Critical Care
Critical Care Commentary
Neuromuscular blockade for ARDS in the ICU
The ability to control the delivery of ventilation to patients having the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) without encountering patient...
From the Journals
ID consult for Candida bloodstream infections can reduce mortality risk
From the Journals
Postextubation laryngeal injury has lasting effects
Voice and breathing problems can persist out to at least 10 weeks after mechanical ventilation.
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Nutrition support during adult critical illness
To understand the supportive role of nutrition during critical illness, let’s identify and contextualize the different phases of critical illness...
Opinion
Guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia
The practice guideline was jointly written by an ad hoc committee of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Conference Coverage
Previously healthy patients hospitalized for sepsis show increased mortality
WASHINGTON – U.S. patients hospitalized with community-acquired sepsis had higher mortality when they had no other comorbidities.
Conference Coverage
ECMO: Age did not predict mortality for trauma patients
SAN FRANCISCO – Age of 65 years or older was not a predictive factor for mortality for patients who received ECMO for trauma-related ARDS.
Conference Coverage
Vitamin C–based regimens in sepsis plausible, need more data, expert says
NEW ORLEANS – Results from the randomized, phase 3 VICTAS study, anticipated in the coming months, may shed light on...
Conference Coverage
Early palliative care consult decreases in-hospital mortality
NEW ORLEANS – More discharges to hospice, and more health care surrogates chosen, when palliative care consultation occurs within 24 hours of ICU...
Conference Coverage
Checklist may improve quality measures in the surgical ICU
NEW ORLEANS – Length of stay, number of ventilator days both reduced with use of the standardized instrument.