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Automated Head-Raising Device Tied to Better CPR Results in Cardiac Arrest

Resuscitation bundle linked with improved odds of neurologically favorable survival

Did Black Patients With COVID-19 See Greater Benefits With Novel Mab Therapy?

LIVE-AIR data analysis shows significant improvements in survival without ventilation

New Studies Offer Conflicting Takes on Prone Positioning in COVID

One trial suggests at least an intubation benefit, while another finds no value and possible harm

Donation After Circulatory Death Offers Opportunity to Boost Organ Pool

A more controversial approach to heart harvesting, meanwhile, is raising ethical qualms

'Great' News on Wrong Diagnoses in Pediatric ICUs

Few mistakes seen in multicenter study, though likely an underestimate, researcher says

COVID-19 Risk Not Equal for All Critical Care Staff

Antibody study in British hospital reveals exposure varied by role

Sepsis in Children Better Controlled with Care Bundles

Also: living in low-income neighborhoods linked to longer hospital stays

Burnout Among ICU Docs Skyrocketed During COVID-19

Small Dutch survey finds link to unsafe work environment, scarcity of resources

Telemedicine in ICU Saves Lives, Study Finds

Tele-intensivist care linked to 18% lower mortality over a decade

Dexmedetomidine Ties Propofol for Intubated Adults With Sepsis

No significant difference in days without delirium or coma

Severity of Kids' Opioid Poisoning on the Rise

Teens turning to opioids to attempt suicide, national data indicates

No Sedation: An Option in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients

No differences in 90-day mortality, length of ICU stay, versus light sedation

How Best to Monitor Critically Ill Patients?

Continuous surveillance achieved through EHR data could provide key insights

Similar Endotypes Identified for Pediatric ARDS and Sepsis

Shared biology between children with sepsis, respiratory failure could predict mortality risk, study shows

Antibiotics Rx Common, but Variable, in Pediatric ICU

Children given antibiotics were on mechanical ventilation for fewer days

Peripheral Perfusion Fails to Cut Septic Shock Mortality

But showed improvements over lactate-guided resuscitation for some outcomes

CDC May Have a Better Mousetrap for Sepsis Surveillance

Researchers compare the CDC's simplified criteria against SOFA criteria

SCCM: Early Warning System Fails to Reduce Pediatric Hospital Deaths

BedsidePEWS tool did improve early detection of ICU need

Scheduled Mucus Clearing Doesn't Reduce Ventilation Time

Nebulization when clinically needed may be better ICU strategy

Balanced IV Fluids Seem to be Safer than Saline in ICU

Giving balanced crystalloids led to a lower rate of composite outcome of death from any cause

Charlie Gard Case May Have 'Set Dangerous Precedent'

Hospital, court disregarded international standard-of-care practice

Hospital Violence Need Not Be 'Part of the Job'

Tolerance may add to problem, expert says

Headline-Making Issues at SCCM Congress

EMR hacking, terror, contemporary science on display

Better Grasp of Post-ICU Stress on Patients Needed

"Our patients pay a huge price for surviving critical illness"

New Sepsis Definition a Work in Progress

Monday's document not the last word on subject

SCCM: Technology Poised to Transform Critical Care Medicine

Technology is transforming the treatment of critically ill patients

Survival Boost from NP/PA Care in ICU?

Association seen versus resident physicians in small study.

More Nurses May Mean Fewer Deaths in ICU

High patient to nurse ratios may lead to more errors and fatal outcomes.

10 Things ICUs Must Do Better

Compassion tops the list by former Society of Critical Care Medicine president.

In Cocaine Users Think About Levamisole

HOUSTON -- Half of a group of cocaine users tested positive for levamisole, a potentially hazardous veterinary drug that cocaine dealers often use to prepare street product, investigators reported here.

Early VTE Therapy OK After Brain Bleed

HOUSTON --The risk of re-bleeding after intracranial hemorrhage did not increase when patients received early prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE), a retrospective review showed.