Critical Care Alert – February 1, 2017
February 1, 2017
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Is There an Optimal Blood Pressure Target in Patients Presenting with Intracerebral Hemorrhage?
Recently, two large randomized, controlled trials compared intensive blood pressure control with permissive hypertension in the setting of acute intracerebral hemorrhage. The authors of the two trials reached seemingly differing conclusions, leading to confusion on how to best manage patients.
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Antibiotic Treatment in Community-acquired Pneumonia
In patients with newly diagnosed community-acquired pneumonia, basing the duration of antibiotic treatment on clinical stability criteria led to a significant reduction in duration of antibiotic treatment without an increased risk of adverse outcomes.
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Strategies to Manage the Failed Airway
In this large, multicenter, retrospective study, video laryngoscopy, the most common approach to failed airway management, demonstrated a high rate of success, even when difficult ventilation existed.