Tag: monitoring
Conditional Survival With Increasing Duration of ICU Admission
This is an observational study of three intensive care databases two in the United States (Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III and electronic ICU) and one in United Kingdom (Post Intensive Care Risk-Adjusted Alerting... read more
Risk for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Needing RRT
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Danny Hames, MD, on his article titled "Risk Factors for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy" published in the November 2019 issue of Pediatric... read more
Incidence of Hypoglycemia in Following Insulin‐based Acute Treatment of Hyperkalemia
Iatrogenic hypoglycemia, as a result of treatment for hyperkalemia, is a common occurrence. Hyperkalemia occurs disproportionately in patients with acute kidney injury or end‐stage renal disease, and these patients are... read more
Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization, Readmission, and Mortality Rates in US Older Adults
Over the past 15 years, advances have occurred in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism (PE).1 Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is now the routine diagnostic test. The availability of risk... read more
Hemodynamic Monitoring – The Why, When, Which and What
Although the need to properly assess and monitor the hemodynamic status of a critically ill patient appears self-evident, the plethora of information in the published literature over the past two decades has resulted in complexity... read more
Echocardiographic Assessment of LV Diastolic Pressure
The ever-increasing trend toward noninvasive monitoring puts echocardiography at the forefront and considerable effort has been made to define its role in this setting. Invasive pressure measurement is the only accurate... read more
Ultrasound for Lung Monitoring of Ventilated Patients
In the intensive care unit, patient lung ultrasound provides accurate information on lung morphology with diagnostic and therapeutic relevance. It enables clinicians easy, rapid, and reliable evaluation of lung aeration and... read more
Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation
The acclaimed application-based guide to adult mechanical ventilation, updated to reflect the latest topics and practice guidelines. This practical guide is written from the perspective of authors who have nearly 100 years'... read more
Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ECMO Patient
Hemodynamic monitoring in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients requires familiarity with the underlying pathophysiology and circulatory mechanics of extracorporeal flow. This review discusses the various monitoring... read more
Transcutaneous CO2 vs. End-tidal CO2 in Neonates and Infants Undergoing Surgery
EtCO2 underestimates PvCO2 values in neonates and infants under general anesthesia. TcPCO2 closely approximates venous blood gas values, in both the NICU and non-NICU samples. We, therefore, conclude that tcPCO2 is a more... read more
How and Whom to Monitor for Seizures in an ICU
Prevalence of seizures detected by continuous electroencephalography was significantly higher than with routine electroencephalography. Prevalence was particularly high in post convulsive status epilepticus, CNS infection,... read more
How to Deal with Severe Acute Pancreatitis in the Critically Ill
Management of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is multimodal with emphasis on monitoring, adequate fluid resuscitation, avoiding prophylactic use of antibiotics, cause-directed procedures or treatment, and organ support. There... read more
Defining Sepsis on the Wards
The aim of this study is to look at the prevalence (commonness) of sepsis across acute hospitals (hospitals with an emergency department) across Wales using the currently used and new definitions of sepsis. Sepsis is a major... read more
Impact of Mean Arterial Pressure Fluctuation on Mortality in Critically Ill Patients
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between mean arterial pressure fluctuations and mortality in critically ill patients admitted to the ICU. The reduced mean arterial pressure fluctuation (within... read more