I am glad to see that the mental capacity bill currently before parliament will legitimise "living wills", and I support fully Lord Joffe's private member's bill on assisted dying for the terminally ill being examined by a House of Lords select committee.
Dead mice, or killed when ill, were examined for T. gondii by making impression smears from the lung and examined for tachyzoites.
Despite methodological limitations or the exclusivity of critically ill populations examined, a common concept that can be extracted from available literature is the benzodiazepine-sparing benefit of dexmedetomidine.
Given the above difficulties, more recent investigation of adrenal function in the critically ill has examined the role of plasma free cortisol (PFC) [ 5, 10] and tissue cortisol activity [ 11].
This review explores the contribution of phlebotomy to the development of anaemia in the critically ill and examines the role that blood conservation devices may have in its prevention.
Research in chronically ill patients examining the validity of the chained TTO for chronic states is lacking.
At JAX, once mice were marked as ill, they were examined daily for signs of ill health.
The influences of alexithymia and social support on depression among chronically ill patients were examined prospectively.
Research to date has frequently examined ill parents, spouses and children separately [ 1, 9].
An observational study conducted in critically ill humans specifically examined the effects of low-dose vasopressin infusion on hemodynamics and cardiac performance [ 69].
The role of Candida spp. in the airways of critically ill patients was examined in a prospective, controlled autopsy study performed in our medical ICU [ 19].
