Tag: sepsis
Balanced intravenous solutions reduce risk of hyperchloremia in the pediatric intensive care unit
1. In a randomized controlled trial of critically ill pediatric patients requiring intravenous fluid therapy, children receiving saline were significantly ...
#VisualAbstract: Restriction of Intravenous Fluids in ICU Patients with Septic Shock
Click to read this study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
#VisualAbstract: 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 ...
Intravenous fluid restriction does not improve septic shock outcomes
1. There was no significant difference in mortality among septic shock patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) between standard ...
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 ...
High pediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA) score may predict hospital mortality in emergency department setting
1. In a large cohort study, children presenting to emergency departments with a score of 2 or higher on the ...
Melioidosis outbreak is associated with imported aromatherapy spray
1. Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is rarely diagnosed in the US, and patients with melioidosis usually report travel to ...
Use of different sepsis scoring systems to predict mortality in bacteremic patients
1. Shapiro criteria and qSOFA scores significantly predicted sepsis-related mortality in bacteremic patients. 2. Model performance measures did not strongly ...
