Critical Care

Bedside case presentation more efficient for patient knowledge, but greater confusion about medical jargon, uncertainty due to team discussions

Increased in-hospital mortality for COVID-19 patients with schizophrenia versus those without severe mental illness

Early outcomes of two large observational studies show mixed results for the efficacy of immunomodulation with IVIG, glucocorticoids, or both

Infections in fully vaccinated people account for 0.1 percent of hospitalizations and 0.8 percent of deaths

Decrease in life expectancy larger than that seen in other high-income countries; pronounced decreases seen for Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black populations

Black patients more likely than Whites to die in the hospital or hospice when not adjusting for site of care

Prophylactic-dose anticoagulation, but not treatment-dose anticoagulation, associated with lower 60-day mortality

Faster progression to extubation does not increase risk for reintubation or other adverse events

External validation study shows poor performance for proprietary sepsis prediction model in hospitalized patients