Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
The influence of clinical variables on the risk of developing chronic conditions in ICU survivors.
To assess the association of clinical variables and the development of specified chronic conditions in ICU survivors. ⋯ Clinical variables, especially the reason for ICU admission, are associated with the development of chronic conditions after ICU discharge. Therefore, these clinical variables should be considered when organizing follow-up care for ICU survivors.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
Population pharmacokinetic model of Vancomycin based on therapeutic drug monitoring data in critically ill septic patients.
The present study aimed to establish a population pharmacokinetic model of vancomycin, including adult critically ill septic patients, with normal and impaired renal function. ⋯ The developed population vancomycin model may be used in estimating individual CL for adult critically ill septic patients, and could be applied for individualizing dosage regimens taking into account the continuous effect of CrCl.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
Variation in red cell transfusion practice in the intensive care unit - An international survey.
Unclear recommendations in transfusion guidelines may possibly lead to inconsistency in treatment of patients admitted to the intensive care unit. This study aimed to uncover variation in red blood cell (RBC) transfusion decisions in the ICU worldwide. ⋯ Critical care physicians differed in outcome of RBC transfusion decisions and weighed patient characteristics differently. These findings indicate that variation in transfusion practice amongst critical care physicians exists.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
Fluid resuscitation in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis presenting with severe sepsis or septic shock: A case control study.
Due to the potential risk of volume overload, physicians are hesitant to aggressively fluid-resuscitate septic patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD). Primary objective: To calculate the percentage of ESRD patients on HD (Case) who received ≥30 mL/Kg fluid resuscitation within the first 6 h compared to non-ESRD patients (Control) that presented with severe sepsis (SeS) or septic shock (SS). Secondary objectives: Effect of fluid resuscitation on intubation rate, need for urgent dialysis, hospital length of stay (LOS), intensive care unit (ICU) admission and LOS, need for vasopressors, and hospital mortality. ⋯ Subgroup analysis between ESRD patients who received ≥30 mL/Kg (N = 80) vs those who received <30 mL/Kg (N = 24) showed no significant difference in any of the secondary outcomes. Compliance with 30 mL/Kg fluids was low for all patients but significantly lower for ESRD patients. Aggressive fluid resuscitation appears to be safe in ESRD patients.
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2020
Evidence summary resources may influence clinical decision making: A case-based scenario evaluation of an evidence summary tool.
Evidence summary resources are popular with clinicians but it is unknown whether they can influence clinical decision making. We evaluated whether an extremely condensed and explicit evidence summary tool could influence clinical decision making. ⋯ Using a before-after evaluation, we demonstrated an extremely condensed and explicit information format can influence clinical decision making. Evidence summary tools may be a useful adjunct to support closing evidence-practice gaps.