Impact of Cardiovascular Risk Profile on COVID-19 Outcome

Impact of Cardiovascular Risk Profile on COVID-19 Outcome

This study investigates the extent of cardiac comorbidities and complications among hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Cardiovascular complications are frequent among COVID-19 patients, and might contribute to adverse... read more

Philips Launches COVID-19 Rapid Equipment Deployment Kit for ICUs

Philips Launches COVID-19 Rapid Equipment Deployment Kit for ICUs

Royal Philips introduced its Rapid Equipment Deployment Kit for ICU ramp-ups, allowing doctors, nurses, technicians and hospital staff to quickly support critical care patient monitoring capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.... read more

Effects of Paracentesis on Hemodynamic Parameters and Respiratory Function in Critically Ill Patients

Effects of Paracentesis on Hemodynamic Parameters and Respiratory Function in Critically Ill Patients

Paracentesis in critically ill patients is safe regarding hemodynamic function, renal function and intervention-related complications. Furthermore, paracentesis in critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients results... read more

Hospitals Turn to Remote Monitoring Tools to Free Up Beds for the Sickest COVID-19 Patients

Hospitals Turn to Remote Monitoring Tools to Free Up Beds for the Sickest COVID-19 Patients

Desperate to free up beds for only the sickest COVID-19 patients, hospitals nationwide are weighing the use of new technologies to monitor patients from their homes. Physicians at several hospitals said their discussions... read more

An Interview With an Italian Intensivist on the COVID Experience in Italy

An Interview With an Italian Intensivist on the COVID Experience in Italy

The current COVID-19 crisis has a huge human impact. Clearly cardiovascular issues have a central role in management and, unfortunately, in adverse outcomes. We are continually struggling to understand risks and management... read more

7 Nursing Technologies Helping Patient Care

7 Nursing Technologies Helping Patient Care

From pizza ordering to financial security, new technology is changing the way we live our lives every day. And now more than ever before, new technology is finding ways to impact the healthcare industry. A new survey of... read more

Expiratory Muscle Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients

Expiratory Muscle Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients

The expiratory muscles are the "neglected component" of the respiratory muscle pump. Rather as the heart does not comprise only a left ventricle, but also a right one, the respiratory muscle pump is much more than just the... read more

Best Practice Advisories Improve Sedation Protocol Compliance in the ICU

Best Practice Advisories Improve Sedation Protocol Compliance in the ICU

Best practice advisories can be effectively used in ICUs to improve sedation protocol compliance and may mitigate potential propofol-related hazardous conditions. Best practice advisories should undergo continuous quality... read more

Fully Automated, Real-time, Calibration-free, Continuous Noninvasive Estimation of Intracranial Pressure in Children

Fully Automated, Real-time, Calibration-free, Continuous Noninvasive Estimation of Intracranial Pressure in Children

This nICP estimation algorithm, based on arterial blood pressure (ABP) and bedside transcranial Doppler (TCD) cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) waveform measurements, performs in a manner comparable to invasive intracranial... read more

Intracranial Pressure & Neuromonitoring XVI

Intracranial Pressure & Neuromonitoring XVI

This book introduces the latest advances relating to the pathophysiology, biophysics, monitoring and treatment of traumatic brain injury, hydrocephalus, and stroke presented at the 16th International Conference on Intracranial... read more

Prognostic Value of Spreading Depolarizations in Patients With Severe TBI

Prognostic Value of Spreading Depolarizations in Patients With Severe TBI

In this cohort study of patients with acute brain trauma, spreading depolarizations were predominant but heterogeneous and independently associated with poor neurologic recovery. Monitoring the occurrence of spreading depolarizations... read more

Seizure Detection Algorithms in Critically Ill Children

Seizure Detection Algorithms in Critically Ill Children

Some commercially available seizure detection algorithms demonstrate performance for seizure detection that is comparable to that of electroencephalography experts using quantitative electroencephalography displays. Continuous... read more

Nonoperative Management of Splenic Injury of Patients with Reduced Consciousness is Safe and Feasible in Well-equipped Institutions

Nonoperative Management of Splenic Injury of Patients with Reduced Consciousness is Safe and Feasible in Well-equipped Institutions

This study shows that NOM for blunt splenic trauma is a viable treatment modality in well-equipped institutions, regardless of the patients mental status. However, the presence of neurologic impairment is associated with... read more

Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Although there are no specific data regarding the effect of respiratory management on stroke patients' outcomes, specific ventilator strategies in this population could potentially improve neurologic outcome and prevent respiratory... read more