Critical Care News

Therapeutic-dose low-molecular-weight heparin decreased the likelihood of blood clots and death compared with standard of care among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

A virtual reality intervention called “Bear Blast” significantly decreased pain and anxiety among children and teenagers while they underwent peripheral IV catheter placement, trial data showed.

Researchers at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition reported an increase in family violence-related injuries that involved alcohol, drugs, or weapons among adolescents who presented to a pediatric ED in Baltimore during the pandemic.

More than 6,500 children and adolescents experience a golf cart-related injury each year, according to data presented at the virtual AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

The rate of children who presented to nine pediatric trauma centers for nonaccidental trauma more than doubled while COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were in place last year, according to a study.

“Dry scooping” — a “dangerous” behavior in which pre-workout supplement powder is consumed with sips of water instead of a full glass — was “extremely prevalent” on the popular social media app TikTok, according to researchers.

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics linked exposure to gun violence to a rise in pediatric ED visits for mental health issues, especially for children who witnessed such actions.

Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD, is an internationally renowned "Guru of Mechanical Ventilation and Neuromuscular Disease." He is also a fearless leader in the ICU. In this episode, he shares his journey into medicine and how he developed the “10 commandments” of fellowship research.

Critically ill patients who required mechanical ventilation and received the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG were as likely to develop ventilator-associated pneumonia as those who received placebo, a randomized clinical trial showed.

The proportion of Americans without health insurance increased by 1.36 percentage points during the first several weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings published in JAMA Health Forum.