Kendiss Olafson

TL;DR: Critical illness due to 2009 influenza A(H1N1) in Canada occurred rapidly after hospital admission, often in young adults, and was associated with severe hypoxemia, multisystem organ failure, a requirement for prolonged mechanical ventilation, and the frequent use of rescue therapies.

TL;DR: In mechanically ventilated adults, Delirium was common and associated with longer duration of ventilation and hospitalization and physical restraint was most strongly associated with delirium.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the transient extracellular exposure of the central nervous system to Tat protein of HIV can cause a cascade of events leading to the influx of inflammatory cells, glial cell activation, and neurotoxicity.

TL;DR: Overloading the capacity of an intensive care unit to care for critically ill patients may affect physician decision‐making, resulting in premature discharge from theintensive care unit.

TL;DR: Age-adjusted rates and trends of ICU care, overall and subdivided by age, sex and income, and the high rate of recidivism require further research to clarify their causes, and to devise strategies for reducing critical illness in high-risk groups.