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Report of a National Conference on Donation after Cardiac Death by Bernat, J.L., D'Alessandro, A.M., Port, F.K., Bleck, T.P., Heard, S.O., Medina, J., Rosenbaum, S.H., DeVita, M.A., Gaston, R.S., Merion, R.M., Barr, M.L., Marks, W.H., Nathan, H., O'Connor, K., Rudow, D.L., Leichtman, A.B., Schwab, P., Ascher, N.L., Metzger, R.A., Mc Bride, V., Graham, W., Wagner, D., Warren, J., Delmonico, F.L.

“…A national conference on organ donation after cardiac death (DCD) was convened to expand the practice of DCD in the continuum of quality end‐of‐life care. This…”
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Diagnosis of triple-lumen catheter infection: comparison of roll plate, sonication, and flushing methodologies by SHERERTZ, R. J, HEARD, S. O, RAAD, I. I

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Analgesic Effect of Intraarticular Bupivacaine or Morphine After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: A Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind Study by Heard, Stephen O., Edwards, W. Thomas, Ferrari, Dudley, Hanna, Deborah, Wong, Patricia D., Liland, Astrid, Willock, Marcelle M.

“…The effect of 20 mL of intraarticular bupivacaine (0.25%, with or without 1:200,000 epinephrine), morphine (0.03%, with or without 1:200,000 epinephrine), or…”
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Laboratory models of sepsis and septic shock by Fink, M P, Heard, S O

“…That there are so many models of sepsis and septic shock is tacit evidence that none of them are perfect. Although sepsis presents in many forms clinically,…”
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Gastric tonometry in healthy volunteers: effect of ranitidine on calculated intramural pH by Heard, S O, Helsmoortel, C M, Kent, J C, Shahnarian, A, Fink, M P

“…To determine if intraluminal production of CO2 leads to underestimation of gastric intramural pH (pHi) by tonometry. Nonrandomized controlled study. Healthy…”
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Gastric tonometry and venous oximetry in cardiac surgery patients by Landow, L, Phillips, D A, Heard, S O, Prevost, D, Vandersalm, T J, Fink, M P

“…To determine the relationship between gastric intramucosal pH and several other indices of splanchnic perfusion in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass…”
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Effects of an In-House Coordinator and Practitioner Referral Rather Than Proxy Referral on Tissue Donation Rates by Caramiciu, J.A, Adams, J.P, McKown, B.T, French, C.D, Ruggieri, E.R, Heard, S.O

“…Abstract Introduction Timely referral of patients following asystolic death to an organ procurement organization (OPO) may increase tissue donation rates. Lack…”
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Suppression of gastric acid secretion: preventing excess gas by Heard, S O

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Directly measured tissue pH is an earlier indicator of splanchnic acidosis than tonometric parameters during hemorrhagic shock in swine by Puyana, Juan Carlos, Soller, Babs R, Parikh, Bhairavi, Heard, Stephen O

“…OBJECTIVETo compare tissue pH in the stomach, bowel, and abdominal wall muscle during hemorrhagic shock and recovery using tissue electrodes; also, to compare…”
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha causes myocardial depression in guinea pigs by Heard, S O, Perkins, M W, Fink, M P

“…Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is an important mediator of metabolic and cardiovascular derangements in sepsis and endotoxicosis. We tested the…”
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Gamma radiation-sterilized, triple-lumen catheters coated with a low concentration of chlorhexidine were not efficacious at preventing catheter infections in intensive care unit patients by SHERERTZ, R. J, HEARD, S. O, MOSENTHAL, A, BURKE, T, DUPUIS, J, ISSAM RAAD, I, GENTRY, L, BOWTON, D, SCUDERI, P, HU, J, CARRUTH, W, SATISHCHANDRA, B, PEPE, J

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A Comparison of Two Antimicrobial-Impregnated Central Venous Catheters by Darouiche, Rabih O, Raad, Issam I, Heard, Stephen O, Thornby, John I, Wenker, Olivier C, Gabrielli, Andrea, Berg, Johannes, Khardori, Nancy, Hanna, Hend, Hachem, Ray, Harris, Richard L, Mayhall, Glen

“…Infection associated with the use of central venous catheters can result in serious medical complications and expensive care. 1 In prospective, randomized…”
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Influence of triple-lumen central venous catheters coated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine on the incidence of catheter-related bacteremia by Heard, S O, Wagle, M, Vijayakumar, E, McLean, S, Brueggemann, A, Napolitano, L M, Edwards, L P, O'Connell, F M, Puyana, J C, Doern, G V

“…To evaluate the efficacy of triple-lumen central venous catheters coated with a combination product of chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine (CSS) in reducing…”
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Sublingual PCO2 measurement: The nitroglycerin of monitoring? by Schlichtig, Robert, Heard, Stephen O

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Nitric oxide does not mediate lipopolysaccharide-induced myocardial depression in guinea pigs by Toth, Ildiko, Heard, Stephen O

“…OBJECTIVE To determine the role of nitric oxide as a mediator of lipopolysaccharide-induced myocardial depression. DESIGN Prospective, controlled study…”
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Overwhelming necrotizing tracheobronchitis due to inadequate humidification during high-frequency jet ventilation by Circeo, L E, Heard, S O, Griffiths, E, Nash, G

“…Necrotizing tracheobronchitis (NT) associated with conventional mechanical ventilation or high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) is a lesion reported most often…”
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Partial liquid ventilation with perfluorocarbon in the treatment of rats with lethal pneumococcal pneumonia by DICKSON, E. W, HEARD, S. O, CHU, B, FRAIRE, A, BRUEGGEMANN, A. B, DOERN, G. V

“…Partial liquid ventilation with perfluorocarbon is a new therapeutic strategy to treat various lung disorders. The current study was undertaken to determine…”
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Treatment of severe pneumonia in hospitalized patients : results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial comparing intravenous ciprofloxacin with imipenem-cilastatin by FINK, M. P, SNYDMAN, D. R, ZAMECK, R. L, HAVERSTOCK, D. C, REINHART, H. M, ECHOLS, R. M, NIEDERMAN, M. S, LEEPER, K. V, JOHNSON, R. H, HEARD, S. O, WUNDERINK, R. G, CALDWELL, J. W, SCHENTAG, J. J, SIAMI, G. A

“…Intravenously administered ciprofloxacin was compared with imipenem for the treatment of severe pneumonia. In this prospective, randomized, double-blind,…”
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Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections by O'Grady, Naomi P, Alexander, Mary, Dellinger, E. Patchen, Gerberding, Julie L, Heard, Stephen O, Maki, Dennis G, Masur, Henry, McCormick, Rita D, Mermel, Leonard A, Pearson, Michele L, Raad, Issam I, Randolph, Adrienne, Weinstein, Robert A

“…These guidelines have been developed for practitioners who insert catheters and for persons responsible for surveillance and control of infections in hospital,…”
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An evaluation of the hemodynamic effects of HA-1A human monoclonal antibody by Kett, D H, Quartin, A A, Sprung, C L, Fisher, Jr, C J, Peña, M A, Heard, S O, Zimmerman, J L, Albertson, T E, Panacek, E A, Eidelman, L A

“…We sought to determine whether there might be acute changes in hemodynamics attributable to HA-1A, a monoclonal antibody to endotoxin, in patients with…”
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