Tag: Intensive Care

Seniors with Alzheimer disease and related dementia have lower rates of home discharge and higher mortality

Findings seen for critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation

In a recent study, 31 percent of those whose caregivers declined died during hospitalization

No improvement seen in favorable functional outcome at six months, but reduced risk of death at 28 days after injury

Standards identified as minimum requirements for each level of care; facilities encouraged to go beyond minimum

Small reduction seen in incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, but no decrease in sepsis or death seen among very low birth weight neonates

Newcastle Infant Dialysis Ultrafiltration System delivers accurate, controllable fluid removal and adequate clearance for babies under 8 kg

Findings seen among adults who had been admitted to the ICU for severe community-acquired pneumonia

Increased odds seen for bloodstream infection and longer length of stay, but no link seen with mortality, severe intraventricular hemorrhage

Decision guide is effective for determining which patients should be referred for swallowing assessment after extubation