Tag: Intensive Care

Statin use in adults linked to lower 28-day all-cause mortality and with reduced ICU mortality

Among pediatric patients, caregiver concern more strongly associated with ICU admission than any abnormal vital sign

Adding team therapist linked to improvement in job satisfaction, burnout, resilience

3.6-fold higher C. difficile movement seen by including environmental surfaces and health care personnel hands

Increases seen for each maternal age, race, and Hispanic origin group and gestational age and birth-weight category

Clinically significant improvements also seen in some metrics of quality CPR delivery in real cardiopulmonary arrests

Estimated rate of transmission was 2.2 per 1,000 patient-days at risk; no gastroenteritis symptoms seen in transmission cases

Seven days of antibiotics noninferior to 14 days for hospitalized patients with bloodstream infection

Authors say continuous monitoring can provide critical real-time insights into infant health

Substantial burden seen in terms of hospitalizations, ICU admissions, in-hospital deaths, especially in those aged 75 years and older