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1
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Use of procalcitonin to reduce patients' exposure to antibiotics in intensive care units (PRORATA trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
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Lancet
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2010
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7.61
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2
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Chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges and less frequent dressing changes for prevention of catheter-related infections in critically ill adults: a randomized controlled trial.
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JAMA
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2009
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4.82
|
|
3
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Induced hypothermia in severe bacterial meningitis: a randomized clinical trial.
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JAMA
|
2013
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2.97
|
|
4
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Influence of gender on the outcome of severe sepsis: a reappraisal.
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Chest
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2007
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2.96
|
|
5
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Proinflammatory cytokine levels are linked to death in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Eur Respir J
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2013
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1.92
|
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6
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Selected medical errors in the intensive care unit: results of the IATROREF study: parts I and II.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2009
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1.85
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7
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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure: trends in use and outcomes.
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Intensive Care Med
|
2014
|
1.80
|
|
8
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Use of intensive care in patients with nonresectable lung cancer.
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Chest
|
2010
|
1.71
|
|
9
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Determinants of temperature abnormalities and influence on outcome of critical illness.
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Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
1.69
|
|
10
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Infectious risk associated with arterial catheters compared with central venous catheters.
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Crit Care Med
|
2010
|
1.65
|
|
11
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Is methicillin resistance associated with a worse prognosis in Staphylococcus aureus ventilator-associated pneumonia?
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Clin Infect Dis
|
2005
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1.65
|
|
12
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Pulmonary embolism in mechanically ventilated patients requiring computed tomography: Prevalence, risk factors, and outcome.
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Crit Care Med
|
2012
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1.62
|
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13
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Ventilator-Associated Events: Prevalence, Outcome, and Relationship With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.
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Crit Care Med
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2015
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1.56
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14
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A multifaceted program for improving quality of care in intensive care units: IATROREF study.
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Crit Care Med
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2012
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1.52
|
|
15
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Predicting the risk of documented ventilator-associated pneumonia for benchmarking: construction and validation of a score.
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Crit Care Med
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2009
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1.49
|
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16
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Independent association of urinary F2-isoprostanes with survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Chest
|
2012
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1.48
|
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17
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Ethanol lock and risk of hemodialysis catheter infection in critically ill patients. A randomized controlled trial.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
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2015
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1.44
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18
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ICU physician-based determinants of life-sustaining therapy during nights and weekends: French multicenter study from the Outcomerea Research Group.
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Crit Care Med
|
2014
|
1.41
|
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19
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Should we still need to systematically perform catheter culture in the intensive care unit?
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Crit Care Med
|
2011
|
1.40
|
|
20
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Outcome of ICU patients with Clostridium difficile infection.
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Crit Care
|
2012
|
1.38
|
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21
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Automated drug dispensing system reduces medication errors in an intensive care setting.
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Crit Care Med
|
2010
|
1.26
|
|
22
|
Efficacy of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a propensity analysis.
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Crit Care
|
2012
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1.23
|
|
23
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Prognostic consequences of borderline dysnatremia: pay attention to minimal serum sodium change.
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Crit Care
|
2013
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1.20
|
|
24
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Randomized controlled trial of chlorhexidine dressing and highly adhesive dressing for preventing catheter-related infections in critically ill adults.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2012
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1.16
|
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25
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A model to predict short-term death or readmission after intensive care unit discharge.
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J Crit Care
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2011
|
1.15
|
|
26
|
Does catheter-associated urinary tract infection increase mortality in critically ill patients?
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2007
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1.06
|
|
27
|
Severe hypothermia increases the risk for intensive care unit-acquired infection.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2012
|
1.03
|
|
28
|
Mortality associated with timing of admission to and discharge from ICU: a retrospective cohort study.
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BMC Health Serv Res
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2011
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0.99
|
|
29
|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia. predictive factors of treatment failure.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2013
|
0.99
|
|
30
|
New materials and devices for preventing catheter-related infections.
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Ann Intensive Care
|
2011
|
0.96
|
|
31
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Dressing disruption is a major risk factor for catheter-related infections.
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Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
0.93
|
|
32
|
Antifungal use influences Candida species distribution and susceptibility in the intensive care unit.
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J Antimicrob Chemother
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2011
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0.93
|
|
33
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Influence of early dysnatremia correction on survival of critically ill patients.
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Shock
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2014
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0.92
|
|
34
|
Failure of empirical systemic antifungal therapy in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2015
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0.89
|
|
35
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Jugular versus femoral short-term catheterization and risk of infection in intensive care unit patients. Causal analysis of two randomized trials.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2013
|
0.87
|
|
36
|
Initial use of one or two antibiotics for critically ill patients with community-acquired pneumonia: impact on survival and bacterial resistance.
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Crit Care
|
2013
|
0.86
|
|
37
|
Impact of early nutrition and feeding route on outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients with shock: a post hoc marginal structural model study.
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Intensive Care Med
|
2015
|
0.82
|
|
38
|
New challenges in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of central venous catheter-related infections.
|
Semin Respir Crit Care Med
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
39
|
Interventions to decrease tube, line, and drain removals in intensive care units: the FRATER study.
|
Intensive Care Med
|
2009
|
0.77
|
|
40
|
Transfer of take-home messages in graduate ICU education.
|
Intensive Care Med
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
41
|
Impact of early enteral versus parenteral nutrition on mortality in patients requiring mechanical ventilation and catecholamines: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (NUTRIREA-2).
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Trials
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2014
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0.75
|