Critical Care

Critical Care Commentary

Sedative use in older adults after critical illness

Patients admitted to ICUs require modifications to their medication regimen due to their critical illness and rapidly changing clinical status.

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Now we have MERCY

Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, carbapenems, and cephalosporins, exhibit time-dependent bacterial eradication.

Perspectives

When does a bicarb drip make sense?

Intravenous bicarbonate can lead to intracellular acidosis, hypercapnia, hypocalcemia, and a reduction in oxygen delivery.

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Sepsis too often neglected in hospitals

The agency is making the case that sepsis needs more funding in hospitals that either don’t have the programs or aren’t supporting them with...

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