article
Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery Academic Article
Resuscitating patients with early severe sepsis: A Canadian multicentre observational study Academic Article
Resuscitation fluid use in critically ill adults: an international cross sectional study in 391 intensive care units Academic Article
Retrospective Descriptive Study of an Intensive Care Unit at a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital Academic Article
Risk Factors for ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Academic Article
Risk factors and impact of major bleeding in critically ill patients receiving heparin thromboprophylaxis Academic Article
Risk factors for clinically important upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients requiring mechanical ventilation Academic Article
Risk factors for intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome among adult intensive care unit patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis Academic Article
Risk factors for mortality in patients admitted to intensive care units with pneumonia Academic Article
Role of the laboratory in meeting the needs of critical care Academic Article
STRATEGIES OF INVASIVE VENTILATORY SUPPORT IN ARDS Academic Article
Safety Climate Survey: reliability of results from a multicenter ICU survey Academic Article
Safety and Feasibility of a Protocolized Approach to In-Bed Cycling Exercise in the Intensive Care Unit: Quality Improvement Project Academic Article
Safety and feasibility of femoral catheters during physical rehabilitation in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Seasonal bed closures in an intensive care unit: A qualitative study Academic Article
Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract Academic Article
Semi-recumbent position versus supine position for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults requiring mechanical ventilation Academic Article
Serious adverse events in academic critical care research Academic Article
Severe acute respiratory syndrome and critical care medicine: The Toronto experience Academic Article
Severe and multiple hypoglycemic episodes are associated with increased risk of death in ICU patients Academic Article
Short-term Noninvasive Pressure Support Ventilation Prevents ICU Admittance in Patients With Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edemaa Academic Article
Skeletal muscle predicts ventilator-free days, ICU-free days, and mortality in elderly ICU patients Academic Article
Special Article Toronto critical care medicine symposium report Academic Article
Spontaneous Breathing Trials With T-Piece or Pressure Support Ventilation Academic Article
Stakeholder Engagement in Trial Design: Survey of Visitors to Critically Ill Patients Regarding Preferences for Outcomes and Treatment Options during Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation Academic Article
Statistical analysis plan for a cluster-randomized crossover trial comparing the effectiveness and safety of a flexible family visitation model for delirium prevention in adult intensive care units (the ICU Visits Study) Academic Article
Steroid use in critically ill septic patients: acknowledging the uncertainty Academic Article
Stress and rapid decision making in nursing Academic Article
Stress ulcer prophylaxis in the intensive care unit: an international survey of 97 units in 11 countries Academic Article
Study protocol for the Balanced Solution versus Saline in Intensive Care Study (BaSICS): a factorial randomised trial. Academic Article
Study protocol to assess the effectiveness and safety of a flexible family visitation model for delirium prevention in adult intensive care units: a cluster-randomised, crossover trial (The ICU Visits Study) Academic Article
Summary Points and Consensus Recommendations From the International Protein Summit Academic Article
Surrogate decision makers’ attitudes towards research decision making for critically ill patients Academic Article
Survival and Safety Outcomes of ICU Patients Discharged Directly Home—A Direct From ICU Sent Home Study* Academic Article
Surviving Sepsis Campaign Academic Article
Surviving Sepsis Campaign Academic Article
Systematic review and meta-analysis of renal replacement therapy modalities for acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit Academic Article
THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY IN NEUROINTENSIVE CARE Academic Article
Technology in medicine -- ethics, politics and reality. Academic Article
The 4Ts scoring system for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in medical-surgical intensive care unit patients Academic Article
The Age of Blood Evaluation (ABLE) Randomized Controlled Trial: Study Design Academic Article
The Arc of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter Academic Article
The Clinical Utility of Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in the Setting of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Academic Article
The Deferred Consent Model in a Prospective Observational Study Evaluating Myocardial Injury in the Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
The Effect of Inadequate Initial Empiric Antimicrobial Treatment on Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Bloodstream Infections: A Multi-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study Academic Article
The Effect of Selenium Therapy on Mortality in Patients With Sepsis Syndrome Academic Article
The Functional Costs of ICU Survivorship Academic Article
The ICM research agenda on intensive care unit-acquired weakness Academic Article
The Importance of Frailty in the Assessment of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza-Related Hospitalization in Elderly People Academic Article
The Intensive care unit specialist: Report from the Task Force of World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Academic Article
The Methodological Approach Used to Develop the 2013 Pain, Agitation, and Delirium Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adult ICU Patients Academic Article
The Occurrence and Impact of Bacterial Organisms Complicating Critical Care Illness Associated With 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Infection Academic Article
The PRECISE RCT: Evolution of an Early Septic Shock Fluid Resuscitation Trial Academic Article
The Timing of Tracheotomy Academic Article
The Use of Bowel Protocols in Critically Ill Adult Patients Academic Article
The Very Elderly Admitted to ICU Academic Article
The attributable mortality and length of intensive care unit stay of clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill patients. Academic Article
The authors reply Academic Article
The climate of patient safety in a Canadian intensive care unit Academic Article
The current status and future directions of impedance cardiography in ICU Academic Article
The diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in medical-surgical intensive care unit patients Academic Article
The diagnosis of myocardial infarction in critically ill patients: An agreement study Academic Article
The effect of acidified enteral feeds on gastric colonization in critically ill patients: Results of a multicenter randomized trial Academic Article
The efficacy and safety of glucose control algorithms in intensive care: a pilot study of the Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation (SUGAR) trial Academic Article
The efficacy and safety of plasma exchange in patients with sepsis and septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis Academic Article
The efficacy and safety of prokinetic agents in critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials Academic Article
The hemodynamic tolerability and feasibility of sustained low efficiency dialysis in the management of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury Academic Article
The impact of deep vein thrombosis in critically ill patients: a meta-analysis of major clinical outcomes. Academic Article
The impact of etomidate on mortality in trauma patients Academic Article
The impact of frailty on ICU and 30-day mortality and the level of care in very elderly patients (≥ 80 years) Academic Article
The impact of the Rasouli decision: a Survey of Canadian intensivists Academic Article
The incidence and impact of lupus anticoagulants among patients in the intensive care unit. Academic Article
The intensive care delirium research agenda: a multinational, interprofessional perspective Academic Article
The mortality benefit of direct trauma center transport in a regional trauma system Academic Article
The promise and the paradox of technology in the intensive care unit. Academic Article
The relationship between organizational culture and family satisfaction in critical care* Academic Article
The validation of a questionnaire to assess barriers to enteral feeding in critically ill patients: a multicenter international survey Academic Article
The value of pretest probability and modified clinical pulmonary infection score to diagnose ventilator-associated pneumonia Academic Article
The value of the Modified Early Warning Score for unplanned Intensive Care Unit admissions of patients treated in hospital general wards Academic Article
Thrombocytopenia in medical-surgical critically ill patients: prevalence, incidence, and risk factors Academic Article
Thromboprophylaxis in medical-surgical intensive care unit patients Academic Article
Thromboprophylaxis in the intensive care unit: Focus on medical–surgical patients Academic Article
Timing the initiation of renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury in Canadian intensive care units: a multicentre observational study Academic Article
Toothbrushing for Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Patients Academic Article
Towards a "good" death: end-of-life narratives constructed in an intensive care unit. Academic Article
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients at Extremely High Risk of Perioperative Mortality. Academic Article
Translating family satisfaction data into quality improvement* Academic Article
Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome during Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation Academic Article
Treatment of patients in a special care unit. Academic Article
Treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia and ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis in the intensive care unit. A national survey of clinicians and pharmacists in Saudi Arabia Academic Article
TryCYCLE: A Prospective Study of the Safety and Feasibility of Early In-Bed Cycling in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Academic Article
Tunneling short-term central venous catheters to prevent catheter-related infection Academic Article
Understanding Costs and Cost-Effectiveness in Critical Care Academic Article
Understanding and changing attitudes toward withdrawal and withholding of life support in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Understanding articles comparing outcomes among intensive care units to rate quality of care. Evidence Based Medicine in Critical Care Group. Academic Article
Understanding articles describing clinical prediction tools Academic Article
Universal Glove and Gown Use and Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the ICU Academic Article
Use of a Daily Goals Checklist for Morning ICU Rounds Academic Article
Use of a rapid arterial blood gas analyzer to estimate blood hemoglobin concentration among critically ill adults. Academic Article
Use of a screen log to audit patient recruitment into multiple randomized trials in the intensive care unit Academic Article
Use of daily Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores to predict individual patient survival rate Academic Article
Use of probiotics to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: A survey of pharmacists' attitudes Academic Article
Utilization of platelet transfusions in the intensive care unit: indications, transfusion triggers, and platelet count responses Academic Article
Validation of Bedside Ultrasound of Muscle Layer Thickness of the Quadriceps in the Critically Ill Patient (VALIDUM Study) Academic Article
Variation in diurnal sedation in mechanically ventilated patients who are managed with a sedation protocol alone or a sedation protocol and daily interruption Academic Article
Vasopressor Use for Severe Hypotension—A Multicentre Prospective Observational Study Academic Article
Venous thromboembolic disease: An observational study in medical-surgical intensive care unit patients Academic Article
Venous thromboembolism and its prevention in critical care Academic Article
Venous thromboembolism in critical illness in a community intensive care unit Academic Article
Ventilator associated pneumonia: perspectives on the burden of illness Academic Article
Ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant organisms or Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and outcomes Academic Article
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: Improving outcomes through guideline implementation Academic Article
Vitamin K deficiency and D-dimer levels in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study Academic Article
Wean Earlier and Automatically with New Technology (the WEAN Study). A Multicenter, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Academic Article
West Nile Virus Infection in the Intensive Care Unit: A Case Series and Literature Review Academic Article
Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation in Anticipation of Death in the Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
Withdrawing and withholding life support in the intensive care unit: a Spanish prospective multi-centre observational study Academic Article
Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients Academic Article
Withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining therapy in older adults (≥ 80 years) admitted to the intensive care unit Academic Article

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