Creatinine production rate fails to identify ICU patients who benefit from early parenteral nutrition
A secondary analysis of the EPaNIC randomized trial found that day-2 creatinine production rate did not identify ICU patients who ...
Tag: Mechanical ventilation
Mechanical Ventilation During CPR Linked to Better Survival Odds in Pooled Analysis
A systematic review and meta-analysis of nine studies found mechanical ventilation during CPR was associated with higher odds of ROSC ...
Age and Low Blood Pressure Predict Lung Complications After Blunt Chest Trauma
A retrospective cohort study in Thailand found that increasing age and lower initial systolic blood pressure were independently associated with ...
False ceilings, fans and rooftop solar could cool Bangladesh’s rural clinics
A simulation study of a rural Bangladeshi clinic finds that a ventilated false ceiling combined with rooftop solar panels could ...
Ventilation Modes Split Breathing Energy Differently, Bench Simulator Study Finds
A bench study using a hybrid respiratory simulator found that ventilation modes differ in how they partition inspiratory mechanical power ...
Neonates With Early-Onset Sepsis in South Ethiopia Face High Death Risk, Study Finds
A retrospective cohort study of 391 neonates in South Ethiopia found a mortality rate of 12.2 per 1,000 neonate-days and ...
Sixty Years After ARDS Was Named, Scientists Ask Whether Ventilation Can Help Lungs Repair
A new hypothesis paper proposes that ventilation tuned within lung-protective limits might also preserve the mechanical signals needed for the ...
Retrospective cohort links imaging features to outcomes in non-HIV Pneumocystis pneumonia
A retrospective study of 198 HIV-negative immunocompromised patients linked pleural effusion and early radiographic worsening with mortality and mechanical ventilation ...
When the Injured Brain Fights the Ventilator: Review Maps Neurogenic Breathing Asynchrony
A review in Neurocritical Care describes how neurogenic breathing patterns in acutely injured brain patients cause patient–ventilator asynchrony, identifies high ...
From Kilograms to Compliance: Rethinking Lung-Protective Ventilation as an Equity Issue
A new perspective in Intensive Care Medicine argues that tidal volumes scaled to predicted body weight systematically overestimate lung size ...
Bundles linked with lower neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia
A meta-analysis of 34 studies links multicomponent quality-improvement programs with lower ventilator-associated pneumonia rates in neonatal intensive care units, while ...
Pilot balloon detachment forces risky decision in ventilated tracheostomy patient
A single retrospective case shows how clinicians temporarily managed complete pilot-balloon detachment when replacing a ventilator-dependent patient’s tracheostomy was judged ...
Research report: Clinical characteristics and half-year outcomes of 53 children with severe adenovirus pneumonia complicated with encephalitis or encephalopathy
A retrospective study of 53 children found no obvious neurological sequelae among 50 six-month survivors but a 38.0% incidence of ...
Elevated pre-extubation osmolality linked to early reintubation in two ICU databases
A retrospective dual-database study found that calculated serum osmolality above 300 mOsm/kg before extubation was associated with higher 48-hour invasive ...
Candiduria linked to later candidemia in retrospective ICU cohort
A retrospective study found that 19.9% of eligible ICU patients with candiduria developed subsequent candidemia, which was associated with renal ...
ARDS subphenotypes offer a path toward personalized critical care
A review finds that ARDS can be separated into hyperinflammatory and hypoinflammatory profiles, while also showing why combining blood biomarkers ...
Hidden knowledge gaps in mechanical ventilation care: a multicenter study of ICU nurses’ competence and patient safety risks in Iraq
A descriptive cross-sectional study of 152 ICU nurses in four Amara City hospitals found moderate overall mechanical-ventilation knowledge, with particularly ...
Preterm Infants Follow Three Distinct Early Feeding Trajectories
A prospective study of 213 preterm infants identified three distinct oral-feeding trajectories over 14 days, linked with differences in prematurity, ...
Restrictive Oxygen Targets Linked to Higher Death Risk in Ventilated Stroke Patients
A large propensity-matched analysis of over 17,000 ventilated stroke patients finds that restrictive oxygen saturation targets in the first 48 ...
Nebulized Epinephrine Fails to Prevent Extubation Failure in Newborns, Trial Finds
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in a level III neonatal intensive care unit found that scheduled nebulized L-epinephrine did not ...
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