Search results for "Intensive care"
Experts debate glucose control in the ICU
Studies have shown that controlling blood glucose closely and carefully improves survival and morbidity among intensive care patients, but the ideal target remains controversial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/glucose.htm
15 Sep 2007
Moderate or severe hypoglycemia associated with mortality risk in the ICU
Moderate or severe hypoglycemia in the intensive care unit (ICU) was significantly associated with mortality, according to a new analysis of the NICE-SUGAR trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/26/1.htm
26 Sep 2012
Delirium, treating drug resistance, fall prevention
A 75-year-old woman with a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is evaluated in the intensive care unit for delirium... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/test.htm
15 Jan 2009
Guidelines advise on early start to enteral nutrition for critically ill
The guidelines from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition were expanded to include additional subsets of patients, including those with organ failure, acute pancreatitis, certain surgical conditions, sepsis, chronic critical illness, and obesity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/27/1.htm
27 Jan 2016
Heed the indicators of in-hospital cardiac arrest
The key to reducing deaths from in-hospital cardiac arrest may be preventing them from occurring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/heed-the-indicators-of-in-hospital-cardiac-arrest.htm
15 Sep 2018
New definitions of sepsis and septic shock released
Sepsis-3 defines sepsis as “life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection,” applied clinically as 2-point or greater increase in a patient's SOFA score.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/24/1.htm
24 Feb 2016
Clusters of deterioration
When one patient goes from the ward to the ICU, others are more likely to follow, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/clusters-of-deterioration.htm
9 Aug 2023
Stopping delirium before it starts
Large-scale efforts to prevent delirium have been around for years, but hospitals also can take smaller measures if they don't have the immediate resources or ability to overhaul care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/coverstory.htm
15 Jun 2013
Duty hours may have no effect on patient safety, resident well-being, care continuity
A randomized trial did not find a patient safety benefit from shorter duty schedules, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/25/3.htm
25 Feb 2015
Acute chest pain in women vs. men treated differently across the care spectrum
A cohort study in Australia found that women with acute chest pain were less likely than men to receive guideline-directed care across most measures, including transport to the hospital, prehospital administration of aspirin or analgesia, and 12-lead electrocardiogram.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/free/acute-chest-pain-in-women-vs-men-treated-differently-across-the-care-spectrum.htm
8 Mar 2023