Twenty-nine percent of patients who die in the surgical intensive care unit have an end-of-life decision. Severe sepsis/septic shock was associated with a 16-fold increased likelihood of having an end-of-life decision.

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate that these proteins are associated with chromosomal abnormalities and poor prognosis in patients with MDS.

An extra daily dose of formoterol inhaled 8 h after a previous dose could result in an acute additional peak of bronchodilation. However, short-term formoterol t.i.d. showed no advantages over formoterol b.i.d. concerning reduction of hyperinflation in resting lung function.

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