Delirium: Thinking Clearly About a Foggy Issue

Delirium: Thinking Clearly About a Foggy Issue

Benzodiazepines are one of the leading causes of delirium. These drugs are already falling out of favor in critical care settings for other reasons; they are not easily titratable, and research suggests they can prolong a... read more

Assessing Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Noncardiothoracic Surgery

Assessing Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Noncardiothoracic Surgery

In this multicenter study in 1202 American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 3 patients undergoing noncardiothoracic surgery requiring 2 hours or more of general anesthesia with mechanical ventilation, at least... read more

Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults

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

Recruitment manoeuvres for adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome receiving mechanical ventilation

Recruitment manoeuvres for adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome receiving mechanical ventilation

Ten trials met the inclusion criteria for this review (n = 1658 participants). We found five trials to be at low risk of bias and five to be at moderate risk of bias.... read more

New Guidelines for Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU

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

Communication App Helps Patients Voice Their Needs

Communication App Helps Patients Voice Their Needs

An innovative tablet-based application offers intubated and ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients a way to converse with their medical staff.... read more