Tag: shock
Outcomes in Patients with Vasodilatory Shock and RRT Treated with Intravenous Angiotensin II
Acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy in severe vasodilatory shock is associated with an unfavorable prognosis. Angiotensin II treatment may help these patients by potentially restoring renal function... read more
Enteral vs. Parenteral Early Nutrition in Ventilated Adults with Shock
In critically ill adults with shock, early isocaloric enteral nutrition did not reduce mortality or the risk of secondary infections but was associated with a greater risk of digestive complications compared with early isocaloric... read more
Microcirculatory assessment of patients under VA-ECMO
Of the 24 patients included in the study population, 15 survived and 9 died while on VA-ECMO. PVD of the sublingual microcirculation at initiation of VA-ECMO can be used to predict ICU mortality in patients with cardiogenic... read more
Angiotensin II may improve vasopressors’ efficacy
Adding angiotensin II to available vasopressor therapies correlated with significantly improved arterial pressure in patients with catecholamine-resistant vasodilatory shock and less adverse effects, according to a study... read more
Emotional impact on relatives & friends in ICU
Having a relative, partner or close friend critically ill in ICU is a crisis situation that everyone deals with differently. Here people talk about the emotional effects when someone they were related to or close to was ill... read more
Catheter ablation more effective than antiarrythmic escalation
Catheter ablation was found to be more effective than escalated antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy at treating patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) who had ventricular tachycardia... read more
