Search Results - "Litton, Ed"

Opinions and practice of stress ulcer prophylaxis in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units by Eastwood, Glenn M, Litton, Ed, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Bailey, Michael J, Festa, Mario, Beasley, Richard W, Young, Paul J

“…Background: Intensivists frequently prescribe proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or histamine-2 receptor blockers (H2RBs) to intensive care unit patients for stress…”
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Incidence and cost of stress ulcer prophylaxis after discharge from the intensive care unit: A retrospective study by Tan, Benedict, Norman, Richard, Litton, Ed, Heath, Chloe, Hawkins, David J, Krishnamurthy, Ravi, Sonawane, Ravikiran, Anstey, Matthew H

“…Objective: To describe current patterns in initiation and cessation of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in intensive care…”
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Treatment goals: Health care improvement through setting and measuring patient-centred outcomes by Webb, Steve A R, Litton, Ed, Barned, Kerryn L, Crozier, Tim M

“…Health care costs are rising in a manner that is not sustainable, much health care spending is wasted, and quality of care is variable. Despite widespread and…”
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Modelling of intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay as a quality measure: a problematic exercise by Moran, John L, Duke, Graeme J, Santamaria, John D, Linden, Ariel

“…Intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) and the risk adjusted equivalent (RALOS) have been used as quality metrics. The latter measures entail either…”
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Critically ill patients having time outdoors: prevalence and resources in Australia and New Zealand by Maiden, Matthew J., Horton, Michelle, Power, Paul, Knowles, Serena, Hammond, Naomi E.

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Intensive care discharge delay is associated with increased hospital length of stay: A multicentre prospective observational study by Tiruvoipati, Ravindranath, Botha, John, Fletcher, Jason, Gangopadhyay, Himangsu, Majumdar, Mainak, Vij, Sanjiv, Paul, Eldho, Pilcher, David

“…Some patients experience a delayed discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) where the intended and actual discharge times do not coincide. The clinical…”
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In-hospital cardiac arrests: events worth monitoring? by Pilcher, David, Litton, Ed, Millar, Johnny, McGeorge, Alastair, Huckson, Sue, Hicks, Peter

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Authors' Reply: In-hospital cardiac arrests: events worth monitoring? by Pilcher, David, Litton, Ed, Millar, Johnny, McGeorge, Alastair, Huckson, Sue, Hicks, Peter

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“Treatment goals: health care improvement through setting and measuring patient-centred outcomes” in the June 2013 issue of the Journal (Crit Care Resusc 2013; 15: 143–6) by Webb, Steve A.R., Litton, Ed, Leen, Timothy M.

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The state of the art of central venous catheter care in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital; A quality initiative and call to action by Carr, Peter J., She, Grainne Ni, Pickersgill, Haley, Bessley, Tracey, Murray, Kevin, Jackson, Gavin, Ho, Kevin, Litton, Ed

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Current use of preoperative intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in high risk cardiac surgery: a cohort study by Litton, Ed, Delaney, Anthony, Simpson, Judy M, Raper, Raymond

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine whether preoperative introduction of intra- aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) reduced mortality in high risk patients undergoing…”
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