Tag: guidelines
New Infection Data and Sepsis-Guideline Critique at SCCM
The potential of probiotics to reduce nosocomial infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia in the critically ill and the latest data on readmissions will be among the major research advances presented here at the Society... read more
Prominent clinical guidelines fall short of conflict of interest standards
Two recent clinical practice guidelines, one for cholesterol management and another for treatment of chronic hepatitis C, did not meet the Institute of Medicine's standards for limiting commercial conflicts of interest, according... read more
Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults
Official Executive Summary of an American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline: Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults. The panel provides recommendations... read more
ACC Releases Afib Treatment Interruption Guidelines
Revised recommendations released today by the American College of Cardiology are designed to help clinicians determine if, and for how long, Afib patients on anticoagulants should be taken off the medications before scheduled... read more
Alpha blockers more effective for large kidney stones
Researchers report a 57 percent higher risk of stone passage for larger stones with an alpha blocker, but no benefit for smaller stones. Location did not make a difference, nor did type of alpha blocker used.... read more
Adherence to guidelines reduces catheter-associated UTIs
Adherence to CDC guidelines for the placement, maintenance and removal of catheters and American College of Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines for evaluating fever in a critically... read more
New statin guidelines issued for primary CVD prevention
The United States Preventive Services Task Force have issued new recommendations for the use of statins in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.... read more
Impact of a high loading dose of amikacin in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
With a loading dose of 30 mg/kg of amikacin, concentration was potentially suboptimal. The pharmacodynamic target (60 mg/L < C max < 80 mg/L) recommended by French guidelines was reached in 41.8% of patients and was... read more
Guidelines for Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient
The Society of Critical Care Medicine recently released guidelines addressing sustained neuromuscular blockade in the adult critically ill patient.... read more
Treated bacteremia that clears, then recurs, termed 'skip phenomenon'
About 4% of S. aureus bacteremia cases may not clear completely, as judged by one negative blood culture, contrary to recent IDSA guidelines.... read more
New Guidelines for Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU
The goal of the guidelines is to help physicians and other healthcare professionals determine when patients with acute respiratory failure can breathe on their own and to provide clinical advice that may increase the chances... read more
New Treatment Guidelines for Rare Lung Disease
Clinical practice guidelines created for the treatment and diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM).... read more
