Critical Care
From the Journals
COVID-19 often more severe with congenital heart defects
“Hospitalized patients with heart defects are up to twice as likely to have critical outcomes of COVID-19 illness,” says author of a new study.
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Among critically ill adults, low-molecular-weight heparin reduces deep vein thrombosis
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Analysis questions tocilizumab in ventilated COVID patients
Statistical review of earlier meta-analysis supports use of arthritis drug in hospitalized patients on non-invasive respiration.
Perspectives
The best crystalloid for the critically ill
From the Journals
Early flu treatment of hospital CAP patients improves outcomes
From the Journals
Sepsis common cause of ICU admissions in patients with MS
News
SCAI refines cardiogenic shock classification system
The second iteration of the SCAI cardiogenic shock classification system is based on valuable information gleaned from validation studies and real...
From the Journals
Seniors face higher risk of other medical conditions after COVID-19
The risk of a new condition being triggered by COVID is more than twice as high in seniors, compared with younger patients, new research suggests...
Latest News
Doc accused of killing 14 patients in the ICU: Upcoming trial notes patient safety lapses
Patient safety experts say that this could have happened at many U.S. hospitals.
Opinion
Should we always offer CPR?
We need to have the humility to accept that death is inevitable.