Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Jan 2025
Effectiveness of a Pharmacist-Led Intervention to Reduce Acid Suppression Therapy for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in ICUs in China: A Multicenter, Stepped-Wedge, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led intervention in decreasing the overuse of stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) compared with the usual care for adult patients in Chinese ICUs. ⋯ The pharmacist-led intervention reduced the proportion of patients receiving SUP in the ICUs, without significantly affecting the proportion of patients with overt gastrointestinal bleeding. These findings will help guide ICU medical decision-making.
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Critical care medicine · Jan 2025
Transfusion Practices in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Balancing oxygen requirements, neurologic outcomes, and systemic complications from transfusions in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients is challenging. This review compares liberal and restrictive transfusion strategies in TBI patients. ⋯ Our findings suggest that a liberal transfusion strategy results in better neurologic outcomes than a restrictive approach. Future research should examine the complication profile and the effects of using a 9 g/dL threshold. We advocate for revising current guidelines to establish 9 g/dL as the standard threshold for transfusions in TBI patients.
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Critical care medicine · Jan 2025
Significant Disparities in Adolescents With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Across Trauma Center Types: Wide Variation of Tracheostomy and Gastrostomy.
To explore practice variations in the rate and timing of tracheostomy and gastrostomy for adolescent with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) across trauma center types. ⋯ Our results offer insights into the existing current practice variations between ATC, MTC, and PTC in tracheostomy and gastrostomy placement for adolescent with severe TBI. Further research is warranted to examine the impact of these observed disparities on short- and long-term outcomes and to standardize the care process for adolescent patients.
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Critical care medicine · Jan 2025
Windows in the ICU and Postoperative Delirium: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
The ICU built environment-including the presence of windows-has long been thought to play a role in delirium. This study investigated the association between the presence or absence of windows in patient rooms and ICU delirium. ⋯ The current study provides insightful information regarding associations between a component of the ICU built environment, specifically the presence or absence of windows, and the frequency of delirium.