Interventions Rate of enteral tube feeding ordered, actual volume delivered, patient position,
residual volume, flush volume, presence of blue food coloring in oropharynx, and stool …

Objective To define the changes in demographics of liver injury during the past 25 years and
to document the impact of treatment changes on death rates. Summary Background Data …

Although information about individuals' exposure to highly stressful events such as traumatic
stressors is often very useful for clinicians and researchers, available measures are too …

Background The management of colon injuries that require resection is an unresolved issue
because the existing practices are derived mainly from class III evidence. Because of the …

Methods: Critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the medical, coronary,
or surgical intensive care units in a university-based tertiary care hospital, placed on …

Spleen injuries are among the most frequent trauma-related injuries. At present, they are
classified according to the anatomy of the injury. The optimal treatment strategy, however, …

BACKGROUND: Exsanguinating hemorrhage necessitating massive blood product transfusion
is associated with high mortality rates. Recent data suggest that altering the fresh frozen …

Aspiration is the leading cause of pneumonia in the intensive care unit and the most serious
complication of enteral tube feeding (ETF). Although aspiration is common, the clinical …

Background Nonoperative management has become the standard of care for hemodynamically
stable patients with complex liver trauma. The benefits of such treatment may be obviated…

In recent years the widely held concept that coronary thrombi cause myocardial infarcts has
been seriously questioned. On the basis of pathologic studies, several reports have …