Critical Care News

BOSTON — Inconsistent guidelines can lead to conflicts when surrogates with powers of attorney disagree with what may be described in a patient’s advance directive, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

The proportion of children dying from sepsis is lower than it was 20 years ago, but Black children are still at a significantly higher risk than white children, according to a study presented at IDWeek.

Children with health care-associated respiratory syncytial virus were more likely to need respiratory support, compared with children with community-associated RSV, according to a recent study.

BOSTON — Having a COPD exacerbation hospitalization in combination with COVID-19 vs. no COVID-19 significantly raised the odds for mortality and invasive ventilation, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — Receipt of ventilation vs. extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with obesity and acute respiratory distress syndrome changed the direction of odds for mortality, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — Approximately 17% of patients who were admitted to the hospital after a bee sting required mechanical ventilation, according to a study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially for those requiring hospitalization, was associated with increased risk for heart attack and stroke for up to 3 years, even among people with no history of heart disease, researchers reported.

BOSTON — During COVID-19 hospitalization, patients faced lower odds for mortality and respiratory failure with vs. without documented cannabis use, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — When capturing ROX index in acute hypoxic respiratory failure, time from the start of high-flow nasal cannula therapy impacted the index’s sensitivity and specificity, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.