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Critical Care General

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and ARDS Risk

Oct 07, 2022

Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS is a devastating side effect of a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Recent research has pinpointed pre-transplant risk factors for ARDS after HSCT. Th...

In COPD, Continuous Pulse Oximetry During The 6-Minute Walk Test Improves Clinical Outcome Prediction

Oct 07, 2022

Results from a 6-minute walk test (6MWT) with continuous monitoring of blood oxygen saturation SpO2 showed that certain people with respiratory disorders may have values throughout the test that are l...

RCTs: Dexmedetomidine Use in Sepsis Patients

Oct 03, 2022

Patients with sepsis frequently receive dexmedetomidine treatment. Some debate exists regarding how well it helps septic patients. Dexmedetomidine use in patients with sepsis has been the subject of n...

Electronic Relaxation Device: Patient Discomfort Improvement

Sep 23, 2022

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of various electronic relaxation devices in reducing stress-related symptoms often reported in the intensive care unit (ICU). A randomized cross-over approach ...

Decreased Renal Perfusion During AKI in COVID-19 Patients

Sep 23, 2022

It has been hypothesized that renal hypoperfusion is a factor in the progression of acute kidney injury (AKI) in severely ill COVID-19 patients. However, there is scant evidence to back up this claim....

Renal Outcomes: RRT Modality & Treatment Protocol

Sep 23, 2022

Renal replacement therapy (RRT) techniques and treatment regimens may influence kidney recovery in critically sick patients with acute kidney damage. The purpose of this research was to compare the ou...

Nutrition Rehabilitation Role in ICU Survivor’s Recovery

Sep 23, 2022

After leaving the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), many people who have survived a serious illness are left with considerable physical and psychological handicaps. Nutrition remains a challenge, especially ...

Clinical Nutrition Issues: Missing Trust Towards SPN

Sep 23, 2022

A meeting to discuss the value, role, and open questions regarding supplemental parenteral nutrition (SPN) along with oral or enteral nutrition (EN), particularly in the setting of an intensive care u...

Respiratory Support in Severe COVID-19 Patients in ISARIC

Sep 23, 2022

High-flow nasal cannulae (HFNC), non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV), and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) are all forms of advanced respiratory assistance that might be necessary for up to...

Plasma SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antigen levels are associated with progression to severe disease in hospitalized COVID-19

Sep 22, 2022

Quantitative studies of SARS-CoV-2 have mostly focused on the upper respiratory tract or plasma viral Ribonucleic acid (RNA), with mixed results regarding their correlation with clinical outcomes. The...

COVID-19 Reduces Surgical Volume Across All Subspecialties & Levels of Care

Sep 14, 2022

The pandemic delayed surgeries across all subspecialties and levels of care in both the acute phase of the pandemic and after the release of COVID-19 vaccines. “It is important to evaluate ou...

Capillary Refill Time (CRT) After Fluid Challenge

Sep 06, 2022

Understanding the intra-observer variability of the CRT was a primary goal of the study. Finally, they noticed fingertip CRT in sepsis patients with volume expansion within the first 24 hours of ICU a...

CAR-T Cell Recipients' Use of ICU Resources

Sep 06, 2022

Study participants were in critical condition and had received CAR-T (chimeric antigen receptor T) cells. Investigating the entire medical center's past. All patients who received a CAR-T cell and sub...

Stratification of Secondary Infection in Critical Illnesses Induced by Immune Dysfunction

Sep 05, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to create the REALIST score as part of the REALISM project as a helpful tool to assist doctors in better identifying and stratifying patients at high risk for subsequen...

Septic Shock Patients' Mottling and Arterial Lactate Normalization with Mean Arterial Pressure Target

Sep 05, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to investigate whether patients in septic shock would react differently to a low-MAP target (65 to 70 mmHg) versus a high-MAP target (80 to 85 mmHg). Every 2 hours star...

Fiberoptic Endoscopic Validation of a Clinical Screening Test of Swallowing Function in Critically Ill Patients

Sep 02, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to compare the accuracy of their BSSD to fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in critically sick patients who had been extubated. After extubation, a b...

COVID-19 Pneumonia: Capnodynamic Monitoring of Lung Volume & Blood Flow in Response to Increased PEEP

Aug 26, 2022

Patients with moderate to severe respiratory failure brought on by COVID-19 underwent capnodynamic monitoring of end-expiratory lung volume (EELVCO2<) and effective pulmonary blood flow (EPBF) whil...

Early Steroids and VAP in COVID-19-related ARDS

Aug 25, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to ascertain whether ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) was caused by early corticosteroid treatment for COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Patient...

Co-infection & ICU-acquired Infection in COVID-19 ICU Patients

Aug 25, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to investigate patterns of co-infection and intensive care unit-acquired infections (ICU-AI) and the link to corticosteroid administration. This multinational, multicen...

Clustering Identifies TBI Endotypes in an Intensive Care Patients

Aug 25, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to understand that data-driven traumatic brain injury (TBI) characterization could differentiate between different endotypes and provide mechanistic details. In the CEN...

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