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Clinicians Consider Many Factors When Deciding on Mechanical Ventilation After Sepsis
Identifying patients at high risk and crafting timely, targeted interventions can improve outcomes.
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CDC Publishes Guide to Help Hospitals Diagnose, Treat Sepsis
The agency details seven pillars upon which leaders can build a successful program.
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ICU Admission Means Trouble for Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients
If they are released, such patients are twice as likely to die soon after discharge.
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Patient Mortality Not Linked to Intensivist Caseloads
In this retrospective cohort study in the United States from 2018-2020, there was no significant association between intensivist-to-patient ratio and patient mortality and no effect modification by having physicians-in-training, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants present.
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Effectiveness of Aerosolized Bronchodilators in Patients Receiving High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy
In a prospective, single-center study, bronchodilators delivered in line with a high-flow nasal cannula device improved forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation.
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Older ICU Survivors Often Receive New and Persistent Prescriptions for Sedatives After Discharge
In this population-based cohort study of older intensive care unit survivors, one in 15 of them received a new prescription for a sedative within a week of discharge, and more than half had recurrent prescriptions.
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Videolaryngoscopy for Intubation of Critically Ill Patients
In a large, prospective, multicenter, randomized, pragmatic trial, the use of a video laryngoscope resulted in a higher incidence of successful intubation on the first attempt on critically ill patients in the emergency department and intensive care unit compared to the use of the direct laryngoscope.
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Practice Alert Provides Critical Care Nurses Safety Tips for Prone Positioning
The technique that became well known during the COVID-19 pandemic remains a standard tactic for managing acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Novel Bedside Procedure Improves Tracheostomy Outcomes
Nurse-driven initiative led to zero incidents of tracheostomy medical device-related pressure injuries for three years.
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Modifiable Factors Play a Significant Role in the Performance of Spontaneous Awake and Breathing Trials
In this secondary analysis of data from a national intensive care unit collaborative, various non-modifiable and modifiable factors were associated with performance of spontaneous awake and breathing trials.