Critical Care
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Revised dispatch system boosts bystander CPR in those with limited English
Lack of English proficiency was less of a barrier to bystander CPR in Los Angeles after a simplified, tiered dispatch system was put in place.
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In-hospital resuscitation: Focus on effective chest pumps, prompt shocks
Consider mechanical piston compressions and even “reverse CPR” when appropriate.
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Avoiding excess oxygen in mechanically ventilated patients ‘seems sensible’
Future trials “will have to address how a particular [oxygenation] target is both set and achieved in each group of patients, particularly those...
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Short-term oxygen prescriptions lead to inappropriate long-term use
Oxygen prescriptions at hospital discharge are a far more pernicious cause of wasted resources.
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New guidelines advise expanded use of high-flow nasal oxygen for patients with ARDS
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Delirium risk factors identified in ICU cancer patients
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Encephalopathy common, often lethal in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Toxic metabolic encephalopathy was associated with a 24% higher risk of in-hospital death.
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Postintubation tracheal injury in the COVID-19 era
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Late-window stroke thrombolysis not linked to clot migration
This is the first randomized controlled study to assess the effect of thrombolysis on clot migration and accessibility in an extended time window...
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Earlier antibiotic initiation for sepsis did not lead to overuse
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PPE protected critical care staff from COVID-19 transmission
Staff acquisition peaked 3 weeks before the peak of COVID-19 ICU admission.