Tag: Intensive Care
Hospitals Vary in Their Definition of Blood Culture Contamination
However, BCC rates similar by College of American Pathologists and Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute criteria
Infants Without Comorbidities Also at Risk for Severe RSV Infection
Median age of those admitted to ICU was 1.9 months, and only 41.3 percent had an underlying comorbidity
AI Models Can Help Predict In-Hospital Mortality in ICU Patients With Lymphoma
Highest predictive performance was seen for the CatBoost classifier, with AUC of 0.7766
Seniors With RSV-Linked Hospitalization Have Increased Cardiovascular Outcomes
Patients hospitalized with RSV have greater risk for subsequent heart failure events compared with patients with influenza, UTI, fracture
Pediatric Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection Incidence Increased in 2024
M. pneumoniae infections in 2024 not more severe than those in 2018 to 2023
CT Perfusion and CT Angiography Not Useful as Standalone Tests for Establishing Death by...
Sensitivity and specificity for CT perfusion and CT angiography as ancillary test for death by neurologic criteria did not meet prespecified validation threshold in recent study
Statin Use Linked to Reduced Mortality for Patients With Sepsis
Statin use in adults linked to lower 28-day all-cause mortality and with reduced ICU mortality
Caregiver Concern Can Be Key to Identifying Critical Illness in Hospitalized Children
Among pediatric patients, caregiver concern more strongly associated with ICU admission than any abnormal vital sign
Adding Team Therapist Reduces Burnout for Critical Care Nurses
Adding team therapist linked to improvement in job satisfaction, burnout, resilience
Environmental Surfaces, Clinician Hands Play Role in C. Difficile Transmission in ICU
3.6-fold higher C. difficile movement seen by including environmental surfaces and health care personnel hands
