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... Critical Care February 2003 Vol No Curtis the fascinating history of the debate on medical futility and its use in critical care practice Competing interests None declared References ... References Crippen D, Kilcullen JK, Kelly DF: Three Patients: International Perspectives on Intensive Care at the End of Life Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2002 Cook DJ, Guyatt GH, Jaeschke ... Society of Critical Care Medicine: Consensus statement of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Ethics Committee regarding futile and other possibly inadvisable tratments Crit Care Med 1997, 25:887-891...

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... State-of-the-Art 4.0 Condensate stripping and combustion of odorous gases 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 Low and high concentration non-condensable gas collection and combustion 0.5 0.0 0.6 Elimination of dissolving ... Emissions to Atmosphere GHG Emissions Comparison of million tonne per year from yesterday to today 32 Minimize Water Consumption Modern debarking system; m3/ADt Evaporator condensate recovery and ... eliminates formation of dioxin and furan 14 12 ECF bleaching is Green Chemistry and fits the definition of Pollution Prevention Technology modification with chemical substitution Eliminates hazardous...

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... distorts research on the nature and timing of perception, response initiation, and consciousness Perception is not the arrival of pre-processed information at some central brain location; nor ... definitive ‘stream of consciousness’, only a parallel stream of conflicting and continuously revised contents’’ ‘‘[A]ll perceptual operations, and indeed all operations of thought and action, are accomplished ... not assume common-sense views of the role of reason and reasons—that is, of our having good reasons for writing it and of our readers accepting our conclusions on the basis of reason Rather, we...

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... so commonly encountered The conclusions of the conference appeared to relate mostly to future directions for research, in particular the study of organ–organ interactions Marshall (Toronto, Canada) ... the Third International Consensus Conference on ARDS (unpublished data), held in Barcelona late last year The decision as to how to change the defining criteria for this condition remains unresolved ... purification: a clinical observation Liver Transplant 2000, 6:603–613 10 Evans TW: International Consensus Conferences in Intensive Care Medicine: non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in acute...

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... exhausted Undoubtedly, the International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine will continue to expand both as an educational forum and as a research forum, creating ever greater ... to intubation), Noninvasive mechanical ventilation Critical Care June 2002 Vol No Ball et al resolving (to wean from mechanical ventilation), and postextubation (to prevent reintubation) Overall, ... correction with sodium bicarbonate, not least as the controversies surrounding this intervention remain [50] Head trauma Andrew Maas (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) discussed the pros and cons of...

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... work on the effect of blood glucose control on mitochondria (see Table 3) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation The session on the new American and European guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation ... 15, along with two breaths The speakers agreed on the importance of compressions, on the fact that ventilation interrupts perfusion, and on the ‘abysmal’ survival rates (somewhere between 2% and ... (Boston, MA, USA) One advantage of protocols is that they standardize care, and standardizing care reduces variability, he said ‘If you reduce variability, you can reduce error and complications...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... concern beyond political uncertainty regarding the Middle East are the region’s economic growth prospects and the clarity and consistency of regulations By contrast, Latin American respondents are ... respondents © Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2011 New routes to the Middle East Perspectives on inward investment and trade Conclusion C ompanies around the globe recognise the long-term economic ... travel and tourism Chemicals Construction and real estate Automotive Retailing Logistics and distribution Telecommunications Agriculture and agribusiness Aerospace/Defence Entertainment, media and...

Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2015, 23:09

... collider on the paths ECF and EDCF even though it is still a collider on the path ECD As we have seen, conditioning on a confounder removes confounding bias In contrast, conditioning on a ... the right hand side of a regression model 3.3 Deconfounding by randomization A confounding path (ECD) may be eliminated by another method, besides conditioning on the confounder C, or on some ... sample to R=1 (condition on R), the confounder C will not be associated with E, and the confounding path will no longer exist (Figure 3, Diagram B) Fig Deconfounding by conditioning on R, a modifier...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 10:20

... (the Setting), 0.78 (the Research) and 0.67 (the Presentation) The research utilization questionnaire To collect data on research use the Research Utilization Questionnaire (RUQ) was used The ... relation to research use, i.e., assess the BARRIERS scale's capacity to discriminate perceptions of barriers between research users and non -research users Perceptions of barriers to change and research ... Implementation Science 2008, 3:24 http://www.implementationscience.com/content/3/1/24 Conclusion: The BARRIERS scale revealed differences in the perception of barriers between research users and non-research...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... (the Setting), 0.78 (the Research) and 0.67 (the Presentation) The research utilization questionnaire To collect data on research use the Research Utilization Questionnaire (RUQ) was used The ... relation to research use, i.e., assess the BARRIERS scale's capacity to discriminate perceptions of barriers between research users and non -research users Perceptions of barriers to change and research ... Implementation Science 2008, 3:24 http://www.implementationscience.com/content/3/1/24 Conclusion: The BARRIERS scale revealed differences in the perception of barriers between research users and non-research...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:21

... completed questionnaire on the specified date Shabila et al Conflict and Health 2010, 4:19 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/4/1/19 The survey was conducted between April 15 and July 15, ... critical and constitute a cornerstone for any health system improvement [9,10] While medical professionals’ groups or associations have strongly influenced efforts in health care reform in many contexts, ... et al Conflict and Health 2010, 4:19 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/4/1/19 development of an efficient health system that was considered one of the best in the Middle East region This...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... inversion 2.1 Inversion in question 2.1.1 Inversion in Yes – No questions 2.1.2 Inversion in wh – questions 2.1.3 Inversion in alternative questions 2.2 Inversion in command with question tags ... Forming questions using Subject – operator inversion 1.2 Inversion structure 1.3 Understanding of inversion structure in formulate, exclamations and conditional sentences 1.4 Misinterpretation in translating ... initial only 2.4.6 Inversion after negative adverbial 2.4.6.1 Inversion after seldom, rarely and never 2.4.6.2 Inversion after hardly, scarcely and no sooner 2.4.6.3 Inversion after adverbials containing...

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:48

... works closely with employers and sponsors leading-edge research, constantly updating its qualification, professional experience requirements and continuing professional development to ensure that ... profile and communications and Gillian Lees is CIMA’s enterprise governance specialist Other CIMA contributors include Naomi Smith (London), Larry Zhang (Shanghai) and Damian Yip (Hong Kong) We ... Global perspectives on governance: lessons from east and west | Business leaders in the east and west who understand the differences and can extract the best from both styles may stand to benefit On...

Ngày tải lên: 19/01/2014, 21:30

... personal perspectives on the disease or disorder Patients, doctors, caregivers, and loved ones represent just some of the voices found in this narrative chapter Each Perspectives on Diseases and ... campaign One of the early target countries was the island nation of Borneo in Indonesia, which had 10 PERSPECTIVES ON DISEASES AND DISORDERS Introduction a significant incidence of malaria infection ... a year and this vaccine can potentially save hundreds of thousands of lives, and avert billions of dollars in economic losses PERSPECTIVES ON DISEASES AND DISORDERS 43 With a $29 million grant...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 17:20

... education on TB recognition and screening is and should continue to be prioritized in Afghanistan, similar to observations from other settings (Wandwalo & Morkve 2000; National Tuberculosis Control ... is increasing and should be included in National Tuberculosis Program continuing education endeavours Clinical classification of probable pulmonary TB and other respiratory conditions was similar ... System since 2001: Condition Improved, Prognosis Cautiously Optimistic Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) Briefing Paper Series Afghan Research & Evaluation Unit, Kabul Wandwalo ER & Morkve...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 13:20

... researchers in post-secondary educational institutions, H think-tanks, and similar research- oriented organizations are currently focusing their research on management, business, and finance and ... post-secondary educational institutions, think tanks, and similar research- oriented organizations are currently focusing their research on management, business, and finance and in what disciplines and ... global on- demand web-application company (www.keysurvey.com) specializing in information collection tools that enable organizations to create and distribute surveys and forms online Invitations...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 00:20

... genetic concerns is necessary for nurses to provide comprehensive assessment, interventions, and evaluation of nursing care Implications for education, practice, research, and health care policy conclude ... population-specific chapters, which includes the following: health promotion; acute and chronic illness; end-of-life care; theory, practice, and research; and implications for nursing education This ... linking and comparing concepts and information from one chapter to another The editors have intentionally structured the book to foster the application of theory and research to practice and policy...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 04:20

... survey on bronchoscopy reveals that the most common indications for bronchoscopy are the evaluation of suspicious lesions (nodules and masses), hemoptysis, pneumonia and infections, diffuse pulmonary ... pneumonia: respective impact of main characteristics at ICU admission and VAP onset using 32 Global Perspectives on Bronchoscopy conditional logistic regression and multi-state models Intensive Care ... the place of non-interventional FFB in the practice of modern pulmonary and critical care medicine, to review the indications, contraindications and limitations of the procedure and to discuss...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 22:20

... the controversial aspects and the different perspectives on the issue, and • what are some resources for research on the different positions on this issue Potential sources of information, i.e ... National Abortion Federation Facts Sheets Washington D.C.: National Abortion Federation 1999 Petchesky RP Abortion and woman’s choice: The state, sexuality and reproductive freedom Boston: Northeaster ... Law, Medicine and Ethics 1994; 22(3) Commonwealth Fund Commission on Women’s Health Addressing Domestic Violence and its Consequences: Policy report of the Commonwealth Fund Commission on Women’s...

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