Critical Care
From the Journals
Ultrashort course antibiotics may be enough in stable VAP
Ultrashort antibiotic courses yielded outcomes that were similar to those with longer courses in patients with suspected ventilator-associated...
From the Journals
SOFA score may be best to identify sepsis in the ICU
Among critically ill patients admitted to the ICU with a suspected infection, defining sepsis by an increase of two or more points in the...
From the Journals
Early procalcitonin testing reduced ICU costs for sepsis patients
Procalcitonin (PCT) testing on the first day of ICU admission for adult patients with sepsis is associated with reduced length of stay, less...
Commentary
When to discontinue contact precautions for patients with MRSA
In the absence of a positive active surveillance culture it may be reasonable to discontinue contact precautions for patients with MRSA infection...
Conference Coverage
Aspirin use linked to increased ICH in trauma patients
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Among a group of anticoagulated trauma patients, those on aspirin had the highest rate and risk of intracranial hemorrhage,...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Hepato-adrenal syndrome is an under-recognized source of ICU morbidity
BOSTON – Patients with serious liver disease who also had hepato-adrenal syndrome had significantly longer hospital stays; these patients had...
Conference Coverage
Recovery path complicated for trauma patients with VTE
Patients who develop a VTE following severe hemorrhage are more susceptible to complications, compared with their counterparts who do not. They...
From the Journals
Acute kidney injury common in children, young adults in ICU
Acute kidney injury is common in children and young adults admitted to ICU.
Conference Coverage
Empirical micafungin falls short for treating suspected fungal infection in the ICU
MILAN – Empirical antifungal treatment did not improve the rate of survival free of invasive fungal infection among high-risk colonized patients...
From the Journals
Higher sRAGE found in nonfocal ARDS
A soluble marker of alveolar epithelial damage may help physicians identify focal versus nonfocal acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Conference Coverage
‘Skip phenomenon’ could explain fluctuating positivity for S. aureus bacteremia
NEW ORLEANS – Some patients treated appropriately with antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia can generate a negative blood culture...