Critical Care

No Link Found Between Per-Hour Delay in Antibiotics and Mortality in Septic Shock

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Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

Publish Date November 6, 2019

In this study, we found that early first antibiotic administration was associated with improved outcomes in ED patients with septic shock using propensity score analysis.

Early Infectious Diseases Consult May Lower Sepsis Mortality

Publish Date November 4, 2019

In-hospital mortality was reduced among patients who received the severe sepsis/septic shock treatment bundle.

Expert Q&A: Neonatal Pneumonia

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Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

Publish Date November 1, 2019

Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of neonatal respiratory distress, and is most commonly acquired at birth.

Recruitment-to-Inflation Ratio May Help Characterize Lung Recruitment in ARDS

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Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

The recruitment-to-inflation ratio might help to characterize lung recruitability at the bedside in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

High-Flow Nasal Oxygen With Noninvasive Ventilation May Lower Reintubation Risk

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Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

In mechanically ventilated patients at high risk for extubation failure, the use of high-flow nasal oxygen with noninvasive ventilation immediately after extubation significantly decreases the risk for reintubation compared with high-flow nasal oxygen alone.

Can Selepressin Use Improve Outcomes Among Patients With Septic Shock?

By

Sheila Jacobs

Among patients with septic shock who receive norepinephrine, the administration of selepressin compared with placebo was not associated with an improvement in vasopressor-free and ventilator-free days.

Can Vitamin C Infusion Reduce Organ Failure in Sepsis and ARDS?

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Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

Among patients with sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome, administration of high-dose vitamin C via intravenous infusion does not significantly reduce organ failure.

Few Critical Care Nurses Feel Adequately Prepared to Provide Palliative Care

During the study period, most respondents reported moral distress; levels varied significantly based on perceived use of palliative care.

Blood Culture Sensitivity in Sepsis Reduced With Empirical Treatment

There was a 12% difference seen in proportion of positive blood cultures before and after antimicrobial therapy.

Exercise Physiologists Aid Patients With Early Mobilization in ICU

Critically ill patients maintained or increased their level of activity after early mobilization interventions.

Antipsychotics Do Not Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Adults

Evidence refutes routine use of haloperidol for the treatment of delirium.