Intensive Care Foundation Research Free Paper Presentations

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Boyko Y Ording H Jennum P . Sleep disturbances in critically ill patients in ICU: how much do we know? Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2012;56: 950–58.

Figueroa-Ramos MI Arroyo-Novoa CM Lee KA . Sleep and delirium in ICU patients: a review of mechanisms and manifestations. Intensive Care Med 2009;35: 781–95.

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Vidán MT Sánchez E Alonso M . An intervention integrated into daily clinical practice reduces the incidence of delirium during hospitalization in elderly patients. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009;57: 2029–36.

Chesnut RM Marshall LF Klauber MR . The role of secondary brain injury in determining outcome from severe head injury. J Trauma 1993;34: 216–22.

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Beaulieu Y Marik P . Bedside ultrasonography in critical care. Chest 2005;128: 1766–81.

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National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Guidance on the use of ultrasound locating devices for central venous catheters (TA 49). 2002. Available at http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/11474/32462/32462.pdf. Accessed on 20/8/12.

Volpicelli G Elbarbary M Blaivas M . International evidence-based recommendations for point-of-care lung ultrasound. Intensive Care Med 2012;38: 577–91.

Lamperti M Bodenham AR Pittiruti M . International evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided vascular access. Intensive Care Med 2012;38: 1105–17.

Martin CM . Characteristics and outcomes for critically ill patients with prolonged intensive care unit stays. Crit Care Med 2005;33: 1922–27.

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Cuthbertson BH . The outcome of haematological malignancy in Scottish ICUs. JICS 2008;9: 135.

Kanhere MH . Does patient volume affect clinical outcomes in adult intensive care units? Intensive Care Med 2012;38: 741–51.

Labib A Singh KS Krishnan K . Current trends in cardiac output monitoring in UK intensive care units. JICS 2010;11: 257–60.

Villar J Blanco J Anon JM . The ALIEN study: incidence and outcome of acute respiratory distress syndrome in the era of lung protective ventilation. Intensive Care Med 2011;37: 1932–41.

Bernard GR Artigas A Brigham KL . The American-European Consensus Conference on ARDS. Definitions, mechanisms, relevant outcomes, and clinical trial coordination. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1994;149: 818–24.

Curley G Laffey JG . Hypocapnia induced cerebral ischaemia during therapeutic hypothermia – Potential for harm? Resuscitation 2011;82: 1122–23.

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Duckitt RW Buxton-Thomas R Walker J . Worthing physiological scoring system: derivation and validation of a physiological early-warning system for medical admissions. An observational, population-based single-centre study. Br J Anaesth 2007;98: 769–74.

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