<ѻý>More Newborns Intubated on First Try With Video Laryngoscopyѻý> "Unusually high degree" of successful first attempts in trial, researchers say May 06, 2024
<ѻý>No Best Nutrition Strategy for Most Preemies Waiting to Breastfeedѻý> Trial in moderate to late preterm infants comparing a variety of common methods finds no winner Apr 24, 2024
<ѻý>AI Sepsis Diagnostic Tool Gets FDA Authorizationѻý> EHR-embedded software algorithm uses biomarkers, clinical data Apr 03, 2024
<ѻý>Mobilizing ICU Patients May Not Affect Risk of Adverse Events, Deathѻý> Implementing mobilization tied to a less than 3% risk of adverse events in meta-analysis Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>Weight-Based High-Flow Oxygen for Bronchiolitis May Reduce ICU Admissionsѻý> A weight-based high-flow nasal cannula protocol tied to 6.1% decrease per year in ICU admission Mar 19, 2024
<ѻý>Algorithm May Help Determine Oxygen Targets for Mechanically Ventilated Adultsѻý> If results are "true and generalizable, then the consequences are staggering," editorialist says Mar 19, 2024
<ѻý>Staph Infections Appear to Be More Deadly for Womenѻý> Understanding reasons behind mortality gap is "of critical importance," study author says Feb 27, 2024
<ѻý>Study Backs Recommended Antibiotic Approach for Aspiration Pneumoniaѻý> Evidence of more side effects, lack of survival benefit with extended anaerobic coverage Feb 21, 2024
<ѻý>Midline Catheters Go Head-to-Head With PICCs for Bloodstream Infectionsѻý> For dwell times of 15 days or less, midline catheters noninferior, single-center study finds Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Advisory Panel Generally Pleased With Pulse Oximetry Clinical Trial Proposalѻý> But some questions arose regarding number of participants, permissible variance in measurements Feb 03, 2024
<ѻý>Donor Milk, Formula Go Head-to-Head for Extreme Preemies in the NICUѻý> Similar neurodevelopmental outcomes, but less necrotizing enterocolitis with donor milk Jan 31, 2024
<ѻý>Critical Care Guideline Changes Boost Corticosteroid Uses, Role of Familiesѻý> Corticosteroids, glycemic control, and clinical deterioration outside ICU addressed Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>Ibuprofen Fails Another Crack at Reducing Preemie Lung Issues and Deathsѻý> A therapy to help babies with hole in heart is still lacking Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>Can Targeting Normoxemia Benefit Critically Ill Trauma Patients?ѻý> Strategy appeared to increase supplemental oxygen-free days Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>Tailoring Drug Interaction Alerts to the ICU Reduced Number of High-Risk Combosѻý> Intervention reduced "alert fatigue" for clinicians Jan 23, 2024
<ѻý>Ceftriaxone Prevents Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Brain Injuryѻý> Single-dose administered prophylactically associated with less pneumonia, mortality Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggestsѻý> Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Inpatient COVID-19 Costs Substantially Outpaced Medical Inflationѻý> Hospital costs to treat COVID-19 estimated at a staggering $70 billion Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>Giving Oropharyngeal Surfactant at Birth Is No Help to Preemiesѻý> Increased rates of pneumothorax emerged among newborns treated prophylactically Dec 11, 2023
<ѻý>Conservative Oxygenation Outperforms Liberal Targets for Critically Ill Kidsѻý> Oxy-PICU is the first randomized trial to compare different SpO2 targets in these patients Dec 05, 2023
<ѻý>Prone Positioning Falls Flat for Weaning COVID Patients Off ECMOѻý> Similar ECMO duration, mortality compared with supine position in randomized trial Dec 01, 2023
<ѻý>Safer to Hold Off on Intubating Comatose, Intoxicated Patients, Trial Findsѻý> French centers showed faster discharge, fewer adverse events Nov 29, 2023
<ѻý>Vitamin C Flops for Severe COVID-19ѻý> Trial data suggest chance of harm significantly greater than small possibility of efficacy Oct 25, 2023
<ѻý>Cryoprecipitate, REBOA Flop for Improving Major Hemorrhage Outcomesѻý> The first randomized trials of both approaches failed Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>ECMO Has Become a Harder Sell in Severe COVID-19ѻý> Studies show decreased use, cast doubt on clinical benefit Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>'Surprising' Contribution of Pulmonary Hypertension to ARDS Outcomesѻý> Coexisting conditions spell markedly poor clinical course Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Overdoing Blood Transfusions? JAMA Special Issue Shines a Lightѻý> Also includes two negative trials in hemorrhage control Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Low Tidal Volume Compliance Still Lacking in Mechanical Ventilationѻý> Women, shorter patients, those with a high BMI more likely to receive higher tidal volumes Sep 29, 2023
<ѻý>No Benefit to Tight Glucose Control in ICUѻý> Trial attempts to settle the controversy once and for all Sep 29, 2023
<ѻý>Recreational Drug Use More Common in Intensive Cardiac Care Than Many Admitѻý> Routine drug screening proposed for cardiac ICUs Aug 17, 2023
<ѻý>Madonna's ICU Stay May Have Been Due to Sepsisѻý> Despite being life-threatening, sepsis can be easy to miss Jun 30, 2023
<ѻý>Sepsis Outcomes No Different With Prolonged Beta-Lactam Antibioticѻý> Death and drug resistance unchanged no matter the duration of treatment Jun 20, 2023
<ѻý>Breathing Support Type Matters for Preventing Extubation Failure in the PICUѻý> CPAP, BiPAP, nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy Jun 05, 2023
<ѻý>Helmet CPAP Leads Noninvasive Ventilation Therapies for Acute Respiratory Failureѻý> Showdown of HFNC and helmet- and face mask-based modalities in meta-analysis Apr 23, 2023
<ѻý>Cerebral Oximetry Not a Lifesaver for Extremely Preterm Infantsѻý> No significant changes in death or brain injury in NICU patients Apr 19, 2023
<ѻý>ECMO Therapy Out of Reach for Multiple Socioeconomic Groupsѻý> Sex, insurance status, and income all factors in access to advanced critical care therapy Apr 07, 2023
<ѻý>Fatty Acid Tube Feeding May Backfire for Preemie Breathing Disorderѻý> Supplemental nutrition did not stave off bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants Mar 22, 2023
<ѻý>BEST-II Throws Cold Water on Already-Tepid BP Lowering After Stroke Thrombectomyѻý> Trial did not show definite harm, but benefit is unlikely Feb 10, 2023
<ѻý>Enriched ICU Nutrition Strategy Spoiled in Randomized Trialѻý> More protein no help for recovery, survival in critical care Jan 30, 2023
<ѻý>Better CPR for Non-Shockable Arrest; PICU Transfusions; PTSD After Child's ICU Stayѻý> Roundup of news from the 2023 Critical Care Congress Jan 26, 2023