2021
Pharmacological Adjuncts to Palliation in the Trauma Patient: Optimal Symptom Management
Ammar M, Ammar A, Cheung C, Akhtar S. Pharmacological Adjuncts to Palliation in the Trauma Patient: Optimal Symptom Management. Current Trauma Reports 2021, 7: 73-82. DOI: 10.1007/s40719-021-00215-z.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTrauma patientsSymptom managementQuality of lifePalliative careOptimal symptom managementPatients' symptom managementAdequate palliative careMultidisciplinary team approachHealth care costsSummaryPalliative careEnd of lifePharmacological managementCommon symptomsEarly recognitionEffective pharmacotherapyVulnerable patientsPharmacological adjunctsLife carePatientsReviewThe purposeCare costsPatient careTeam approachCareSymptoms
2014
Utility of ultrasound in the ICU
Deshpande R, Akhtar S, Haddadin AS. Utility of ultrasound in the ICU. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2014, 27: 123-132. PMID: 24589673, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care settingPerioperative periodCare settingsAxillary vein cannulationUtility of ultrasoundImportant diagnostic modalityLung recruitmentPerioperative managementExtubation strategyUnstable patientsAbdominal examinationInferior venaDiaphragmatic movementLung ultrasoundVascular diseaseEndotracheal tubeCritical patientsVein cannulationCardiopulmonary resuscitationUltrasound guidanceDiagnostic modalitiesCare ultrasoundCardiac structureAbdominal organsPatient care