Frailty scores alone may be poor predictors of intensive care admission or hospital stay duration
1. Frailty scores alone (mFI-5, CCI) are poor predictors of intensive care unit (ICU) admission or prolonged hospital stay in ...
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2 Minute Medicine Rewind May 19th, 2025
Blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio as predictor of mortality among acute pancreatitis patients in ICU: A retrospective cohort study ...
Endothelial Activation and Stress Index as a predictor of mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation
1. The Endothelial Activation and Stress Index (EASIX) is associated with in-hospital, short-term (28-day), and long-term (365-day) all-cause mortality in ...
Epinephrine inferior to norepinephrine as initial treatment in children with septic shock
1. Epinephrine was associated with greater 30-day mortality compared to norepinephrine in the management of septic shock in pediatric patients. ...
Heterogeneous treatment effects of stress ulcer prophylaxis among ICU patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding
1. In patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with at least one risk factor for clinically significant gastrointestinal ...
#VisualAbstract: Inulin Prebiotics Did Not Alter Gut Pathogen Colonization and Infection in ICU Septic Patients
Click here to read this study in Critical Care. ©2024 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be ...
Various biomarkers remain intact in delayed sample processing
1. 72-hour delayed serum sample processing had no effect on testing for cytokines, chemokines, cfDNA, or coagulation in healthy volunteers ...
COVID-19 caseload stress associated with increased mortality across U.S. hospitals
1. In this retrospective cohort study, increased surge index during the Delta wave was associated with worse survival across various ...
Liberal transfusion strategy does not improve post-traumatic brain injury neurologic outcomes
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with anemia, a liberal red-cell transfusion strategy resulted ...
Pantoprazole prophylaxis for individuals on mechanical ventilation with stress ulcers
1. In this randomized controlled trial studying critically ill adults, pantoprazole use was associated with a lower risk of clinically ...