Tag: Intensive Care
Methylprednisolone Added to IVIG May Cut Fever in MIS-C
IV immunoglobulins plus methylprednisolone associated with lower risk for treatment failure compared with immunoglobulins alone
Transient Return of Cardiac Activity ID’d After Pulselessness
Based on waveform analysis, cardiac activity occurred in 14 percent of patients after planned withdrawal of life-sustaining measures
Lower Oxygen Target Does Not Cut Deaths in Respiratory Failure
Findings show no difference in mortality for lower-, higher-oxygenation target in adults with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
Tocilizumab Does Not Improve Outcomes in Severe COVID-19
Tocilizumab plus standard care no better for improving clinical outcomes at 15 days and may increase mortality
Mortality Decreased for COVID-19 ICU Patients Over Time
Mortality decreased from 43.5 to 19.2 percent between first and last 15-day periods; no change seen in other patient factors
For COVID-19 ICU Patients, Death Linked to COVID-19 ICU Strain
Mortality increased when COVID-19 ICU demand was >75 to 100 percent for patients treated in COVID-19 ICU
Men More Likely to Test Positive for SARS-CoV-2, Die From COVID-19
During their hospital course, more men than women experience pulmonary and extrapulmonary complications
Trauma Centers Made New Processes for Optimal Care During COVID-19 Pandemic
Most hospitals designated more beds to the intensive care unit; 50 percent designated an ICU for COVID-19 patients
Pulse Oximeter Readings May Be Inaccurate in Black Patients
Blacks more likely than Whites to have oxygen saturation of less than 88 percent on arterial blood gas while 92 to 96 percent on pulse oximetry
Tocilizumab Cuts Progression to Ventilation or Death in COVID-19
But death from any cause by day 28 in those hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia did not differ for tocilizumab versus placebo
