Electronic Tool for Evaluation and Treatment of Sepsis in ICU
Can an electronic tool for sepsis alerts improve compliance with treatment guidelines and clinical outcomes in septic ICU patients?
Category : intensive care : Health & Medical
Compression Stocking and Deep Venous Thrombosis?
Is there any benefit of using compression stockings on a leg with a proven deep venous thrombosis?
Risk of Severe Sepsis After Acute Kidney Injury
Does dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury rev up the risk for severe sepsis?
ARF in the Elderly: Etiology, Emergency Diagnosis and Prognosis
Inappropriate initial treatment in the emergency room was associated with increased mortality in elderly patients with ARF.
Arterial Catheter for Glucose Control in Critically Ill
Is blood from an arterial catheter safe and effective for glucose monitoring -- in patients on intensive insulin therapy?
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Review and Practice Guidelines
Pregnancy related cardiomyopathy treatments may involve the use of intravenous vasodilators, inotropic medications, an intra-aortic balloon pump, and more, based on current ACC/AHA guidelines. . .
Insulin Therapy and Pentastarch in Sepsis
Findings from this study challenges the notion that tight glycemic control is an important strategy for improving outcomes in critically ill patients.
Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia As A Cause of Severe Sepsis
CAP, accompanied by a high Pneumonia Severity Index score, bacteremia, or an intense coagulation and inflammatory response requiring ICU care were associated with a high risk of death from sepsis.
From the Editor: December 2002
A look back on 2002 in critical care
Do Earplugs and Eye Masks Affect Sleep in the Critically Ill?
Does blocking out noxious sensory input improve sleep and sanity for patients in ICU?
Intensive Care Unit Admission in COPD
What do we say to COPD patients who get admitted to ICU and why does it matter?
Diuretics and Mortality in Acute Renal Failure
The objective of this study was to determine the impact of diuretics on the mortality rate of critically ill patients with acute renal failure.
Adverse Events of Ventilation in Adults With ARDS
Learn more about adverse events of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Multibiomarker Outcome Risk Model for Septic Shock
Learn more about a validated risk stratification tool that reliably estimates the probability of mortality in adults with septic shock.
Implementing Delirium Screening in the ICU
Is delirium in the ICU something that has to be accepted or can we reduce the occurrence of it?
Use of a Handheld Computer by Respiratory Care Practitioners
Mechanical ventilation is one of the most common medical therapies provided within intensive care units (ICUs).
High PEEP, Low Tidal Volume Ventilatory Strategy to Improve ARDS
Would PEEP set just above the lower inflection point of the pressure volume curve of the respiratory system (Pflex) set on day 1 with a low tidal volume result in improved ARDS outcomes?
Tight Glucose Control in Critically Ill Adults
This meta-analysis supports the contention of a growing cadre of physicians that tight glycemic control is not an appropriate strategy in critically ill adults.
Recombinant Human Soluble Thrombomodulin in Patients With Sepsis
Is ART-123 as simple and safe as it sounds -- as an intervention in critically ill patients with sepsis and suspected disseminated intravascular coagulation?
25-Hydroxyvitamin D Deficiency and Mortality in Severe Sepsis
Is vitamin D a lifesaver for patients in septic shock?