Tag: Intensive Care
July 2020 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for July 2020. This roundup includes the...
Newborn Iodine Status Not Tied to Congenital Hypothyroidism
But among infants treated in neonatal ICU, cases had significantly higher blood iodine levels than controls
Heart Rhythm Disorders Seen in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
ICU admission tied to incident atrial fibrillation, nonsustained ventricular tachycardias
Serious Resident Errors Increase When Extended ICU Shifts Are Cut
But after adjustment for number of patients per resident, errors not increased with ≤16-hour shifts
Acalabrutinib Promising for Treatment of Severe COVID-19
Selective bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment may improve oxygenation, reduce inflammation
COVID-19 Mortality Rate for Intubated Adults Lower Than Previously Reported
35.7 percent of 165 patients requiring mechanical ventilation died, while overall mortality was 30.9 percent
Thromboelastography Can Predict Blood Clots in COVID-19
For innate TEG maximum amplitude, sensitivity and negative predictive value were 100 percent
Anesthesiologists Shift Practice From OR to ICU During Pandemic
Given drop in elective and nonemergency procedures, two-thirds of practices shifted to critical care
Nurse Understaffing May Up Risk for Multiple Organ Failure in ICU Patients
Nursing workload was significantly higher in patients with multiple organ failure, nonsurvivors
High Rates of DVT Seen in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Authors call for prompt detection and early anticoagulant therapy
