A dead heat: target normal glucose levels in the intensive care unit—but with caution

iranian nurses’ experiences of brain dead donors care in intensive care units: a phenomenological study

background: care of brain dead donors is complex, critical, and sensitive and has a direct and positive impact on the end result of organ and tissue transplantation process. this study describes the nurses’ experiences of care of brain dead donors in intensive care units (icu). materials and methods: this research was performed by phenomenological method that is a qualitative approach. purposiv...

the effect of task cognitive complexity and time limit on the performance of the learners with different proficiency levels in second language writing skill

this study investigated the effects of manipulating the cognitive complexity of tasks along +/- few elements and the time limits on l2 learners writing performance. to conduct the study, 60 iranian efl learners with two levels of proficiency, low and high intermediate, were selected and assigned to three groups based on the time devoted to task completion. the participants performed both a simp...

"Normal" serum ferritin--a caution.

Dermatology in the intensive care unit

Background: Considering the prevalence of skin lesions and drug eruptions in intensive care units and the absence of research about it, we decided to study skin lesions of patients admitted in intensive care unit. Patients and Methods: In this descriptive study all patients admitted in intensive care units of Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan in 1376-78 were observed and examined by a resident in De...

Use of procalcitonin to guide duration of antimicrobial therapy in intensive care units: proceed with caution.

To the Editor—I read with interest the recent systematic review of serum procalcitonin (PCT) in guiding duration of antimicrobial therapy in intensive care units (ICUs) [1] and wish to proffer several cautionary notes. First, the authors’ claim of reviewing 6 ‘‘randomized controlled trials’’ (as stated in the abstract) may not be technically accurate because only 3 actually met the authors’ own...