Critical Care
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Acute kidney injury common in children, young adults in ICU
Acute kidney injury is common in children and young adults admitted to ICU.
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Empirical micafungin falls short for treating suspected fungal infection in the ICU
MILAN – Empirical antifungal treatment did not improve the rate of survival free of invasive fungal infection among high-risk colonized patients...
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Higher sRAGE found in nonfocal ARDS
A soluble marker of alveolar epithelial damage may help physicians identify focal versus nonfocal acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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‘Skip phenomenon’ could explain fluctuating positivity for S. aureus bacteremia
NEW ORLEANS – Some patients treated appropriately with antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia can generate a negative blood culture...
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Inpatient telemedicine could bridge infectious disease specialist gap
NEW ORLEANS – Telemedicine inpatient consultations are a relatively new component in health care, but they could help address the problem of...
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Combine qSOFA and SIRS for best sepsis score
LOS ANGELES – Instead of replacing the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) score with the new quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment...
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He/O2 does not reduce NIV failure in severe COPD exacerbations
Inhaling He/O2 did not result in a lower NIV failure rate than inhaling Air/O2 in COPD patients requiring noninvasive ventilation, in a randomized...
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Age of blood did not affect mortality in transfused patients
In-hospital mortality did not vary for patients who received transfusions of blood that had been stored for 2 weeks and for patients who got blood...
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Sepsis mortality linked to concentration of critical care fellowships
Compared with other parts of the United States, survival rates for sepsis were highest in the Northeast and metropolitan areas in the Western...
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LMWH best for preventing PE in patients with major trauma
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), instead of unfractionated heparin (UH), is associated with lower risk...
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TBI scoring system predicts outcomes with only initial head CT findings
WASHINGTON, DC - A simple 8-point scoring system based on head CT findings accurately predicts mortality, morbidity, and even discharge...