Critical Care News

Caring for ventilated patients in critical condition requires expertise on mechanical ventilation; however, there is a lack of consistency in the teaching given to critical care fellows on this topic, according to a meeting presentation.

The likelihood for multiple asthma hospital admissions was greater among youth living in more socially vulnerable areas, as well as areas with less opportunity, according to results published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

In Nepal, Thailand and Singapore, an individualized short antibiotic course vs. usual care was estimated to be cost effective for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to findings published in The Lancet Global Health.

SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with more rapid coronary plaque progression and significantly increased risk for adverse outcomes related to target lesion failure, such as heart attack and death, researchers reported.

The FDA has recalled Mercury Medical’s Neo-Tee T-Piece Resuscitator, a gas powered resuscitator intended primarily for emergency use, due to an undersized spring in the ventilation control component.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence rate of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome increased significantly, according to new data published in the European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes.

A smaller proportion of women vs. men underwent lung transplantation, plus women spent a longer time on the wait list before receiving the transplant, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.

Among patients being weaned from prolonged ventilation in a long-term acute care facility, nearly all of those with atypical sleep electroencephalogram patterns failed to wean, according to results published in CHEST.

In the U.K., the proportion of ICU patients with sepsis who died in a hospital was smaller in 2017 to 2019 vs. 1988 to 1990, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.