Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Nov 2020
Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis of the Risk of Contracting a Bloodstream Infection in 47 Pedigrees Followed for 23 Years Assembled From a Population-Based Cohort (the HUNT Study).
Bloodstream infection is an important cause of death worldwide. The main objective of this study was to identify genetic loci linked to risk of contracting a bloodstream infection. ⋯ Variations in the TLR10/1/6 locus appear to be linked with the risk of contracting a bloodstream infection.
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Critical care medicine · Nov 2020
Observational StudyEvaluation of the Risk Prediction Tools for Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China: A Single-Centered, Retrospective, Observational Study.
To evaluate and compare the efficacy of National Early Warning Score, National Early Warning Score 2, Rapid Emergency Medicine Score, Confusion, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, Age 65 score, and quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment on predicting in-hospital death in patients with coronavirus disease 2019. ⋯ In this single-center study, the discrimination of National Early Warning Score/National Early Warning Score 2 for predicting mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to the ward was found to be superior to Rapid Emergency Medicine Score, Confusion, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, Age 65 score, and quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment. Peripheral oxygen saturation could independently predict in-hospital death in these patients. Further validation of our finding in multiple settings is needed to determine its applicability for coronavirus disease 2019.
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Critical care medicine · Nov 2020
Obesity and the Risk of Intubation or Death in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019.
To characterize the impact of obesity on disease severity in patients with coronavirus disease 2019. ⋯ Among consecutive patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019, obesity was an independent risk factor for intubation or death.
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Critical care medicine · Nov 2020
Characteristics, Hospital Course, and Outcomes of Patients Requiring Prolonged Acute Versus Short-Term Mechanical Ventilation in the United States, 2014-2018.
Most patients requiring mechanical ventilation only require it for a short term (< 4 d of mechanical ventilation). Those undergoing prolonged acute mechanical ventilation (≥ 4 d mechanical ventilation) represent a select cohort who face significant morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization. Using administrative codes, we identified prolonged acute mechanical ventilation and short-term mechanical ventilation patients and compared their baseline characteristics, hospital events, and hospital outcomes. ⋯ Over one-third of all hospitalized patients on mechanical ventilation require it for greater than or equal to 4 days. Prolonged acute mechanical ventilation patients exhibit a higher burden of both chronic and acute illness and experience higher rates than those on short-term mechanical ventilation of hospital-acquired complications and worse clinical and economic outcomes.
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Critical care medicine · Nov 2020
Prognostic Value of Hypochloremia in Critically Ill Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis.
Cirrhosis is frequently complicated by electrolyte disturbances, with prior studies primarily focused on the importance of hyponatremia. Emerging evidence on patients with chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease has identified hypochloremia as an independent predictor for mortality. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of serum chloride and its association with mortality in cirrhotic patients. ⋯ Serum chloride is independently and inversely associated with short-term mortality in critically ill cirrhotic patients. Hypochloremia, but not hyponatremia, remained associated with mortality with multivariable analyses, suggesting that hypochloremia may account for the mortality risk previously attributed to hyponatremia. These findings signify the prognostic value of serum chloride and potential inclusion of chloride into future cirrhosis prognostic scores.