Critical Care News

When a patient is discharged from the ICU and transferred to a hospital ward, there is an increased risk for diagnostic uncertainty and lack of communication among care teams, according to a press release from the American Thoracic Society.

For children and young adults with type 1 diabetes, comorbidities such as obesity and asthma increased the risk for COVID-19 hospitalization, according to study results published in Pediatric Diabetes.

Of 649 hospitals assessed, U.S. News & World Report ranked 297 hospitals offering maternity care as high performers for 2022-2023.

The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin was associated with a reduced risk for hospitalization due to any cause in patients with chronic kidney disease with and without type 2 diabetes, according to a post hoc analysis of the DAPA-CKD trial.

The FDA announced findings from a preliminary assessment that indicate certain naloxone products may be safely used without a prescription to prevent opioid overdose deaths.

Children are especially vulnerable to injuries from the use of ATVs, also known as quads, according to a study published in BMJ Open.

WASHINGTON — A MRSA PCR nasal swab showed promise as a tool for antimicrobial stewardship in a large study of pediatric critical care patients, according to findings presented here at IDWeek.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lung transplant recipients with COVID-19 appear to have increased risk for mortality and sustained lung function decline regardless of vaccination status, according to study results presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

The American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee has issued an expert consensus decision pathway for the diagnosis and acute chest pain in the ED.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Opioids were implicated in nearly half of fatal poisonings of U.S. toddlers during a recent 14-year period, with most deaths occurring at home while the children were being supervised, a study found.