Sepsis is an alarmingly common cause behind ICU admissions in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), a retrospective, population-based cohort study indicates. Furthermore, it contributes to a ...

Advanced respiratory support is common in ICU patients with severe viral infections; however, additional infections do not substantially affect 30-day mortality outcomes.

A new study has identified several predictors of clinical deterioration and ICU admission in patients transferred from the Nunavik region of northern Quebec to a level 1 trauma center. The ...

For mechanically ventilated patients who lived independently before intensive care unit (ICU) admission, a high proportion of time spent in deep sedation is associated with loss of independent living.

Acquiring COVID-19 during the third trimester of pregnancy was associated with an increased risk for ICU admission and ...

Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) screening in all ICU admissions identified asymptomatic carriers and their risk for developing and/or transmitting infection. Clostridioides difficile infection ...

Among ICU patients with cirrhosis and sepsis, a high lactate-to-hematocrit ratio predicted short- and long-term mortality.

After 1 year of biologic therapy, admissions requiring noninvasive ventilation among patients with COPD and type 2 ...

Use of mobile patient lifts for ICU patients on mechanical ventilation improve their physical function during ICU admission by accelerating the standing process. The intervention group predominantly ...

Palliative care screenings in ICU may lead to better patient outcomes, study finds In the intensive care unit, every second counts when treating critically ill patients. But among the cutting-edge ...