Critical Care
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.
Conference Coverage
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,...
From the Journals
Vitamin C infusion falls short for sepsis and ARDS patients
From the Journals
A quarter of ICU admissions caused by substance abuse
Polysubstance abuse was the most frequent subcategory of illicit and prescription drug admissions.
From the Journals
High mortality rates trail tracheostomy patients
Tracheostomy patients aged 65 years and older suffered significantly higher mortality than those under 65.
From the Journals
Drug abuse–linked infective endocarditis spiking in U.S.
New cases doubled from 2002 to 2016, and those affected tended to be younger white males living in poverty.
Conference Coverage
HFNC 12 L/min on floor cuts down on bronchiolitis ICU transfers
Switching from 6 L/min makes a difference.
News
CPAP safety for infants with bronchiolitis on the general pediatrics floor
SEATTLE – “Very, very few” hospitals do bronchiolitis CPAP outside of the ICU.
Conference Coverage
Differential monocytic HLA-DR expression prognostically useful in PICU
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – European pediatric “study of the year” paves way for novel sepsis immunotherapies.