ICU Costs Associated With Dexmedetomidine vs Midazolam Sedation
One of these sedatives is associated with shorter length of stay and duration of mechanical ventilation -- at a significantly lower cost.
Category : intensive care : Health & Medical
Effect of Collaborative Care on Cost in an ICU
Does collaborative care by physicians reduce variation in discretionary ICU costs?
Guidelines for Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in the ICU
Get up-to-speed with new guidelines for managing common conditions that can disrupt care delivery in nearly every intensive care unit.
Protocols and Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients
Is healthcare quality being sabotaged by the ongoing flood of clinical protocols?
Time to Antibiotics and Outcomes in ED Patients With Sepsis
What's the golden timeframe for antibiotic delivery in patients with sepsis who present to the ED?
Position and Applied PEEP in Critically Ill Obese Patients
Optimal positioning for patients who are obese may have a huge impact on respiration during mechanical ventilation.
Weaning and Pressure Support Ventilation
What's the maximum level of pressure support that can be reasonably set?
A Qualitative Investigation of Experiences of Severe Sepsis
Explore the experiences and long-term impact of severe sepsis on survivors of severe sepsis and their informal caregivers.
Hepatitis C Antibodies
If a patient who has hepatitis C is cured, when do the hepatitis C antibodies disappear from his blood?
Candidemia in Nonneutropenic Critically Ill Patients
Notably, prior gastrointestinal surgery and systemic antifungal exposure were significantly associated with both a non-albicans Candida spp. and a potentially fluconazole-resistant Candida spp.
"It's Not Just What the Doctor Tells Me:" Factors That Influence Perception
What sources of knowledge do surrogates rely on when estimating a patient's prognosis?
CPAP More Effective With Nasal Mask Than Face Mask
Find out why less is more when it comes to oxygen delivery equipment in patients who are unconscious.
Esophageal Pressure to Titrate PEEP
Does titrating PEEP to esophageal pressure would improve lung recruitment and oxygenation without further injuring the lung?
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Amikacin in Septic Patients
For septic patients, higher doses of amikacin may impact clinical response, but the risk may be too great for some.
Rapid Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections, Pneumonia, and More
Find out more about rapid pathogen identification in critically ill patients.
Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Deep Vein Thrombosis
What is the daily dose of low-molecular-weight heparin in deep vein thrombosis if warfarin is contraindicated?
Early Hydrocortisone Replacement After Septic Shock
Timing of corticosteroid dosing may have a critical impact on outcomes in patients with septic shock.
Surviving the Sepsis Campaign Guidelines
Recommendations relating to the nursing care of severe sepsis patients including education, accountability, surveillance, hand hygiene, and much more are discussed.
Ask the Experts - Epoetin and Anemia of Chronic Disorders
Is there a role for epoetin alfa in the management of patients with anemia of chronic disease (excluding patients with chronic kidney disease and malignancy)?
Importance of Nondrug Costs of Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy
A number of studies have suggested that the overall quality of care, outcome, and patient and family satisfaction in intensive care units (ICUs) may be linked to the workload and staffing levels.