Tag: Intensive Care
Model Fails to Predict Risk for Maternal ICU Admission
Model intended to predict admission to maternal ICU based on cumulative effect of multiple risk factors
Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to Raised Odds of NICU Admission
Acute exposure during week prior to delivery, day of and day prior to delivery may up odds of admission
Flexible Family Visitation Policy Does Not Cut Delirium in ICU
For family members, anxiety and depression scores were significantly better with flexible visitation policy
Many Nurses Believe in Sedation for Comfort of Ventilated Patients
This is despite clinical guidelines calling for limiting sedation of patients on mechanical ventilation
Shorter ICU Rotations Cut Physician Burnout
Increased job fulfillment, decreased burnout seen for critical care physicians working seven-day rotations
June 2019 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for June 2019. This roundup includes the...
ICU Care for STEMI Associated With Improved Mortality Rates
Findings seen in patients who could have been treated in either the ICU or non-ICU unit
Rapid Fluid Removal May Up Mortality in Critically Ill With AKI
Higher net ultrafiltration rates with continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration may lower survival
May 2019 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for May 2019. This roundup includes the...
Pressure Injuries at Time of ICU Admission Tied to Longer Stays
Pressure injuries also may have modest association with higher risk for mortality
