Amikacin prevents ventilator-associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients
1. In this randomized controlled trial, rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) were lower in ventilated patients using amikacin as compared ...
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Amikacin prevents ventilator-associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients
1. In this randomized controlled trial, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) was prevented by employing inhaled amikacin in mechanically ventilated patients exceeding ...
Tight versus liberal blood glucose control results in similar ICU outcomes
1. In this randomized controlled trial, tight versus liberal blood glucose control resulted in similar intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes. ...
#VisualAbstract: Tight Blood-Glucose Control without Early Parenteral Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit
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P2Y12 inhibitors not found to be effective for critically ill patients with COVID-19
1. For critically ill patients hospitalized for COVID-19, P2Y12 inhibitors did not improve organ support-free days or survival to discharge ...
Higher mean arterial pressure targets may be preferable for patients with sepsis
1. In this retrospective cohort study, patients with sepsis and high-mean arterial pressure (MAP) management had a significantly lower 30-, ...
Molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduce COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients
1. In this trial emulation study, molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduced all-cause mortality in vaccinated and unvaccinated hospitalized patients with coronavirus ...
Higher protein doses do not improve outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients with high nutritional risk
1. Time-to-discharge-alive from the hospital was similar among both high- and regular-protein groups. 2. There was no significant inter-group difference ...
Critical care staff who are spiritual may suffer from increased moral distress
1. In this scoping review, critical care staff who were spiritual experienced greater moral distress due to a lack of ...
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