Nov 18, 2022

Reduced hospital length of stay (LOS) and reduced duration of continuous albuterol medication are just 2 of the benefits of standardized acute asthma management using score-based, respiratory therapis...

Nov 18, 2022

Children undergoing mechanical ventilation has been shown to do better when their care is guided by an analgosedation strategy and standardized extubation readiness testing, according to recent resear...

Nov 17, 2022

The usage of high-flow nasal cannulas (HFNC) is on the rise in the pediatric population. There need to be more objective measures that can be used to predict the results of HFNC. Adults can predict th...

Nov 17, 2022

Bedside examination of alterations is of importance since prolonged breathing in COVID-19 patients might lead to atrophy and contractile weakening of respiratory muscle fibers. Therefore, the purpose ...

Nov 08, 2022

In order to facilitate interprofessional team assessments of patients with complicated wounds during COVID-19 as a procedure for quality improvement, a blended format model was inspired to be created ...

Nov 08, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to explain how one company created a financial case for expanding a wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nursing team. The facility, an 862-bed urban academic medical...

Nov 08, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to assess the risk variables for the use of vasopressors and the emergence of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs). In a 12-bed medical ICU at a community hos...

Nov 04, 2022

Patients in refractory cardiogenic shock may benefit from the use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (va-ECMO). In patients at high risk of mortality, this temporary support bridges t...

Nov 04, 2022

In critically ill patients, right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is prevalent and is associated with poor prognosis. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) is a common critical care (CCE) ec...

Nov 02, 2022

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided out-of-plane internal jugular vein (OOP-IJV) versus in-plane supraclavicular subclavian vein (IP-SSCV) catheterization in adul...

Nov 02, 2022

Although cefoxitin is effective against some Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) strains, it has not yet been tested in an intensive care unit (ICU). There needs to be more information regarding its pharmacoki...

Nov 02, 2022

Reactivations of the Herpesviridae or herpes simplex virus (HSV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) in the lungs of COVID-19 patients have been recorded. It is still being determined if these viral reactivatio...

Nov 01, 2022

Inspiratory efforts below a certain threshold are difficult to evaluate in a hospital setting and are likely not high enough to prevent muscle wasting. Flow index, generated from examining the inspira...

Nov 01, 2022

Although acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) will improve outcomes, the evidence for this belief comes mostly from small studies conducted before the age of widespread...

Oct 28, 2022

Some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop a syndrome known as COVID-19, including viral sepsis, pneumonia, and hypoxemic respiratory failure. Due to the situation's urgency, scientific validation o...

Oct 28, 2022

Increased mortality and morbidity in the critical care unit have been linked to fluid overload and venous congestion (intensive care unit). Although diuretics are commonly used to restore fluid balanc...

Oct 28, 2022

Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is used as rescue therapy in patients with refractory hypoxemia due to severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) notwithstanding the recommendation against ...

Oct 28, 2022

Although right ventricular (RV) performance is often evaluated separately, its strong link to afterload suggests that a combined examination of RV-pulmonary arterial (RV-PA) coupling and RV-outflow tr...

Oct 28, 2022

It is believed that between 250 and 500 cases/100.000 individuals per year are attributable to sepsis, making up between 4 and 6% of all hospital admissions. Sepsis has been named 1 of the world's mos...

Oct 28, 2022

Mortality in ARDS is correlated with the ventilatory ratio (VR, [minute ventilation × PaCO2]/[predicted body weight × 100 × 37.5]). This research aimed to determine if neuromuscular blo...