Critical Care
From the Journals
Postextubation laryngeal injury has lasting effects
Voice and breathing problems can persist out to at least 10 weeks after mechanical ventilation.
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
Geriatric IBD hospitalization carries steep inpatient mortality
SAN ANTONIO – A major unmet need exists for better guideline-directed management of geriatric patients hospitalized for IBD.
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
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
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.
Conference Coverage
MRI saves money, better than CT in acute stroke
ST. LOUIS – The annual savings from skipping CT in favor of MRI for patients with suspected stroke would offset the cost of round-the-clock MRI...
From the Journals
Firearm-related deaths show recent increase
Mortality from suicides and homicides began to rise in 2015.
From the Journals
Vitamin C infusion falls short for sepsis and ARDS patients