Published in Crit Care Med on March 01, 2014
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Incidence and Characteristics of Ventilator-Associated Events Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network in 2014. Crit Care Med (2016) 0.89
The "last breath" of the ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance definition*. Crit Care Med (2014) 0.84
Improving ventilator-associated event surveillance in the National Healthcare Safety Network and addressing knowledge gaps: update and review. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2014) 0.82
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Treatment of Gram-negative pneumonia in the critical care setting: is the beta-lactam antibiotic backbone broken beyond repair? Crit Care (2016) 0.75
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Ventilator associated pneumonia or ventilator induced pneumonia. Multidiscip Respir Med (2017) 0.75
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Editorial commentary: Evidence vs instinct for pneumonia prevention in hospitalized patients. Clin Infect Dis (2014) 0.75
Intensive insulin therapy and mortality among critically ill patients: a meta-analysis including NICE-SUGAR study data. CMAJ (2009) 6.27
Driving pressure and survival in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med (2015) 6.06
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Implementation and outcomes of the Multiple Urgent Sepsis Therapies (MUST) protocol. Crit Care Med (2006) 4.62
Serum lactate as a predictor of mortality in emergency department patients with infection. Ann Emerg Med (2005) 4.49
Do emergency department blood cultures change practice in patients with pneumonia? Ann Emerg Med (2005) 3.80
Cytokine milieu of atopic dermatitis, as compared to psoriasis, skin prevents induction of innate immune response genes. J Immunol (2003) 3.41
Early identification of patients at risk of acute lung injury: evaluation of lung injury prediction score in a multicenter cohort study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 3.21
Lactate clearance as a predictor of mortality in trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2013) 3.14
Raising standards while watching the bottom line: making a business case for infection control. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2007) 2.85
The association of sepsis syndrome and organ dysfunction with mortality in emergency department patients with suspected infection. Ann Emerg Med (2006) 2.84
Iatrogenic gastric acid suppression and the risk of nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.55
Occult hypoperfusion and mortality in patients with suspected infection. Intensive Care Med (2007) 2.52
A blueprint for a sepsis protocol. Acad Emerg Med (2005) 2.49
Pleural pressure and optimal positive end-expiratory pressure based on esophageal pressure versus chest wall elastance: incompatible results*. Crit Care Med (2013) 2.45
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Proof of principle: the predisposition, infection, response, organ failure sepsis staging system. Crit Care Med (2011) 2.30
Proton-pump inhibitor use is associated with low serum magnesium concentrations. Kidney Int (2013) 2.17
The application of esophageal pressure measurement in patients with respiratory failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 2.16
Outcome of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury using the Acute Kidney Injury Network criteria. Crit Care Med (2011) 2.11
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Risk factors for ARDS in patients receiving mechanical ventilation for > 48 h. Chest (2008) 1.94
Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) score predicts 1-year mortality. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.94
Who needs a blood culture? A prospectively derived and validated prediction rule. J Emerg Med (2008) 1.91
Methods of blood pressure measurement in the ICU. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.89
Glycopeptides are no more effective than beta-lactam agents for prevention of surgical site infection after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.87
Empirical relationships among oliguria, creatinine, mortality, and renal replacement therapy in the critically ill. Intensive Care Med (2012) 1.86
Acid-suppressive medication use and the risk for nosocomial gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Arch Intern Med (2011) 1.81
Structure-function relationships among human cathelicidin peptides: dissociation of antimicrobial properties from host immunostimulatory activities. J Immunol (2005) 1.78
Loricrin and involucrin expression is down-regulated by Th2 cytokines through STAT-6. Clin Immunol (2007) 1.77
Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: an emerging problem in North America. J Emerg Med (2008) 1.72
International validation of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest score in the United States. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.72
Influence of low tidal volume ventilation on time to extubation in cardiac surgical patients. Anesthesiology (2011) 1.71
Highly active antiretroviral therapy and viral response in HIV type 2 infection. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.68
Subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in preeclamptic women with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: a 2D speckle-tracking imaging study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 1.65
Temporal trends in patient characteristics and survival of intensive care admissions with sepsis: a multicenter analysis*. Crit Care Med (2012) 1.64
Circulating angiopoietin 2 correlates with mortality in a surgical population with acute lung injury/adult respiratory distress syndrome. Shock (2008) 1.62
Volume Delivered During Recruitment Maneuver Predicts Lung Stress in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Crit Care Med (2016) 1.57
IL-4 and IL-13 negatively regulate TNF-alpha- and IFN-gamma-induced beta-defensin expression through STAT-6, suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-1, and SOCS-3. J Immunol (2007) 1.55
Echocardiography practice, training and accreditation in the intensive care: document for the World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound (WINFOCUS). Cardiovasc Ultrasound (2008) 1.55
Predictors and correlates of dissatisfaction with intensive care. Crit Care Med (2012) 1.53
IL-4 regulates skin homeostasis and the predisposition toward allergic skin inflammation. J Immunol (2010) 1.49
Structure, process, and annual ICU mortality across 69 centers: United States Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group Critical Illness Outcomes Study. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.48
Teamwork and leadership in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.48
Positive-pressure ventilation equipment for mass casualty respiratory failure. Biosecur Bioterror (2006) 1.47
Simple triage scoring system predicting death and the need for critical care resources for use during epidemics. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.44
Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure: a review of the literature and current guidelines. Intern Emerg Med (2012) 1.43
Opportunities and Challenges for Reducing Hospital Revisits. Ann Intern Med (2015) 1.38
Treatment with activated protein C immediately after cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2009) 1.38
The constitutive capacity of human keratinocytes to kill Staphylococcus aureus is dependent on beta-defensin 3. J Invest Dermatol (2007) 1.32
Lung-Protective Ventilation With Low Tidal Volumes and the Occurrence of Pulmonary Complications in Patients Without Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Analysis. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.31
Red cell distribution width improves the simplified acute physiology score for risk prediction in unselected critically ill patients. Crit Care (2012) 1.26
Association between tidal volume size, duration of ventilation, and sedation needs in patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med (2014) 1.25
Vaccinia virus inoculation in sites of allergic skin inflammation elicits a vigorous cutaneous IL-17 response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.23
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization, behavioral risk factors, and skin and soft-tissue infection at an ambulatory clinic serving a large population of HIV-infected men who have sex with men. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 1.22
The costs and cost-effectiveness of an integrated sepsis treatment protocol. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.22
ICU admission characteristics and mortality rates among elderly and very elderly patients. Intensive Care Med (2012) 1.22
Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients-Part I: General Ultrasonography. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.21
Protective versus Conventional Ventilation for Surgery: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis. Anesthesiology (2015) 1.19
Human atopic dermatitis complicated by eczema herpeticum is associated with abnormalities in IFN-γ response. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2011) 1.19
TNF-α downregulates filaggrin and loricrin through c-Jun N-terminal kinase: role for TNF-α antagonists to improve skin barrier. J Invest Dermatol (2011) 1.18
Risk factors for nosocomial gastrointestinal bleeding and use of acid-suppressive medication in non-critically ill patients. J Gen Intern Med (2013) 1.13
Clinical implications of varying degrees of vancomycin susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.13
Prone positioning reduces mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome in the low tidal volume era: a meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med (2014) 1.12
Persistent left superior vena cava identified after cannulation of the right subclavian vein. Anesth Analg (2002) 1.11
Variation in Inpatient Consultation Among Older Adults in the United States. J Gen Intern Med (2015) 1.11
Performance of severity of illness scoring systems in emergency department patients with infection. Acad Emerg Med (2007) 1.10
Macrophage inflammatory protein 3alpha deficiency in atopic dermatitis skin and role in innate immune response to vaccinia virus. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2006) 1.09
Statin therapy is associated with decreased mortality in patients with infection. Acad Emerg Med (2009) 1.07
The magnitude of the association between fluoroquinolone use and quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae may be lower than previously reported. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.07
Impaired immune response to vaccinia virus inoculated at the site of cutaneous allergic inflammation. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2007) 1.05
The effects of transfusion on outcomes in sepsis. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.05
The economics of sepsis. Crit Care Clin (2012) 0.98
Evaluating vancomycin use at a pediatric hospital: new approaches and insights. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2005) 0.97
Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 0.95
Identifying infected emergency department patients admitted to the hospital ward at risk of clinical deterioration and intensive care unit transfer. Acad Emerg Med (2010) 0.94
Vaccinia virus-specific molecular signature in atopic dermatitis skin. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2010) 0.94
Treatment with fluoroquinolones or with beta-lactam-beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations is a risk factor for isolation of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella species in hospitalized patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 0.93
Focused critical care echocardiography. Crit Care Med (2013) 0.93
Perioperative and long-term morbidity and mortality after above-knee and below-knee amputations in diabetics and nondiabetics. Anesth Analg (2005) 0.93
Diabetes is not associated with increased mortality in emergency department patients with sepsis. Ann Emerg Med (2011) 0.92
Antiviral activity of human beta-defensin 3 against vaccinia virus. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2007) 0.90
Initial management of septic patients with hyperglycemia in the noncritical care inpatient setting. Am J Med (2012) 0.89
Residents' and nurses' perceptions of team function in the medical intensive care unit. J Crit Care (2010) 0.89
Spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a large tertiary NICU: network analysis. Pediatrics (2011) 0.88