Early out-of-bed mobilization enhanced mobility and functional independence in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury, while also reducing ICU stays and...
In a randomized clinical trial, a team of researchers compared the use of cefepime and piperacillin-tazobactam—commonly used medications for empirical treatment of infection—to determine the risks of...
To better understand aspects of adult onset Still disease, a rare disorder with complications that may be fatal, researchers examined the various clinical presentations and outcomes associated with the...
The researchers sought to find an association between patients who were critically ill and received ECMO during treatment, and the presence of a new mental health diagnosis.
Critically ill patients in the emergency department may spend hours to days awaiting transfer to the intensive care unit. Can emergency-department–based, ICU telemonitoring improve the outcome among these...
In this podcast, Dr Thomas Stelfox from the University of Calgary & Alberta Health Services spoke in-depth about his study, which found that select patients may benefit from being discharged directly...
Opioid misuse has become an epidemic in the United States. This new analysis evaluated whether hospital-administered opioids lead to an increase in opioid prescriptions after discharge.
