Tag: study
Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia is the Key Factor in COVID-19 Fatalities Not Cytokine Storm
A recent study found that secondary bacterial pneumonia, rather than the much-discussed “cytokine storm,” is a significant factor in COVID-19-related fatalities. Almost half of the patients who required mechanical... read more
Iatrogenic Hypoxemia and Atrial Septal Defect Due to Electrical Storm Ablation After Left Ventricular Assist Device
Predominant strategies for the management of electrical storm include antiarrhythmic medical therapy, beta-blockers, and catheter ablation. Some studies have demonstrated refractory electrical storm managed with mechanical... read more
Prone vs. Supine Position Ventilation in Intubated COVID-19 Patients
Whether prone positioning of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 pneumonia has benefits over supine positioning is not clear. We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis to determine whether prone... read more
Significant Persistent Pain Symptoms After Critical Care Illness
Persistent pain could be a common health problem after critical illness care. Our data also suggest that there is a lack of specific follow-up after ICU discharge. Given the major consequences on patient quality of life,... read more
Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Shock
In this study, the identification of the etiology of shock by Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) was characterized by high sensitivity and a positive likelihood ratio, especially for obstructive shock. Hence, these findings... read more
Barotrauma Rate Is 25% in ARDS Patients Receiving ECMO
Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) receiving mechanical ventilation have a high risk of barotrauma, which often has poor prognosis and high mortality. Although ECMO should theoretically protect patients... read more
Environmental Impact of Single‑use and Reusable Items in CVC-insertion Kits
he use of CVC-insertion kits containing reusable metal instruments and reusable textiles offer a robust opportunity to reduce the environmental impacts and financial costs of CVC insertions in a European setting, compared... read more
Half of Healthcare Workers with COVID-19 Showed Up For Work
About 50% of healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID-19 showed up for work, indicating concern over high workload burden for coworkers and personal responsibility. The findings were published in Infection Control & Hospital... read more
Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of therapeutic-dose heparin in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 produced conflicting results, possibly due to heterogeneity of treatment effect (HTE) across individuals. Better understanding... read more
Family Centered Care At The EOL in the ICU
In the context of end-of-life (EOL) care in the intensive care unit (ICU), recent research has often focussed on patients' families. Studies have shown the importance of communication between ICU clinicians and families,... read more
Predicting Deterioration of Sepsis Patients Using Continuous HVR Analysis
We showed that continuous electrocardiograms (ECG) recordings can be automatically analyzed and used to extract heart rate variability (HRV) features associated with clinical deterioration in sepsis. The predictive accuracy... read more
Are Two Shocks Better Than One?
Overall, the trial conducted by Cheskes et al contributes meaningfully to our understanding of the use of alternative defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation before widespread incorporation of double... read more
Emergency vs. Delayed Catheterization in Survivors of OHCA
In this randomized clinical trial, for patients who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without ST-segment elevation on ECG, a strategy of emergency CAG was not better than a strategy of delayed CAG with respect... read more
Positive or Negative Prognostic Factor for Epidural Hematoma?
To our best knowledge, a typical epidural hematoma (EDP) prognosis is good if it is discovered quickly and managed. Therefore the presence of EDH is considered a positive prognostic sign in the Rotterdam, Stockholm, and the... read more
