Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Cardiac troponins and brain natriuretic peptide have been suggested as useful tools for predicting relevant outcomes in patients with pulmonary embolism.
Category : intensive care : Health & Medical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Review and Practice Guidelines
Pregnancy related cardiomyopathy treatments may involve the use of intravenous vasodilators, inotropic medications, an intra-aortic balloon pump, and more, based on current ACC/AHA guidelines. . .
VTE in the ICU: Characteristics, Diagnosis,Thromboprophylaxis
Do all ICU patients need thromboprophylaxis?
Rehospitalizations Following Sepsis: Common and Costly
Sepsis management is wide-open for quality improvement. Where to begin?
Preventing Hypokalemia in Critically Ill Patients
Does administering potassium preemptively in maintenance intravenous fluid prevent episodes of hypokalemia and reduce the need for potassium boluses?
Do Windows Affect Outcomes Among Patients in ICUs?
An ICU room with natural light may help sleep for some patients, but how does it impact the bottom line?
Decrease in PaCO2 With Prone Position is Predictive
The prone position is widely used in the treatment of patients with severe acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), although an initial outcome study failed to show any enhancing advantage in survival rates.
Aspirin Therapy in Patients With ARDS and Reduced ICU Mortality
Does an aspirin a day keep ICU patients alive?
ARDS and ALI
Why do trauma-associated ALI and ARDS have lower mortality rates?
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Review and Practice Guidelines
Pregnancy related cardiomyopathy treatments may involve the use of intravenous vasodilators, inotropic medications, an intra-aortic balloon pump, and more, based on current ACC/AHA guidelines. . .
Plasma Use in Critical Care: Indications, Dose and Effect on PT
Fresh frozen plasma is widely used as a precautionary treatment in critically ill patients with mild coagulation abnormalities, but practice variations bring up important questions.
Accidental Catheter Removal in Critically Ill Patients: A
The objective of the present study was to analyze the incidence of ACR for all types of catheters in the ICU.
Status Epilepticus: Impact of Therapeutic Coma on Outcome
Therapeutic coma is advocated in guidelines for management of refractory status epilepticus, but does the evidence still hold?
Oxygen Therapy in Critical Illness
Are the benefits of attempting to fully reverse arterial hypoxemia outweighed by the harms associated with high concentrations of supplemental oxygen?
Electronic Tool for Evaluation and Treatment of Sepsis in ICU
Can an electronic tool for sepsis alerts improve compliance with treatment guidelines and clinical outcomes in septic ICU patients?
Severe Heat Stroke With Multiple Organ Dysfunction
A case of severe heat stroke resistant to conventional cooling therapies. Could endovascular cooling have contributed to the reduction of body temperature and, possibly, avoided a fatal result?
Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
It seems we are barely scratching the surface of the therapeutic potential of body cooling.
Preventing Hypokalemia in Critically Ill Patients
Does administering potassium preemptively in maintenance intravenous fluid prevent episodes of hypokalemia and reduce the need for potassium boluses?
Selective Decontamination to Prevent Nosocomial ICU Respiratory Infections
Do prophylactic antibiotic regimens reduce the risk for nosocomial respiratory infections in patients in the ICU?
To Strip or Not to Strip? Physiological Effects of Chest Tube Manipulation
How confident are you that your knowledge of the effects of chest tube stripping is up to date?