Recognize Sepsis as Separate Cause of Illness and Death

Recognize Sepsis as Separate Cause of Illness and Death

Sepsis should be recognized as a separate cause of illness and death around the world. This focus would help efforts to prevent sepsis by improving hygiene, nutrition and vaccination rates and also lead to timely treatment,... read more

Improving the quality of nurse‐influenced patient care in the ICU

Improving the quality of nurse‐influenced patient care in the ICU

Quality of care is a major focus in the intensive care unit (ICU). The nursing-initiated QI project demonstrated improved ICU patient care in relation to early enteral nutrition commencement, DSIs and early and daily mobilizing.... read more

Glutamine, fish oil and antioxidants in critical illness

Glutamine, fish oil and antioxidants in critical illness

We hypothesize that the harmful effect of IMHP compared to HP enteral nutrition in a heterogeneous group of critically ill patients is limited to the medical critically ill patients and mediated by an early increase in (epa... read more

Examining Pantoprazole or Placebo for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Examining Pantoprazole or Placebo for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Pantoprazole is frequently administered to critically ill patients for prophylaxis against gastrointestinal bleeding. However, comparison to placebo has been inadequately evaluated, and pantoprazole has the potential to cause... read more

Children in ICU recover faster without nutrition

Children in ICU recover faster without nutrition

Researchers in Belgium found the standard practice of feeding children as soon as they get to ICU to help them recover faster is wrong.... read more