Value-Driven Outcomes Tool Can Cut Health Care Costs
Highest variability in costs identified for post-op infection and sepsis, lowest for organ transplant
Similar Outcomes for Permissive Underfeeding, Standard Feeding
For critically ill patients, outcomes similar in those at high, low nutritional risk
Objective Criteria ID Those With No Chance of Survival in OHCA
Three objective criteria identify patients with no chance of survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Endobronchial Valves Can Improve Lung Physiology
Findings in patients with homogeneous emphysema with absence of collateral ventilation
Metformin, Sitagliptin Prolong Normoglycemia Remission in DKA
Findings in African-American patients with new-onset diabetic ketoacidosis and severe hyperglycemia
Infective Endocarditis From Injection Drug Use Increasing
Increase especially high among young, white, and female patients
August 2016 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for August 2016. This roundup includes the...
Healthy Gut Microbiome Compromised in ICU Patients
Increased levels of harmful bacteria boost the risk for hospital-acquired infections, researchers say
Off-Hours Presentation Not Detrimental in STEMI
Time of PCI did not affect STEMI efficacy or safety outcomes in large international trial
Imaging Strategies Reduce Unnecessary Angiography
CMR is better for reducing unnecessary angiography compared with NICE guideline-directed care
