Tag: Intensive Care
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
Closed ICU Model May Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
Decline seen in CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP rates; no change in C. diff infection, MRSA blood infection rates
Four Clinical Phenotypes Identified for Sepsis
Phenotype distributions similar in derivation, validation cohorts; highest mortality for γ phenotype
April 2019 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for April 2019. This roundup includes the...
Nonpharmacologic Tx Enhances Care of Opioid-Exposed Newborns
Reduction seen in length of hospital stay and in use of medication to treat neonatal abstinence
More Than 80 Percent of STEMI Patients Treated in ICU
However, only 16.2 percent of patients develop complications requiring ICU care while hospitalized
March 2019 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for March 2019. This roundup includes the...
Discharge, Interhospital Transfer Varies With Insurance Status
Uninsured patients more likely to be discharged, transferred versus privately insured patients
