Treatment with vasopressor medications was associated markedly increased risk for developing intensive care unit (ICU)-associated weakness among critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For sepsis-induced hypotension, a restrictive fluid strategy with earlier vasopressor use didn't impact mortality compared with liberal fluids, the CLOVERS trial showed. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of angiotensin receptor blockers was associated with less need for ventilation and vasopressors among men ...

Glenview, IL, September 11, 2018 - At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) develop muscular weakness severe enough to impair ...

Alterations to the respiratory microbiome have been identified as a predisposing factor of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). In a new study, researchers studied the influence of bacterial virulence on ...

Researchers have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when to give potentially life-saving drugs to patients being treated for sepsis in the emergency room. Researchers ...

In testing, the model could predict a need for a vasopressor more than 80 percent of the time. Early prediction could, among other things, prevent an unnecessary ICU stay for a patient that doesn't ...

Antibiotic allergy assessment and testing for critically ill patients can be performed safely and effectively by ICU staff, ...

A total of 4,913 consecutive eligible patients were prospectively evaluated in the ICU. Among these, 492 patients (10.0%) were identified as having a bloodstream infection and were included in the ...

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alterations to the respiratory microbiome have been identified as a predisposing factor of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). In a study at CHEST 2018, ...

Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when to give potentially life-saving drugs to patients being ...