Background Several factors place victims of multiple trauma at increased risk for infection.
The purpose of this study was to delineate the frequency of, types of, and risk factors for …

Objectives:To determine the cost-effectiveness of a policy of screening high-risk patients for
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization on admission to hospital.…

Background Stents are placed in the femoropopliteal arteries for numerous reasons, such
as atherosclerotic disease, the need for dissection, and perforation of the arteries, and can …

Objectives: To 1) review the existing evidence for early mobilization of the critically ill patients
in the ICU with polytrauma; 2) provide intensivists with an introduction to the biomechanics, …

Background. Resuscitated hemorrhagic shock predisposes patients to the development of
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Hypertonic saline (HTS) has been shown to …

… Papia, Giuseppe a,b ; Klein, David a,c ; Lindsay, Thomas F b … Correspondence to
Giuseppe Papia, MD, FRCS, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, EN 5-306 …

Background. Polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) sequestration in the lung is a hallmark of
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We have shown that 25% Albumin (A25) …

Objectives Smartphones have become the most important personal technological device. M-learning
is learning through mobile device educational technology. We aim to assess the …

Background. Resuscitated hemorrhagic shock predisposes patients to the development of
organ dysfunction, particularly to lung injury. Ischemia/reperfusion during shock is believed to …

… Author links open overlay panel Giuseppe Papia MD a , Lori L. Burrows PhD b , Selva
Sinnadurai b , John C. Marshall MD a , Patrick S. … Papia, A. Kapus, OD Rotstein …