Crit Care Resusc
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To determine the prevalence and impact of patient-reported antibiotic allergies in the intensive care unit (ICU), which are currently poorly defined. Antibiotic allergy labels (AALs) are associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and with inferior patient, microbiological and hospital outcomes. ⋯ Patients with AALs had twice the odds of receiving intravenous vancomycin and half the odds of receiving narrow spectrum β-lactams, which highlights the continued need for antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
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Meta Analysis
Therapeutic hypothermia and mortality in the intensive care unit: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is defined as the designed reduction of the human body's core temperature to 32°C-35°C for a period of 24-48 hours. TH has been studied extensively in many diseases related to critical care illness. This meta-analysis assesses the effect of TH on mortality across different indications in medical, neurological and cardiothoracic care. ⋯ This meta-analysis suggests that after decades of extensive research, TH has yet to show a beneficial effect on mortality across different critical care diseases.