Journal of critical care
-
Journal of critical care · Oct 2022
Impact of colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria on the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in septic shock.
The objective is to identify the risk markers of multi-drug resistant bacteria (MDRB) related ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in septic shock patients with previous MDRB carriage. ⋯ Imported and acquired MDRB carriage harbor different risks of subsequent MDRB-related VAP in patients with septic shock.
-
Journal of critical care · Oct 2022
Clinical characteristics, respiratory management, and determinants of oxygenation in COVID-19 ARDS: A prospective cohort study.
To identify determinants of oxygenation over time in patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); and to analyze their characteristics according to Berlin definition categories. ⋯ Hypoxemia in patients with COVID-19-related ARDS is associated with comorbidities, deadspace and activated coagulation markers, and disease severity-reflected by the PEEP level required.
-
Journal of critical care · Oct 2022
Predictive value of the renal resistive index in the immediate postoperative period after kidney transplantation on short- and long-term graft and patient outcomes.
During the postoperative stay in the intensive care unit after kidney transplantation, the renal resistive index (RI) is routinely measured. An increased RI, measured months posttransplant, is associated with a higher mortality. We wanted to investigate the value of the RI immediately posttransplant in predicting both short- and long-term outcome. ⋯ The RI routinely measured <48 h posttransplant is an independent predictor of short-term kidney function.
-
Journal of critical care · Oct 2022
Review Meta AnalysisVitamin C-based regimens for sepsis and septic shock: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
to critically appraise and synthesize the evidence on the effects of vitamin C-based regimens for patients with sepsis or septic shock. ⋯ CRD42021251786.
-
Journal of critical care · Oct 2022
Review Meta AnalysisProphylactic acid suppressants in patients with primary neurologic injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Neurocritical care patients are at risk of stress-induced gastrointestinal ulceration. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in critically ill adults admitted with a primary neurologic injury. ⋯ In neurocritical care patients, the overall high or unclear risk of bias of individual trials, the low event rates, and modest sample sizes preclude strong clinical inferences about the utility of SUP.