Critical Care News

Different oxygen saturation targets did not significantly impact 1-year cognition or quality of life in mechanically ventilation adults, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Among patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the presence of obesity did not impact mortality after the procedure, according to results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

In assessing neighborhood-level socioeconomic position indicators, researchers found a link between pediatric ICU admission rates and housing quality, household income and education, according to results published in CHEST.

Lung transplant recipients lived for a longer time if they received lungs from a donor cared for in a hospital-based vs. independent donor care unit, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Fewer ventilated patients who received pantoprazole, a widely available proton-pump inhibitor, experienced clinically important upper gastrointestinal bleeding, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

More ICU patients with sepsis receiving a continuous vs. intermittent infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics achieved clinical cure by day 14, but 90-day mortality was similar, according to research published in JAMA.

Fewer ICU/ED patients experienced hypoxemia during intubation with receipt of preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation vs. an oxygen mask, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

SAN DIEGO — Clinicians using video vs. direct laryngoscopy for urgent intubation in neonates had more successful first attempts, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Among high-risk veterans discharged from the ICU, a telehealth care model reduced mortality and led to more hospital-free days, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — High dose early mobilization vs. usual care mobilization for ventilated patients negatively impacted those with diabetes, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.