The Yang-Tobin Index: A Key Predictor for Successful Extubation in Critical Care
Why the Yang-Tobin Index Matters Determining the right time to extubate a critically ill patient remains one of the most ...
Tag: intensive care
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 ...
Joint inpatient palliative care approaches may reduce length of stay in intensive care units
1. A joint Inpatient palliative Care (IPC) approach was effective at reducing patients' time in the intensive care unit (ICU) ...
#VisualAbstract: Higher mean arterial blood pressure targets did not improve outcomes in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest
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Risk factors and rates of post-intensive care syndrome for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Post-intensive care syndrome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: A prospective observational cohort study 1. Approximately half of patients with out-of-hospital ...
Post-intensive care syndrome risk in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients
1. Approximately half of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have signs of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) at 3 and ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 17, 2022
Post-intensive care syndrome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: A prospective observational cohort study 1. Approximately half of patients with out-of-hospital ...
Intravenous vitamin C increases mortality and organ dysfunction in sepsis patients
1. In patients with sepsis receiving a vasopressor in the intensive care unit (ICU), intravenous vitamin C was associated with ...
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder highly prevalent among family members of patients admitted to the intensive care unit with COVID-19
1. Compared to prepandemic populations, family members of patients admitted to the intensive care unit with COVID-19 had significant symptoms ...
Three-step support strategy reduces prolonged grief in relatives after death of intensive care unit patients
1. Grief measured at 6 months following the patient’s death was significantly lower in relatives in the intervention groups compared ...
