Critical Care
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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves rivaroxaban for VTE prevention in hospitalized, acutely ill patients
The latest approval is based on results from the phase 3 MAGELLAN and MARINER trials, which included more than 20,000 patients.
From the Journals
No clear benefit from conservative oxygen in mechanical ventilation
Using conservative oxygen therapy in adults undergoing mechanical ventilation in the ICU does not increase ventilation-free days.
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Automated ventilation outperformed nurses in post-op cardiac care
MADRID – Automated mechanical ventilation keeps post-op patients in safe breathing zones better than nurses.
Critical Care Commentary
Should PEEP be titrated based on esophageal pressures?
Current standard of care for patients with ARDS includes a low tidal volume ventilation strategy, keeping plateau pressures below 30 cm H2O,...