Current opinion in critical care
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Nutritional status and nutrient delivery during critical illness impact clinical outcomes. We have reviewed recent studies that may guide best practices regarding nutrition therapy in critically ill children. ⋯ Systematic research and consensus-based practices are expected to promote optimal nutritional practices in critically ill children with the potential to improve clinical outcomes.
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New data have been made available in the field of haemostasis and thrombosis. Some long-awaited answers to important questions have been published, and some debates have benefited from an updated perspective. ⋯ These new data should help anaesthesiologists and intensivists to better understand and manage massively bleeding patients or direct oral anticoagulants treated patients.
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Curr Opin Crit Care · Aug 2016
Postoperative complications in cardiac patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
In this article we review the current knowledge on the underlying mechanisms of perioperative myocardial injury, the preoperative methods of predicting these complications, the diagnostic tools for detecting perioperative myocardial injuries, and the available protective strategies to prevent or attenuate the extent of myocardial injury. ⋯ These new insights will help to better tailor individual strategies to prevent or minimize perioperative cardiac complications. Especially, early diagnosis and intensification of treatment will get specific interest in the coming years.