Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · May 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialRandomised controlled trial of oxygen therapy and high-flow nasal therapy in African children with pneumonia.
The life-saving role of oxygen therapy in African children with severe pneumonia is not yet established. ⋯ Respiratory support with HFNT showing potential benefit should prompt further trials.
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Intensive care medicine · May 2021
Gender differences in the provision of intensive care: a Bayesian approach.
It is currently unclear whether management and outcomes of critically ill patients differ between men and women. We sought to assess the influence of age, sex and diagnoses on the probability of intensive care provision in critically ill cardio- and neurovascular patients in a large nationwide cohort in Switzerland. ⋯ In the care of the critically ill, our study suggests that women are less likely to receive ICU treatment regardless of disease severity. Underuse of ICU care was most prominent in younger women < 45 years. Although our study has several limitations that are imposed by the limited data available from the registries, our findings suggest that current ICU triage algorithms could benefit from careful reassessment. Further, and ideally prospective, studies are needed to confirm our findings.