Critical Care Alert – March 1, 2019
March 1, 2019
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Mechanical Circulatory Support for Cardiogenic Shock
Exploring what options exist for temporary percutaneous mechanical support for cardiogenic shock associated with acute myocardial infarction?
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Late Awakening Among Cardiac Arrest Survivors Predicts Worse Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
In this retrospective single-center study, late awakening after cardiac arrest was associated with a higher rate of unfavorable outcomes immediately after awakening and at three months.
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Rethinking the Prophylactic Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in the ICU
The authors of this multicenter, blinded, randomized trial found that among critically ill adults at risk for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, fewer patients in the pantoprazole group exhibited clinically important GI bleeding compared to placebo, although mortality at 90 days was similar in both groups.