Critical Care
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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.
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Sepsis common cause of ICU admissions in patients with MS
Guidelines
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...
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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.
Commentary
Should we always offer CPR?
We need to have the humility to accept that death is inevitable.
Livin' on the MDedge
Make America beautiful: Support mask mandates
Plus astro-anemia, ICU eyes, and dying around the world.
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Death, kidney injury rates in ICU patients similar with saline, multielectrolyte solution
“A lot of the treatments we use in critical care have not been properly evaluated,” said Dr. Simon Finfer.
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New tool helps predict severe pain during wound dressing changes
Three predictors emerged as most useful for a clinical prediction tool: type of dressing, resting wound pain, and expected pain.