Critical Care News

A multifaceted intervention which included training and coaching on evidence-based mediations and safety practices resulted in reductions in ventilator-associated events, infection-related ventilator-associated complications and probable ventilator-associated pneumonia and improvements in compliance, according to research published in Critical Care Medicine.

Neonatologists and other providers within neonatal intensive care units are critical for the creation of emergency preparedness plans, including the development of appropriate staffing to ensure safe and effective care during a disaster, according to joint recommendations from the AAP Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council and the Committee on Fetus and Newborn.

The risk for myocardial infarction is 17 times higher in the 7 days following a respiratory infection, according to research recently published in Internal Medicine Journal.

Limited evidence suggests that early enteral feeding for patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate acute pancreatitis may reduce length of hospital stay and gastrointestinal symptoms, compared with delayed feeding, according to data published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

In patients with HF, unemployment is associated with a 50% higher risk for death and 12% increased risk of rehospitalization for HF, according to findings presented at Heart Failure 2017 in Paris.

Nosebleeds — also known as epistaxis — occur when the tiny blood vessels within the nose are injured and break, releasing blood. They are most common in younger children and older adults, and are classified by where they occur, which can be in the front or the back of the nose.

Patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest had better outcomes with bystander CPR and defibrillation than with no resuscitation, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect has become a prevalent topic in cardiology due to TV personality and comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s announcement in May that his new son has the congenital heart disease. Although it is not commonly discussed, it affects a small percentage of newborns.

Individuals with non-O blood groups were at an increased risk for coronary events and combined CV events, according to findings presented at Heart Failure 2017 in Paris.

Antimicrobial stewardship interventions that incorporate behavioral theory increased the effectiveness and appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing in hospitals, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.