Tag: ICU
Long-Term Outcomes and Health Care Utilization after Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Critically ill patients who undergo mechanical ventilation in an ICU for longer than 21 days have high in-hospital mortality and greater postdischarge mortality, health care utilization, and health care costs compared with... read more
Low-dose Atrial Natriuretic Peptide for Prevention or Treatment of AKI
Theoretically, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), especially low-dose ANP, is beneficial in acute kidney injury (AKI). In this study, we examined whether low-dose ANP is effective in preventing or treating AKI by conducting... read more
Impact of Delayed Admission to ICUs on Mortality of Critically Ill Patients
When the number of patients who require intensive care is greater than the number of beds available, intensive care unit (ICU) entry flow is obstructed. This phenomenon has been associated with higher mortality rates... read more
Intra-Operative Events During Cardiac Surgery are Risk Factors for the Development of Delirium in the ICU
Risk factors for delirium following cardiac surgery are incompletely understood. The aim of this study was to investigate whether intra-operative pathophysiological alterations and therapeutic interventions influence... read more
Outcomes of ARDS in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Cirrhosis
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is common in mechanically ventilated patients with cirrhosis but is not independently associated with increased mortality. The mean age in 181 eligible patients was 53 ± 11 years;... read more
The Effect of Vitamin C on Clinical Outcome in Critically Ill Patients
In a mixed population of ICU patients, vitamin C administration is associated with no significant effect on survival, length of ICU or hospital stay. In cardiac surgery, beneficial effects on postoperative atrial fibrillation,... read more
Accuracy of Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score to Predict Sepsis Mortality
Overall, quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score outperforms systemic inflammatory response syndrome in predicting sepsis outcome, but quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score has relative strengths/weaknesses... read more
Improving Outcomes for ICU Survivors
In response to the many challenges faced by ICU survivors today, there has been an increasing need to relieve this burden. Despite that many clinical trials have been implemented to find new strategies, post-intensive care... read more
Collaborative Practice in Critical Care Settings
This practical and evidence-based workbook offers a series of assessment, implementation and evaluation activities for professionals working in critical care contexts. Designed to improve the quality of care delivery,... read more
Enteral vs. Parenteral Nutrition in Septic Shock
The strong paradigm of favoring the enteral over the parenteral route in critically ill patients has been challenged. As a consequence, updated guidelines recommend withholding enteral nutrition in patients with uncontrolled... read more
Noninvasive Ventilation in Pneumonia-induced Early Stage Mild ARDS
Treatment with noninvasive ventilation (NIV) did not reduce the need for intubation among patients with pneumonia-induced early mild acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), despite the improved PaO2/FIO2 observed with... read more
Occupational Therapy in the ICU
The role of occupational therapists in ICU rehabilitation is not currently well established. Current interventions in the ICU are dominated by physical rehabilitation with a growing role in communication and delirium... read more
Mobilization Practices for Patients with Burn Injury in Critical Care
Mobilization therapy of patients with burns in the ICU was characterized by a low mobility level during mechanical ventilation with a low functional status at hospital discharge. Of the 74 patients admitted, 66% were placed... read more
Vasoactive Medication and Randomized Clinical Trials
Vasoactive medication is one of the cornerstones in the treatment of critically ill patients in shock. Shock can be defined as a failure of the circulatory system to provide adequate tissue perfusion resulting in cellular... read more
Ramelteon for Prevention of Postoperative Delirium
Ramelteon 8 mg did not prevent postoperative delirium in patients admitted for elective cardiac surgery. Incident delirium was measured twice daily using the Confusion Assessment Method-ICU. The safety outcome was... read more
Traditional vs. Alternative Metrics to Measure the Impact on Critical Care Medicine
In this analysis of major pulmonary and critical care journals the correlation between traditional publishing metrics and Altmetric Attention Scores (AAS) was fair, with a strong positive correlation between citations and... read more
Comparison of Echocardiographic Indices of RVEF in Critically Ill Patients
Though echocardiographic evaluation assesses the right ventricular systolic function, which of the existing parameters best reflects the right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) in the critically ill patients is still uncertain.... read more
Clinical Assessment of Critically Ill Patients by Whole-body Ultrasonography
Critical care ultrasonography (CCUS) is increasingly advocated and used, and is defined as point-of-care image acquisition, interpretation and clinical application, all performed by the critical care clinician, and directed... read more
Impact of Critical Illness on Resource Utilization
An ICU admission is associated with increased resource utilization including hospital readmissions, with many due to an ambulatory care sensitive condition. Lower socioeconomic status and higher severity of illness are associated... read more
Critically Ill Patients Show a Differential Contractile Response to Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
This retrospective sub-analysis aimed to outline the characteristics of, as well as predictors for, a contractile response to Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), and also potential clinical benefits resulting from... read more
Vitamin D Deficiency in ICU Patients
Vitamin D research has experienced a true hype in all fields of medicine in the last decades. In critical illness, this increased interest has only started 10 years ago. The high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in... 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
