Tag: study
Environment key battle ground in fight to tackle antibiotic resistance
The environment could be as important a battle ground as the clinic in the global fight against the spread of antibiotic resistance, new research has shown. A study conducted at the University of Exeter Medical School concluded... read more
Organizational Factors Associated with Target Sedation on the First 48 hours of Mechanical Ventilation
Although light sedation levels are associated with several beneficial outcomes for critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, the majority of patients are still deeply sedated. Organizational factors may play a role... read more
Fluid Responsiveness in Sepsis
Fluid challenge is a common practice in the ICU. It is one of the most important resuscitation manoeuvres of acute circulatory failure management in critically ill patients. Adequate fluid resuscitation is very important... read more
Risk Factors at Index Hospitalization Associated With Longer-term Mortality in Adult Sepsis Survivors
In this cohort study of 94 748 adult sepsis survivors, age, male sex, 1 or more severe comorbidities, prehospitalization dependency, nonsurgical status, acute severity of illness, site of infection, and organ dysfunction... read more
Initial Arterial pH as a Predictor of Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Lower pH after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has been associated with worsening neurologic outcome, with ... read more
Thrombosis and Bleeding in the ICU
ICU patients are high risk of developing thrombotic complications such as deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Indeed, due to the hypercoagulative state typical for many forms of critical illness associated... read more
Physician Burnout Costs the U.S. Billions of Dollars Each Year
Doctors in the U.S. experience symptoms of burnout at almost twice the rate of other workers, often citing as contributors the long hours, a fear of being sued, and having to deal with growing bureaucracy, like filling out... read more
Multipotent Fetal-derived Cdx2 Cells From Placenta Regenerate the Heart
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated that stem cells derived from the placenta known as Cdx2 cells can regenerate healthy heart cells after heart attacks in animal models. The extremely... read more
Placards Do Not Improve Hand Hygiene Adherence
Hand hygiene placards posted in a Denver hospital — including one that featured an image of two eyes looking directly at the viewer with a reminder to clean their hands — did not result in measurable improvements in hand... read more
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery in Elderly Patients
The goal of this retrospective study was to investigate the effects of perioperative use of dexmedetomidine (Dex) on outcomes for older patients undergoing cardiac surgery. A total of 505 patients (equal or greater than 65... read more
Optimizing Respiratory Management in Resource-limited Settings
This review focuses on the emerging body of literature regarding the management of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim is to abstract management principles that are of relevance... read more
Describing Organ Dysfunction in the ICU
Multiple organ dysfunction is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs). Original development of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was not to predict outcome, but to describe... read more
Regeneration of Severely Damaged Lungs Using an Interventional Cross-circulation Platform
The number of available donor organs limits lung transplantation, the only lifesaving therapy for the increasing population of patients with end-stage lung disease. A prevalent etiology of injury that renders lungs unacceptable... read more
Closed ICU Model Linked to 100% Reduction in Several HAIs
A closed intensive care unit model, in which a patient is evaluated and admitted under an intensivist and patient care orders are written by ICU staff, can help reduce rates of several healthcare-associated infections (HAI),... read more
