Linda Hill

Cause of Death and Predictors of All‐Cause Mortality in Anticoagulated Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: Data From ROCKET AF

Sean D. Pokorney, Jonathan Paul Piccini, Susanna R. Stevens, Manesh R. Patel et autres

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation is associated with higher mortality. Identification of causes of death and contemporary risk factors for all-cause mortality may guide interventions. METHODS AND RESULTS: In the Rivaroxaban Once Daily Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared with Vitamin K Antagonism for …

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Nurse anesthesia program requirements for esophageal/precordial stethoscope earpieces: a survey.

Jennifer J. L. Smith, Judith H. Wakim, Linda Hill

Student nurse anesthetists are often required to purchase an auscultatory earpiece device for use in the clinical setting. Although the device is required, students have observed that many anesthesia providers in the clinical setting no longer use this piece of equipment. The …

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Update for nurse anesthetists--Part 1--The cerebral oximeter: what is the efficacy?

Amanda Rouse Bruns, Barbara R. Norwood, Gerry Ann Bosworth, Linda Hill

Patients having surgical procedures are at risk for anoxia that may cause cognitive impairment. Continuous monitoring of cerebral oxygenation and perfusion with an instrument such as a cerebral oximeter is desirable. The data it provides give insight into the cause of the …

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Managing acute cardiac patients in and out of the hospital setting

Maria Willoughby, Jason D. Williams, Janine Lovley, Mark C. S. Hall et autres

The National Service Framework (NSF) for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) (Department of Health, 2003) sets the standard of treating eligible acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients within 60minutes of a call for help in order to improve survival rates and long-term quality-of-life for …

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Peripheral Electrical Stimulation

Linda Hill

Objective monitoring of the response to neuromuscular blocking agents is essential to ensure the patient receives the maximum benefit from the drug without harm. Peripheral nerve stimulation using a train-of-four mode of four quick pulses is an intervention the critical care nurse …

Corticosteroid resistance in chronic asthma.

Linda Hill