Tag: ICU
Clinical Profile and Recovery Pattern of Dysphagia in COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 considerably impacted swallowing function in the current study. Although many patients recovered within an acceptable timeframe, some experienced persistent severe dysphagia and a protracted recovery with dependence... read more
Cognitive Dysfunction, Psychiatric Distress, and Functional Decline After COVID-19
At approximately 4 months after acute illness, cognitive dysfunction, emotional distress, and functional decline were common among a diverse clinical sample of COVID-19 survivors varying in acute illness severity. Patients... read more
Procalcitonin in the ED: The evidence
Is procalcitonin of any value in the emergency department? Considering that procalcitonin testing is not available in any of my hospitals, I have never been all that interested in this question. But Swami requested a procalcitonin... read more
Anticoagulation Post-Discharge in Patients Hospitalized Secondary to COVID-19
This study contains interesting data that could contribute to the standard of practice when treating patients after hospitalization for COVID-19. However, use caution when applying the results of this study. Several problems... read more
Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU: A New Approach and Treatment
In the present book, a broad description of the processes carried out in patients with mechanical ventilation in the ICU is made. It covers from an overview of mechanical ventilation and some of its history to the processes... read more
Cluster ICU Treatment Strategies for TBI by Hospital Treatment Preferences?
Although correlations between treatment policies within domains were found, the failure to cluster hospitals indicates that a specific treatment choice within a domain is not a proxy for other treatment choices within or... read more
Case-Based Device Therapy for Heart Failure
This book provides a comprehensive practical guide to the plethora of devices that have been developed to support the failing heart. It features easy to follow clinically relevant guidance on mechanical devices used for improving... read more
Predicting Sepsis Severity at First Clinical Presentation
The severity and endotype signatures indicate that distinct immune signatures precede the onset of severe sepsis and lethality, providing a method to triage early sepsis patients. Gene expression signatures were obtained... read more
Physics for Anesthesiologists and Intensivists: From Daily Life to Clinical Practice
This book, now in its 2nd edition, discusses, explains and provides detailed, up-to-date information on physics applied to clinical practice in anesthesiology and critical care medicine, with the aid of simple examples from... read more
Impact of Frailty on Persistent Critical Illness
Compared to patients without frailty, those with frailty have a higher chance of developing and dying from Persistent Critical Illness (PerCI). Moreover the importance of frailty as a predictor of mortality increases with... read more
ICU Quick Drug Guide
Offering essential, evidence-based practice guidelines specifically for the critical care setting, ICU Quick Drug Guide contains up-to-date information in a quick-access format. This portable handbook provides fast, accurate... read more
Liberation from Invasive Mechanical Ventilation with Continued Receipt of Vasopressor Infusions
Weaning protocols for discontinuation of invasive mechanical ventilation often mandate resolution of shock. Whether extubation while receiving vasopressors is associated with harm is uncertain. To examine whether extubation... read more
The Ongoing Saga of Normal Saline vs. Balanced Fluids
I have discussed the ongoing battle between normal saline and ‘balanced fluids’ many times in the past. First, there was the SPLIT trial, a double blind cluster RCT of 2200 ICU patients that showed no difference between... read more
Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care: An A-Z Guide
Now in its sixth edition, the Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care is the essential guide to using drugs safely and effectively in the intensive care setting. The book is split into two sections: an A-Z guide to the drugs... read more
