Investigators studied the reactivation of cytomegalovirus in critically ill patients with sepsis and identified measured of CMV reactivation that were associated with worse clinical outcomes.
Patients with COVID-19 undergoing tracheostomy within 10 days of endotracheal intubation had shorter hospital lengths of stay.
Black children have higher odds of death; Hispanic and Black children have longer hospital stays, especially Black neonates
By broadly defining respiratory failure to include an increase in oxygen requirements, a conservative initial IV fluids resuscitation strategy did not correlate with decreased rates of hypoxemic respiratory failure in sepsis.
In older adults coming to the emergency department with COVID-19, delirium was common and often presented without other typical symptoms or signs.
Study authors assessed the association of piperacillin/tazobactam MIC, meropenem MIC, and beta-lactam resistance genes with mortality in the MERINO trial.
A growing number of studies involve the role of prone positioning to improve ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to COVID-19.
The effects of positive end expiratory pressure in COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are similar to those reported in classical ARDS.
Treatment with beta-blockers vs amiodarone, calcium channel blockers, or digoxin was associated with improved heart control at 1, but not 6 hours in patients with sepsis and atrial fibrillation.
Irritated skin is a risk factor for pressure injuries in surgical critical care patients.
