Tag: Intensive Care
Nurse Certification May Promote Evidence-Based Practice in ICU
Nurses certified in critical care also have higher perceived value of evidence-based practices
December 2019 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for December 2019. This roundup includes the...
Vitamin E Acetate ID’d in Lungs of Most Vaping Illness Patients
And, special report notes decrease in ED visits with EVALI-related diagnostic codes since September 2019
Vitamin D Supplementation Offers No Benefit for Critically Ill
Among critically ill patients with vitamin D deficiency, supplementation did not improve 90-day mortality
Report Estimates Readmission, Death After Vaping Illness Discharge
Based on these findings, second report presents guidelines updating postdischarge management
Fresh Red Blood Cell Transfusion No Better in Critically Ill Children
Incidence of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome similar with use of fresh, standard-issue RBCs
Holding Intubated Infants in ICU Found to Be Safe, Beneficial
No increase found in adverse events with holding infants aged <6 months intubated for respiratory failure
November 2019 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for November 2019. This roundup includes the...
12 Cases of Vaping-Related Lung Injury Described in One Hospital
Eight of the patients required ICU admission for hypoxemic respiratory failure, but no deaths reported
More Awareness of Choosing Wisely Campaign Needed for Nurses
Only 38.3 percent of nurses who were members of AACN reported being familiar with Choosing Wisely
