Critical Care
Conference Coverage
Delaying renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients has advantages
Key clinical point: Delaying initiation of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with kidney injury appears safe and beneficial....
News
Nonbenzodiazepines reduce time to extubation, compared with benzodiazepines
An observational study of 9,603 patients has revealed associations of propofol and dexmedetomidine with less time to extubation compared with...
News
Stevens-Johnson syndrome, TEN not as rare as thought
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are not quite as rare as previously thought.
Conference Coverage
Improving our crystal ball: prognostication in neuroscience ICUs
News
Ultrasound improves early diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Key clinical point: The specificity of the examination for ventilator-associated pneumonia diagnosis could be increased with daily lung-ultrasound...
Commentary
Myth of the Month: NPO good for people with pancreatitis?
Should treatment of pancreatitis include early avoidance of food?
Conference Coverage
Mixing, cycling of antibiotics fails to reduce antibiotic resistance
Neither cycling through a regular schedule of antibiotics, nor randomly mixing them on a patient-level basis reduced the prevalence of antibiotic...
Conference Coverage
Study eyes mortality among octogenarians after emergency Hartmann’s procedure
LOS ANGELES – Patients over the age of 80 who present with diverticulitis requiring an emergent Hartmann’s procedure have a 30-day mortality rate...
Conference Coverage
Algorithm predicts late liver disease ICU benefit
Key clinical point:The algorithm could aid clinical decision making but requires further validation. Major finding: 30-day mortality in the ICU...
News
Severe sepsis and septic shock syndrome linked to chikungunya
Severe sepsis and septic shock syndrome may be rare complications of chikungunya virus infection, according to a recent study in Guadeloupe.
News
U.S. sepsis-related mortality rates differ based on data source
Despite challenges in estimating sepsis-related mortality in the United States because of its complex clinical nature and variety of underlying...