Critical Care News

Persistent dysregulated immune response after hospital discharge, which was common among patients who were hospitalized for sepsis, may increase the risks for hospital readmission and death, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

The hospitals with the best outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest were, compared with other hospitals, more likely to have rapid response teams without competing clinical responsibilities, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Cardiac troponin assays have been used clinically for approximately 30 years by cardiologists and other health care practitioners to diagnose MI. High-sensitivity troponin assays, used for approximately 10 years in Europe, have just started to make their way into clinical practice in the United States. They offer clinicians a faster and more precise way to rule in or rule out MI than previous assays, but questions surrounding their implementation remain.

Hospitalists who participated in online training cases for sepsis and heart failure provided improved care to their patients, resulting in reduced hospital stays and significant cost savings, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

GE Healthcare has recalled 25,204 Giraffe Infant Warmers and Panda i-Res Infant Warmers manufactured between Oct. 1, 2007, and Feb. 28, 2019, according to a press release from the FDA.

The CDC reported today that 233 patients in 41 states were affected by acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, in 2018. Although most of these patients quickly sought care, providers often delayed reporting suspected cases, sometimes for weeks, the agency said.

A risk assessment tool that incorporated high-sensitivity troponin I or troponin T concentrations determined which patients had an MI when presenting with symptoms at the ED in addition to outcomes at 30 days, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Research presented at the annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, or APIC, suggests that although terminal cleaning can effectively reduce the presence of pathogens in the pediatric ICU that could cause health care-acquired infections like MRSA and enteric bacteria, certain surfaces remain contaminated — namely, air ducts and floors.

Pediatric ingestions of marijuana substantially increased among young children after it was legalized in several states, according to research published in Pediatric Emergency Care.

DALLAS — A new study has identified four clinical phenotypes of sepsis that may allow more precise therapy and improve care of critically ill patients.