ICU chlorhexidine baths do not reduce rates of hospital-acquired infections
1. In this study, daily bathing with chlorhexidine did not decrease the rates of hospital-acquired infections in ICU patients. 2. ...
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Withholding and withdrawing care viewed as different among Asian intensivists
1. This survey of Asian intensive care unit physicians’ attitudes towards end of life care showed that, for patients who ...
Shared decision-making may be limited in PICU end-of-life discussions
1. In 47 end-of-life discussions recorded at 2 Dutch PICUs, most physicians communicated information regarding the situation, treatment, prognosis, options, ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 6 – October 13, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Prevalence ...
Off-hours PICU admissions not linked to increased mortality
1. Off-hours admissions to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) were less likely to be elective, had a higher risk ...
Digestive tract decontamination associated with low antibiotic resistance in ICU
1. Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) was associated with a lower prevalence of antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria in the ...
Vitamin D supplementation in the ICU does not improve outcomes [VITdAL-ICU trial]
1. Vitamin D supplementation did not change length of ICU or hospital stay among individuals with vitamin D deficiency in ...
Healthcare-associated infections falling among critically ill children
1. Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAPs) fell significantly among neonatal intensive care units between 2007 and ...
Immune-modulating enteral nutrition does not reduce infections in the ICU
1. High protein enteral nutrition enriched with immune-modulating nutrients (IMHP) did not reduce infections in mechanically ventilated adults compared to ...
Laboratory values and treatment associated with DKA-related cerebral edema [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Among children admitted to 1 of 10 medical centers for diabetic ketoacidosis management, elevated serum urea nitrogen ...
