Critical Care

The Utility of House Calls in Pulmonary Disease

By

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

Publish Date January 24, 2020

Pulmonologists may decide to provide a one-time house call after hospitalization, which has been shown to improve outcomes and reduce readmissions, including in patients with COPD.

Sepsis Associated With Almost 20% of Global Deaths

Publish Date January 21, 2020

Sepsis incidence and mortality decreased from 1990 to 2017, but there was considerable regional variation.

Decline in Lung Cancer Mortality Affects Decreases in Overall Cancer Deaths

By

Britt Gambino

Publish Date January 14, 2020

Reductions in lung cancer mortality are driving the steady decline in overall cancer deaths.

Treating Colonized Parents May Lower S Aureus Transmission in NICU

Treatment for colonized parents included intranasal mupirocin and bathing with chlorhexidine-impregnated cloths.

Critical Care Nurses With Specialty Certification May Promote Evidence-Based Practice

Nurses certified in critical care also have higher perceived value of evidence-based practices.

Sepsis-Associated Mortality Rates Have Improved in Patients With Cancer

By

Brandon May

From 2003 to 2014, sepsis-associated mortality rates significantly declined in patients with cancer, yet these rates have remained relatively unchanged in patients without cancer.

Primary Care Intervention Reduces PTSD Rates in Sepsis Survivors

By

Madeline Morr

Researchers sought to assess long-term effects of a primary care management intervention on outcomes of sepsis survivors.

Palliative Care Teams Reaching Broader Mix of Patients

From 2013 to 2017, more patients were discharged alive, a trend that is consistent with receiving palliative care earlier in illness.

Acute NIV During Exercise for Spinal Cord Injury May Improve Ventilatory Efficiency

By

Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

Acute noninvasive ventilation can successfully improve ventilatory efficiency during functional electrical stimulation exercise in spinal cord injury.

Mechanical Ventilation During ELCS in ARDS: Changing the Standard of Care

By

Sheila Jacobs

Extracorporeal life support combined with tidal volumes and airway pressures lower than the current standard of care may help improve outcomes in patients with the most severe forms of acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Digital Sepsis Monitoring May Improve Patient Outcomes

System-wide implementation presents opportunity to improve care for patients who may have sepsis.