Critical Care News

Sepsis was listed as a cause of death in 6% of deaths in a review of death certificate data, according to a findings published in MMWR.

Three objective criteria may help identify out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with no foreseeable chance of survival and have the potential to aid in the organ donation decision-making process, according to study results published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

By offering evening and weekend services, primary care practices were able to reduce local ED visits for minor problems by 26.4%, according to data published in PLOS Medicine.

Researchers identified several characteristics of patients with end-stage renal disease who are treated in EDs or hospitals in hopes of improving outcomes, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Nearly 75% of patients who were using at least one medication that increased their fracture risk did not have that drug reduced following a fragility fracture, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

An analysis of electronic health record data published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found 18.7% of patients were discharged from the hospital with at least one vital sign instability.

Some institutions unnecessarily utilize ICU care for patients with certain medical conditions who can likely be treated in non-ICU settings, resulting in increased costs, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

In general practice out-of-hours service, C-reactive protein level has little clinical value in distinguishing febrile children in need of medical care from those who are not, according to recent study findings.

The benefit of acute pancreatitis severity scores remains uncertain due to test characteristics and clinical utility, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

High-doses of sodium selenite and anti-infectious therapy guided by a procalcitonin algorithm do not improve the outcome in patients with severe sepsis, according to data from a recent study.