Treatment with vasopressor medications was associated markedly increased risk for developing intensive care unit (ICU)-associated weakness among critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For sepsis-induced hypotension, a restrictive fluid strategy with earlier vasopressor use didn't impact mortality compared with liberal fluids, the CLOVERS trial showed. The ...

At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) develop muscular weakness severe enough to impair their quality of life. In a new study ...

Adjunctive fluoxetine significantly reduced vasopressor duration and ICU length of stay in patients with severe sepsis. 2. Fluoxetine improved organ dysfunction scores and metabolic recovery but did ...

Glenview, IL, September 11, 2018 - At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) develop muscular weakness severe enough to impair ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of angiotensin receptor blockers was associated with less need for ventilation and vasopressors among men ...

Alterations to the respiratory microbiome have been identified as a predisposing factor of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). In a new study, researchers studied the influence of bacterial virulence on ...

Researchers have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when to give potentially life-saving drugs to patients being treated for sepsis in the emergency room. Researchers ...

A total of 4,913 consecutive eligible patients were prospectively evaluated in the ICU. Among these, 492 patients (10.0%) were identified as having a bloodstream infection and were included in the ...

The patient is a 36-year-old man who has been in the intensive care unit (ICU) for 10 days and now has upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The patient had been in a prison facility and had no prior ...

Alterations to the respiratory microbiome have been identified as a predisposing factor of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). In a study at CHEST 2018, researchers at Beaumont Health Systems studied ...