Using Deep Neural Networks for Survival Prediction in VA-ECMO

Using Deep Neural Networks for Survival Prediction in VA-ECMO

Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a complex and high-risk life support modality used in severe cardiorespiratory failure. ECMO survival scores are used clinically for patient prognostication... read more

AI Predicts If And When Cardiac Arrest Will Happen

AI Predicts If And When Cardiac Arrest Will Happen

Sudden cardiac death from arrhythmia is a major cause of mortality worldwide. In this study, we developed a novel deep learning (DL) approach that blends neural networks and survival analysis to predict patient-specific survival... read more

Electrical Storm and Incessant Ventricular Tachycardia

Electrical Storm and Incessant Ventricular Tachycardia

Electrical storm, also referred to as arrhythmic storm, refers to multiple recurrences of ventricular arrhythmias over a short period of time. In most instances, the arrhythmia is ventricular tachycardia (VT), but polymorphic... read more

Incidence of Arrhythmia Higher in COVID-19 vs. Other CAPs

Incidence of Arrhythmia Higher in COVID-19 vs. Other CAPs

The incidence of arrhythmia was higher in COVID-19 than in other community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), with 2 out of 10 COVID-19 patients dying after developing arrhythmia. Higher incidence rates of conduction disorders... read more

IVCDV is not a reliable indicator of preload responsiveness

IVCDV is not a reliable indicator of preload responsiveness

During mechanical ventilation with Vt = 6 mL/kg, the effects of passive leg raising (PLR) can be assessed by changes in pulse pressure variation (PPV). If inferior vena cava diameter (IVCDV) is used, it should be expressed... read more

Factors Associated to ICU Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Spain

Factors Associated to ICU Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Spain

Older COVID-19 patients with higher APACHE II scores on admission, those who developed AKI grades II or III and/or septic shock during ICU stay had an increased risk-of-death. ICU mortality was 31%. A total of 663 patients... read more

Pulse oximeter as a sensor of fluid responsiveness: do we have our finger on the best solution?

Pulse oximeter as a sensor of fluid responsiveness: do we have our finger on the best solution?

Additional studies – including volume challenge – are mandatory if we are to determine whether respiratory variation in pulse oximetry really can predict volume responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients without... read more

Impaired Cerebral Auto-regulation is Associated with Brain Dysfunction in Patients with Sepsis

Impaired Cerebral Auto-regulation is Associated with Brain Dysfunction in Patients with Sepsis

Cerebral auto-regulation was altered in half of the patients with sepsis and was associated with the development of SABD. These findings support the concept that cerebral hypoxia could contribute to the development of... read more

Septic Shock and the Use of Norepinephrine IMCU

Septic Shock and the Use of Norepinephrine IMCU

Elderly patients with septic shock treated with norepinephrine (NE) displayed a better Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) survival at the ward and at 30 days than previously expected. Our retrospective chart study did not... read more

Potassium Homoeostasis and Pathophysiology of Hyperkalaemia

Potassium Homoeostasis and Pathophysiology of Hyperkalaemia

Since determination of potassium levels may be afflicted with various errors, potassium levels should be determined using a standardized set-up ensuring high accuracy and precision of measurements. Potassium levels may be... read more

The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need

The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need

Clear and concise, The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need has provided quick and accurate discussions on using an EKG to diagnose cardiac and non-cardiac conditions for nearly 30 years. This ninth edition is packed with full-color... read more

The Safety of a Novel Early Mobilization Protocol Conducted by ICU Physicians

The Safety of a Novel Early Mobilization Protocol Conducted by ICU Physicians

There are numerous barriers to early mobilization (EM) in a resource-limited intensive care unit (ICU) without a specialized team or an EM culture, regarding patient stability while critically ill or in the presence of medical... read more

A New Algorithm Identifies Candidates for Palliative Care by Predicting When Patients Will Die

A New Algorithm Identifies Candidates for Palliative Care by Predicting When Patients Will Die

End-of-life care can be stressful for patients and their loved ones, but a new algorithm could help provide better care to people during their final months. A paper published in arXiv by researchers from Stanford describes... read more

Catheter ablation lowers long-term risk of recurrent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients

Catheter ablation lowers long-term risk of recurrent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients

Atrial fibrillation patients with a prior history of stroke who undergo catheter ablation to treat the abnormal heart rhythm lower their long-term risk of a recurrent stroke by 50 percent. The Intermountain study compared... read more