Tag: Intensive Care
Prevalence of Recreational Drug Use 11 Percent in Cardiac ICUs
Those using recreational drugs have higher rate of in-hospital major adverse events
Serum Ammonia, Hospital Mortality Linked in ICU Cirrhosis Patients
Model with serial ammonia measured on ICU days 1 and 3 predicted hospital mortality with reasonably good discrimination
Home Discharge Down, Mortality Increased After ICU Stay for Dementia Patients
Seniors with Alzheimer disease and related dementia have lower rates of home discharge and higher mortality
Successful Intubation on First Attempt Improved With Video Laryngoscopy
Findings seen for critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation
Mortality Increased for Children Whose Caregivers Decline Tracheostomy
In a recent study, 31 percent of those whose caregivers declined died during hospitalization
Tranexamic Acid Does Not Up Functional Outcome After Major Trauma
No improvement seen in favorable functional outcome at six months, but reduced risk of death at 28 days after injury
National Standards Developed for Neonatal Care
Standards identified as minimum requirements for each level of care; facilities encouraged to go beyond minimum
Adoption of Probiotics in NICU for VLBW Neonates Has Limited Benefit
Small reduction seen in incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, but no decrease in sepsis or death seen among very low birth weight neonates
Novel Device Effective for Babies Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy
Newcastle Infant Dialysis Ultrafiltration System delivers accurate, controllable fluid removal and adequate clearance for babies under 8 kg
Hydrocortisone Linked to Lower Risk for Death in Severe Pneumonia
Findings seen among adults who had been admitted to the ICU for severe community-acquired pneumonia












