Tag: Intensive Care
Serious Resident Errors Increase When Extended ICU Shifts Are Cut
But after adjustment for number of patients per resident, errors not increased with ≤16-hour shifts
Acalabrutinib Promising for Treatment of Severe COVID-19
Selective bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment may improve oxygenation, reduce inflammation
COVID-19 Mortality Rate for Intubated Adults Lower Than Previously Reported
35.7 percent of 165 patients requiring mechanical ventilation died, while overall mortality was 30.9 percent
Thromboelastography Can Predict Blood Clots in COVID-19
For innate TEG maximum amplitude, sensitivity and negative predictive value were 100 percent
Anesthesiologists Shift Practice From OR to ICU During Pandemic
Given drop in elective and nonemergency procedures, two-thirds of practices shifted to critical care
Nurse Understaffing May Up Risk for Multiple Organ Failure in ICU Patients
Nursing workload was significantly higher in patients with multiple organ failure, nonsurvivors
High Rates of DVT Seen in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Authors call for prompt detection and early anticoagulant therapy
ABCDE Bundle Can Reduce Ventilation Time for ICU Patients
Awakening and breathing coordination, delirium monitoring/management, early mobility are key
Burden of Severe COVID-19 High in California, Washington State
Length of stay was 9.3 days for survivors; probability high for ICU admission, mortality
Only One in Four U.S. Hospitals With ICUs Have Tele-ICU Services
Wide regional variation seen for availability of telehealth outpatient visits, tele-ICU services
