Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Septic Shock

Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Septic Shock

The treatment known as RECO did not significantly reduce the severity of organ failure as measured by the mean daily SOFA (sequential organ failure assessment) score from the start of the study to day 4 in patients with septic... read more

Association of Low Baseline Diaphragm Muscle Mass With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Mortality Among Critically Ill Adults

Association of Low Baseline Diaphragm Muscle Mass With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Mortality Among Critically Ill Adults

In this study, low baseline diaphragm muscle mass in critically ill patients was associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation, complications of acute respiratory failure, and an increased risk of death in the hospital. A... read more

Unexpectedly High Frequency of Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections in COVID-19 Patients Admitted to an Italian ICU

Unexpectedly High Frequency of Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections in COVID-19 Patients Admitted to an Italian ICU

Coronavirus disease 2019 seemed to increase the frequency of bloodstream infections (particularly Enterococcus-related bloodstream infection) after ICU admission. This may have been due to enteric involvement in patients... read more

Time to Recognition of Sepsis in the Emergency Department Using Electronic Health Record Data

Time to Recognition of Sepsis in the Emergency Department Using Electronic Health Record Data

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment initially identified distinct populations. Using systemic inflammatory response syndrome resulted in earlier electronic health record sepsis... read more

Correlation Among Endothelial Injury, Organ Dysfunction, and Several Biomarkers in Sepsis Patients

Correlation Among Endothelial Injury, Organ Dysfunction, and Several Biomarkers in Sepsis Patients

Protein C was superior for the prediction of organ dysfunction after 7 days of ICU treatment when compared with other biomarkers of endothelial function, inflammation, and coagulation. C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood... read more