Antimicrobial therapeutic determinants of outcomes from septic shock among patients with cirrhosisYaseen M Arabi
Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Hepatology 56:2305-15. 2012
..Monotherapy of bacterial septic shock is also associated with increased mortality. The process of selection and implementation of empiric antimicrobial therapy in this high-risk group should be restructured...
- Permissive underfeeding versus target enteral feeding in adult critically ill patients (PermiT Trial): a study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Yaseen M Arabi
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Trials 13:191. 2012
..However, optimal caloric intake has not been systematically evaluated. We aim to compare two strategies of enteral feeding: permissive underfeeding versus target feeding...
- Intra-abdominal pressure and abdominal perfusion pressure in cirrhotic patients with septic shock
Hasan M Al-Dorzi
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia
Ann Intensive Care 2:S4. 2012
..We evaluated the relationship between IAP and APP and outcomes of cirrhotic septic patients, and assessed the ability of these measures compared to other common resuscitative endpoints to differentiate survivors from nonsurvivors...
Incident reporting at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi ArabiaYaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
J Patient Saf 8:81-7. 2012
..Such information would help in redesigning systems and in planning and developing strategies with the goal of improving patient safety and quality of care...
- The incidence of venous thromboembolism and practice of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in hospitalized cirrhotic patients
Abdulaziz Aldawood
Intensive Care Department, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia
Thromb J 9:1. 2011
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- Hypoglycemia with intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients: predisposing factors and association with mortality
Yaseen M Arabi
Intensive Care Department YMA, AHR, College of Medicine Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Crit Care Med 37:2536-44. 2009
..To examine the predisposing factors for hypoglycemia in medical-surgical intensive care unit patients treated with intensive insulin therapy and to assess its association with mortality...
Changing sedation practices in the intensive care unit--protocol implementation, multifaceted multidisciplinary approach and teamworkYaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia
Middle East J Anesthesiol 19:429-47. 2007
..Sedation protocols have demonstrated effectiveness in improving ICU sedation practices. However, the importance of multifaceted multidisciplinary approach on the success of such protocols has not been fully examined...
- Intensive versus conventional insulin therapy: a randomized controlled trial in medical and surgical critically ill patients
Yaseen M Arabi
Intensive Care Department, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Crit Care Med 36:3190-7. 2008
..The objective of this study was to examine the effect of intensive insulin therapy on mortality in medical surgical intensive care unit patients...
- The impact of time to tracheostomy on mechanical ventilation duration, length of stay, and mortality in intensive care unit patients
Yaseen M Arabi
Department of Intensive Care, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
J Crit Care 24:435-40. 2009
..This study examined the potential effects of time to tracheostomy on mechanical ventilation duration, intensive care unit (ICU), and hospital length of stay (LOS), and ICU and hospital mortality...
- Near-target caloric intake in critically ill medical-surgical patients is associated with adverse outcomes
Yaseen M Arabi
Intensive Care Department, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 34:280-8. 2010
..The objective of this study was to determine whether caloric intake independently influences mortality and morbidity of critically ill patients...
- Low-dose hydrocortisone in patients with cirrhosis and septic shock: a randomized controlled trial
Yaseen M Arabi
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
CMAJ 182:1971-7. 2010
..However, the effect of corticosteroid replacement on mortality in this high-risk group remains unclear. We examined the effect of low-dose hydrocortisone in patients with cirrhosis who presented with septic shock...
- sRAGE in diabetic and non-diabetic critically ill patients: effects of intensive insulin therapy
Yaseen M Arabi
College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
Crit Care 15:R203. 2011
..RAGE expression is regulated by multiple ligands, including high mobility group box-1 (HMGB-1), and is reflected by its released soluble form (sRAGE)...
- Developing and managing a team to participate in trials involving acute respiratory failure: advice for the inexperienced
Yaseen Arabi
King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Curr Opin Crit Care 12:8-12. 2006
..This review evaluates the need for and grassroots process of teamwork and considers the challenges facing teamwork in the specific context of conducting acute respiratory failure research today...
- Permissive underfeeding and intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial
Yaseen M Arabi
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Am J Clin Nutr 93:569-77. 2011
..Nutritional support has been recognized as an essential part of intensive care unit management. However, the appropriate caloric intake for critically ill patients remains ill defined...
- Assessment of performance of four mortality prediction systems in a Saudi Arabian intensive care unit
Yaseen Arabi
Consultant ICU Program Director, Critical Care Fellowship, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Crit Care 6:166-74. 2002
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- Outcome predictors of cirrhosis patients admitted to the intensive care unit
Yaseen Arabi
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King Abdul Aziz Medical Centre, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 16:333-9. 2004
..To evaluate outcome predictors of patients with cirrhosis admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU)...
- External validation of a modified model of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II for orthotopic liver transplant patients
Yaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Crit Care 6:245-50. 2002
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- A prospective study of prolonged stay in the intensive care unit: predictors and impact on resource utilization
Yaseen Arabi
Department of Intensive Care, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Int J Qual Health Care 14:403-10. 2002
..To evaluate the predictors of prolonged Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay and the impact on resource utilization...
- Assessment of six mortality prediction models in patients admitted with severe sepsis and septic shock to the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study
Yaseen Arabi
Department of Intensive Care, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Crit Care 7:R116-22. 2003
..In addition, SAPS II and MPM II24 were customized for septic patients in a previous study, and the customized versions were included in this evaluation...
- Impact of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system on the outcome of critically ill adult patients: a before-after study
Hasan M Al-Dorzi
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 11:71. 2011
..However, their effectiveness has been questioned. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of CPOE implementation on the outcome of critically ill patients...
- Etomidate and mortality in cirrhotic patients with septic shock
Antoine J Cherfan
Pharmaceutical Care Department, Clinical Pharmacy Division, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
BMC Clin Pharmacol 11:22. 2011
..The aim of this study is to evaluate the association of a single dose effect of etomidate prior to intubation on the mortality of septic cirrhotic patients and the impact of the subsequent use of low dose hydrocortisone...
- Magnesium supplementation and the potential association with mortality rates among critically ill non-cardiac patients
Ousama C Dabbagh
Department of Intensive Care Unit, King Fahad Hospital, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Med J 27:821-5. 2006
..The exact cause of this effect is unknown. An aggressive magnesium supplementation protocol may be warranted. A larger scale randomized study is necessary to evaluate this effect...
- Association between statin therapy and outcomes in critically ill patients: a nested cohort study
Shmeylan A Al Harbi
Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
BMC Clin Pharmacol 11:12. 2011
..The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between statin therapy during intensive care unit (ICU) admission and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients...
- Mortality reduction after implementing a clinical practice guidelines-based management protocol for severe traumatic brain injury
Yaseen M Arabi
Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 11426
J Crit Care 25:190-5. 2010
..The objective of this study was to examine the effect of implementing a clinical practice guidelines-based management protocol on the outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)...
- Intensive insulin therapy versus conventional insulin therapy for critically ill trauma patients admitted to ICU
Abdulaziz S Aldawood
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City and King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Middle East J Anesthesiol 20:659-66. 2010
..The objective of our study was to evaluate the beneficial effect of IIT in reducing mortality and morbidity in critically ill trauma patients admitted to ICU...
- End-of-life practices in a tertiary intensive care unit in Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz S Aldawood
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Anaesth Intensive Care 40:137-41. 2012
..These decisions should be made early in the patients' stay in the intensive care unit...
- Early tracheostomy in intensive care trauma patients improves resource utilization: a cohort study and literature review
Yaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department MC 1425, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Crit Care 8:R347-52. 2004
..The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of early tracheostomy on the duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay, and outcomes in trauma ICU patients...
- Advantages and disadvantages of etomidate use for intubation of patients with sepsis
Antoine J Cherfan
Pharmaceutical Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City and the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Pharmacotherapy 32:475-82. 2012
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- The characteristics of very short stay ICU admissions and implications for optimizing ICU resource utilization: the Saudi experience
Yaseen Arabi
Department of Intensive Care, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Int J Qual Health Care 16:149-55. 2004
..Our aim was to study their characteristics with the aim of developing strategic approaches for better and more appropriate utilization of ICU resources...
- Can we predict prognosis using mortality probability model IIo?
Yaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department, MC 1425, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, PO Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Med J 23:1115-9. 2002
..To evaluate Mortality Probability Model (MPM) IIo as a tool to predict very poor prognosis after intensive care unit admission...
- The results of a 6-year epidemiologic surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia at a tertiary care intensive care unit in Saudi Arabia
Hasan M Al-Dorzi
Intensive Care Department, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Am J Infect Control 40:794-9. 2012
..Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention is an important patient safety initiative. We describe the impact of a multidisciplinary surveillance program on VAP rates in a tertiary medical-surgical-trauma intensive care unit (ICU)...
- Trauma profile at a tertiary intensive care unit in Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz S Aldawood
National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ann Saudi Med 32:498-501. 2012
..Trauma is a leading cause of death worldwide and in Saudi Arabia. This study describes the injury profiles and ICU outcomes of patients in a tertiary trauma care referral center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...
- Critical care management of severe traumatic brain injury in adults
Samir H Haddad
Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 20:12. 2012
..In this review, the critical care management of severe TBI will be discussed with focus on monitoring, avoidance and minimization of secondary brain insults, and optimization of cerebral oxygenation and CPP...
- Nosocomial infective endocarditis in critically ill patients: a report of three cases and review of the literature
Samir H Haddad
Department of Intensive Care, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Int J Infect Dis 8:210-6. 2004
..We have reviewed the literature concerning NIE in critically ill patients and describe the epidemiology, microbiology and clinical features of this uncommon infection and comment on its diagnosis and management...
- Early combination antibiotic therapy yields improved survival compared with monotherapy in septic shock: a propensity-matched analysis
Anand Kumar
Section of Critical Care Medicine, Health Sciences Centre St Boniface Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Crit Care Med 38:1773-85. 2010
..Current guidelines do not recommend combination therapy except for the express purpose of broadening coverage when resistant pathogens are a concern...
- Initial management of traumatic brain injury
Samir Haddad
King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O. Box: 22490, Riyadh, 11426 KSA
Middle East J Anesthesiol 18:45-68. 2005
- The practice of do-not-resuscitate orders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The experience of a tertiary care center
Masoor Ur Rahman
Intensive Care Unit (MC 1425, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Med J 25:1278-9. 2004
- Intensive care management of traumatic brain injury
Samir Haddad
King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O. Box: 22490, Riyadh, 11426 KSA
Middle East J Anesthesiol 18:69-84. 2005
- Hypokalemic paralysis mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome and causing acute respiratory failure
Samir Haddad
Intensive Care Unit, Mail Code 1425, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, P O Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Middle East J Anesthesiol 17:891-7. 2004
..Continuous potassium replacement produced rapid and complete recovery from quadriplegia and respiratory failure without requirement for mechanical ventilation...
- Awake anaesthesia for major thoracic surgical procedures: an observational study
Mohammad Al-Abdullatief
Department of Surgery, MC 1446, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P O Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 32:346-50. 2007
..Major thoracic surgical procedures are rarely performed under awake anaesthesia. The purpose of this study is to review the experience of a tertiary center in major thoracic surgical procedures done under awake anaesthesia...
- Sedation in ICU: are we achieving goals?
Samir Haddad
Intensive Care Department, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Middle East J Anesthesiol 20:389-96. 2009
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- Initiation of inappropriate antimicrobial therapy results in a fivefold reduction of survival in human septic shock
Anand Kumar
Section of Critical Care Medicine, Health Sciences Centre St Boniface Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Chest 136:1237-48. 2009
..Our goal was to determine the impact of the initiation of inappropriate antimicrobial therapy on survival to hospital discharge of patients with septic shock...
- Severe hypoglycemia in peritoneal dialysis patients due to overestimation of blood glucose by the point-of-care glucometer
Hasan M Al-Dorzi
Intensive Care Department, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 22:764-8. 2011
..Increased awareness of this problem for all healthcare providers and use of appropriate glucometers are required...
- In-hospital mortality among a cohort of cirrhotic patients admitted to a tertiary hospital
Mohammad A Alsultan
Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi J Gastroenterol 17:387-90. 2011
..To determine the mortality rate in a cohort of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and examine their resuscitation status at admission...
- Weekend and weeknight admissions have the same outcome of weekday admissions to an intensive care unit with onsite intensivist coverage
Yaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department and College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Crit Care Med 34:605-11. 2006
..These findings suggest that such coverage helps in ensuring consistency of care and therefore represents a potentially improved model for intensive care unit practice...
- What is the optimal blood glucose target in critically ill patients? A nested cohort study
Ashraf Al-Tarifi
Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ann Thorac Med 6:207-11. 2011
..The objective of this study is to identify the optimal BG target for glycemic control in critically ill patients that is associated with survival benefit with the least hypoglycemia risk...
- Emergency room to the intensive care unit in Hajj. The chain of life
Yaseen M Arabi
Acting Chairman, Intensive Care Department, King Abdul Aziz Medical City and College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, MC 1425, PO Box 22490, Riyadh, 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Med J 27:937-41. 2006
..The purpose of this article is to outline the admission criteria from the emergency room to the intensive care and to review some of the unique features of providing these services during the Hajj season...
- The challenge of a multicultural environment for critical care nursing in Saudi Arabia
Helena Brady
Adult Branch ENB 100 General Intensive Care Nursing, Patient Care Committee, ICU2, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Middle East J Anesthesiol 18:541-50. 2005
..In this article it is endeavored to discuss these challenges and to suggest some possible solutions to the problems encountered...
- The critically ill avian influenza A (H5N1) patient
Yaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Crit Care Med 35:1397-403. 2007
..This review examines perspectives of human infection with avian influenza A H5N1 (AI H5N1), specifically focusing on the presentation, diagnosis, and management of those critically ill with AI H5N1...
- Improving resource utilization in the intensive care units. A challenge for Saudi Hospitals
Yaseen Arabi
Department of Intensive Care, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Med J 24:131-7. 2003
..Measures to reduce re-admissions to ICU must also be implemented. Improving ICU resource utilization requires teamwork not only the intensivists but also the administrators and other health care providers...
- Risks and benefits of open-lung biopsy in the mechanically ventilated critically ill population: a cohort study and literature review
Yaseen Arabi
Department of Intensive Care, King Abdualziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Med Sci Monit 13:CR365-71. 2007
..The study's objective was to determine the diagnostic yield, morbidity, mortality, and therapeutic impact of open-lung biopsy (OLB) in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients...
- Bench-to-bedside review: early tracheostomy in critically ill trauma patients
Nehad Shirawi
Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Crit Care 10:201. 2006
..It also reviews the predictors of prolonged mechanical ventilation, which may guide the decision regarding the timing of tracheostomy...
- Ventriculostomy-associated infections: incidence and risk factors
Yaseen Arabi
Department of Intensive Care, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Am J Infect Control 33:137-43. 2005
..Routine surveillance cultures of CSF were no more likely to detect infection than cultures obtained when clinically indicated. These findings need to be considered in infection control policies addressing this important issue...
- Effect of corticosteroids on adult varicella pneumonia: cohort study and literature review
Naeem Adhami
Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Infection prevention and control, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Respirology 11:437-41. 2006
..The duration of ICU and hospital LOS were not significantly different. All patients survived. CONCLUSIONS: Corticosteroids in severe VP accelerate the physiological recovery and may shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation...
- The feasibility of nitric oxide delivery with high frequency jet ventilation
Yaseen Arabi
Department of Intensive Care, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Respirology 10:673-7. 2005
..In this case we were able to achieve reliable and constant levels of NO. The purpose of this report is to discuss the technical aspects and pitfalls of this method...
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults in developing countries: a systematic review
Yaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, ICU 1425, PO Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
Int J Infect Dis 12:505-12. 2008
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- Percutaneous tracheostomy in a patient with mandibulo-maxillary interfixation with modified approach for bronchoscopic guidance--case report
Yaseen Arabi
Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Division of Maxillofacial, Department of Surgery, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, KAMC, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Middle East J Anesthesiol 18:897-902. 2006
..Our case demonstrates the feasibility of percutaneous tracheostomy in the setting of mandibulo-maxillary interfixation. To our knowledge this is the first report of percutaneous tracheostomy in this indication...
- Comparison of US and non-US central venous catheter infection rates: evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control study
Ziad A Memish
King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, PO Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
Am J Infect Control 31:237-42. 2003
..These findings suggest that many aspects of the standards of care do not differ between the 2 groups...
- Pro/Con debate: should 24/7 in-house intensivist coverage be implemented?
Yaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, ICU 1425, PO Box 22490, Riyadh, 11426 K S A
Crit Care 12:216. 2008
..You wonder about the sustainability of each model...
- Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for respiratory failure after extubation
Andres Esteban
Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
N Engl J Med 350:2452-60. 2004
..We conducted a multicenter, randomized trial to evaluate the effect of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation on mortality in this clinical setting...
- Evolution of mechanical ventilation in response to clinical research
Andres Esteban
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo Km 12, 500, 28905 Getafe, Madrid, Spain
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:170-7. 2008
..Recent literature in mechanical ventilation includes strong evidence from randomized trials. Little information is available regarding the influence of these trials on usual clinical practice...
- Risk factors for extubation failure in patients following a successful spontaneous breathing trial
Fernando Frutos-Vivar
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo Km 12, 500, 28905 Getafe, Madrid, Spain
Chest 130:1664-71. 2006
..To assess the factors associated with reintubation in patients who had successfully passed a spontaneous breathing trial...
- Study designs in healthcare research
Yaseen Arabi
Intensive Care Department (MC 1425, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, PO Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Med J 26:1175-9. 2005
- "Case Only" design in healthcare research
Saeed Dastgiri
Saudi Med J 27:283-4; author reply 284-6. 2006
- Study designs in healthcare research
Mustafa Afifi
Saudi Med J 27:283; author reply 248-6. 2006
- Why sedation protocol did not work
Samira Haddad
Crit Care Med 36:3128-9; author reply 3129. 2008
