Joint Statement Advises Against Sharing Ventilators During COVID-19
Sharing mechanical ventilators should not be attempted and could put patients at increased risk.
Critical Care
SCCM Former Chancellor of Board of Regents on Sharing Ventilators During COVID-19 Pandemic
A joint statement issued by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and several other medical societies has advised against the use of 1 ventilator for multiple patients.
Considerations for Ventilator Allocation During Pandemic
Determining allocation should include ethical considerations and ability of facilities to incorporate ventilators.
Many Clinicians Unaware of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis After Severe Influenza
Galactomannan testing for patients with severe influenza in ICU was used always or very often few clinicians.
Adjunctive Therapy Use in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Is Inconsistent
The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) assessing physical function and pain interference with computer adaptive tests offers a streamlined, effective approach for measuring self-reported outcomes in patients with chronic low back pain.
Sedation Plan Does Not Affect Mortality in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
Mortality did not differ significantly between patients assigned to no sedation and patients assigned to light sedation with daily interruption in the intensive care unit.
Effect of Permissive Hypotension on Mortality in Vasodilatory Hypotension
In patients aged 65 years or older receiving vasopressors for vasodilatory hypotension, the use of permissive hypotension did not reduce all-cause 90-day mortality.
Effect of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis on Mortality in Mechanical Ventilation
In-hospital mortality rates among patients requiring mechanical ventilation were not significantly different when comparing 2 stress ulcer prophylaxis strategies: proton pump inhibitors vs histamine-2 receptor blockers.
Positive Airway Pressure Reduces Mortality After OHS-Related Acute Respiratory Failure
Prescribing positive airway pressure at hospital discharge was associated with reduced mortality after acute-on-chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure in patients with confirmed or suspected obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation May Improve Certain Outcomes in COPD
In patients with COPD and hypercapnia, the use of home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation compared with no device was significantly associated with improved clinical outcomes but no significant differences in quality of life.
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