Articles: intensive-care-units.
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Intensive care medicine · Sep 2024
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyLong-term survival comparison of patients admitted to the intensive care unit following in-hospital cardiac arrest in perioperative and ward settings. A multicentre retrospective cohort study.
Perioperative in-hospital cardiac arrests (Perioperative IHCAs) may have better outcomes than IHCAs in the ward (Ward IHCAs), due to enhanced monitoring and faster response. However, quantitative comparisons of their long-term outcomes are lacking, posing challenges for prognostication. ⋯ Patients admitted to the ICU following Perioperative IHCA had longer survival than Ward IHCA. Future studies on IHCA should distinguish these patients.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2024
Multicenter StudyRace, Ethnicity, and Intensive Care Utilization for Common Pediatric Diagnoses: U.S. Pediatric Health Information System 2019 Database Study.
Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare delivery for acutely ill children are pervasive in the United States; it is unknown whether differential critical care utilization exists. ⋯ The need for critical care to treat acute illness in children may be inequitable. Additional studies are needed to understand and eradicate differences in PICU utilization based on race and ethnicity.
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Critical care medicine · Sep 2024
Multicenter StudyTwo Weeks Versus One Week of Maximal Patient-Intensivist Continuity for Adult Medical Intensive Care Patients: A Two-Center Target Trial Emulation.
To compare outcomes for 2 weeks vs. 1 week of maximal patient-intensivist continuity in the ICU. ⋯ Two weeks of maximal patient-intensivist continuity was not associated with differences in clinical outcomes compared with 1 week in two medical ICUs.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Sep 2024
Meta AnalysisEffectiveness of Adaptive Support Ventilation in Facilitating Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Postoperative Patients.
This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of adaptive support ventilation (ASV) in facilitating postoperative weaning from mechanical ventilation in cardiac surgery patients. ⋯ ASV appears to facilitate a shorter time to extubation in postoperative cardiac surgery patients compared to conventional ventilation, suggesting benefits in accelerating the weaning process and reducing mechanical ventilation duration.
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Intensive care medicine · Sep 2024
ReviewAssessing palliative care practices in intensive care units and interpreting them using the lens of appropriate care concepts. An umbrella review.
Intensive care units (ICUs) have significant palliative care needs but lack a reliable care framework. This umbrella review addresses them by synthesising palliative care practices provided at end-of-life to critically ill patients and their families before, during, and after ICU admission. ⋯ This umbrella review encapsulates current palliative care practices in ICUs, influencing patient and family outcomes and providing insights into developing an appropriate care framework for critically ill patients needing end-of-life care and their families.