As measures of the variables targeted by this intervention have not previously been developed specifically for use in the palliative care context, measures validated in other settings were modified for use in this setting.
Guidelines are designed to optimize antimicrobial use in this setting.
We also suggest a decision-making schema for anticoagulation use in this setting.
It has shown significant efficacy and better tolerability than conventional taxanes in metastatic breast cancer and is approved for use in this setting.
Although not approved for the treatment of pseudoaneurysms in the AV grafts, stent use in this setting is emerging to be an important strategy.
Two-dimensional (2D) analysis of the drop-jump test can identify athletes at risk, but it is too expensive and cumbersome to use in this setting.
However, to date, this assertion has never been tested in a randomized trial, and as such, international guidelines do not provide formal recommendations for IABP use in this setting.
Although it has been suggested that social-networking services such as Twitter could be used as a tool for medical education, few studies have evaluated its use in this setting.
Various forms of internal and external fixation have been described in published studies for use in this setting, all of which have been accompanied by complications such as nonunion, dehiscence, and implant failure.
Meningooccal polysaccharide vaccines can effectively prevent disease but the optimum strategy for their use in this setting has been controversial.
Antimicrobial resistance is of particular importance in the intensive care unit (ICU) because antibiotic use in this setting is extremely common [4].
