Search results for "critical care"
Studies look at new and old scores, biomarkers for predicting COVID-19 outcomes
The SOFA score did not perform well for predicting mortality in patients admitted with COVID-19, multiple recent studies found, but levels of d-dimer and C-reactive protein had prognostic value, according to the latest research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/1.htm
24 Feb 2021
An agenda for hospitalists' research
The pandemic added opportunities and barriers to an already challenged field.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/an-agenda-for-hospitalists-research.htm
15 May 2021
More successful extubations with 30-minute pressure support SBT than two-hour T-piece method
The findings support the use of this shorter, less demanding ventilation strategy for spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) in mechanically ventilated patients, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/19/4.htm
19 Jun 2019
COVID-19 prompts consideration of pre-ICU care
An expert calls for solutions to delays and boarding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/before-the-icu.htm
15 Oct 2020
Educational video at discharge after COPD exacerbation didn't improve rehab participation
Patients in a randomized trial were assigned to receive usual care, defined as a discharge bundle for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that included written information about pulmonary rehab, or usual care plus the video, which was viewed on a handheld tablet at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/25/3.htm
25 Mar 2020
White patients had better outcomes after targeted temperature management than nonwhite patients
Of 367 patients who underwent targeted temperature management in the ICU after cardiac arrest, 34.4% of white patients and 21.7% of nonwhite patients had a good outcome, defined as a Cerebral Performance Category score of 1 or 2.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/02/3.htm
2 Oct 2019
Steward your fluids
Deresuscitation may be the next step in optimizing sepsis care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/steward-your-fluids.htm
15 Apr 2020
GI bleeding prophylaxis recommended in high-risk critically ill patients
Proton-pump inhibitors appeared to reduce bleeding risk more than histamine-2 receptor antagonists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/15/2.htm
15 Jan 2020
IL-18 level may help predict prognosis in ARDS
Elevated plasma IL-18 levels could work better than other models to identify patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) at higher risk for death, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/il-18-level-may-help-predict-prognosis-in-ards.htm
20 Sep 2023
ICU clinician education increased guideline compliance, decreased ICU brain dysfunction
A trial in the Netherlands required ICU nurses and physicians to complete two e-learning programs, one focused on delirium screening and the other focused on recommendations from the American College of Critical Care Medicine's 2013 guidelines on pain, agitation, and delirium.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/16/3.htm
16 Jan 2019