Comment on human cytomegalovirus seropositivity is associated with reduced patient survival during sepsis
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Source: Critical Care - November 17, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Hongyu Wang and Lin Zhong Tags: Matters Arising Source Type: research

Most patients with an increased risk for sepsis-related morbidity or death do not recognize sepsis as a medical emergency: results of a survey study using case vignettes
Sepsis is a medical emergency with potentially life-threatening consequences. Patients play a crucial role in preventing and recognizing sepsis at an early stage. The understanding of risk groups ’ sepsis knowl... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 17, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Sebastian Born, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek, Wiltrud Abels, Silke Piedmont, Edmund Neugebauer, Konrad Reinhart, Evjenia Toubekis, Odette Wegwarth and Daniel Schwarzkopf Tags: Research Source Type: research

Relationship between the shape of intracranial pressure pulse waveform and computed tomography characteristics in patients after traumatic brain injury
Midline shift and mass lesions may occur with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and are associated with higher mortality and morbidity. The shape of intracranial pressure (ICP) pulse waveform reflects the state of ... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 17, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Agnieszka Kazimierska, Agnieszka Uryga, Cyprian Mataczy ński, Marek Czosnyka, Erhard W. Lang and Magdalena Kasprowicz Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cytokine removal: do not ban it, but learn in whom and when to use it
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Source: Critical Care - November 16, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Bernhard M. W. Schmidt, H. Lang, Z. J. Tian, S. Becker and A. Melk Tags: Matters Arising Source Type: research

From pressure to tension: a model of damaging inflation stress
Although the stretch that generates ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) occurs within the peripheral tissue that encloses the alveolar space, airway pressures and volumes monitor the gas within the interior cor... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 15, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: John J. Marini, Lauren T. Thornton, Patricia R. M. Rocco and Philip S. Crooke Tags: Perspective Source Type: research

In-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an analysis by time-dependent propensity score matching using a nationwide database in Japan
This study aimed to evaluate the association between ECPR and clinical out... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 15, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Yohei Okada, Sho Komukai, Taro Irisawa, Tomoki Yamada, Kazuhisa Yoshiya, Changhwi Park, Tetsuro Nishimura, Takuya Ishibe, Hitoshi Kobata, Takeyuki Kiguchi, Masafumi Kishimoto, Sung-Ho Kim, Yusuke Ito, Taku Sogabe, Takaya Morooka, Haruko Sakamoto & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research

Return to work after hospitalization for sepsis: a nationwide, registry-based cohort study
Sepsis survivors commonly experience functional impairment, which may limit return to work. We investigated return to work (RTW) of patients hospitalized with sepsis and the associations with patient and clini... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 15, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Nina Vibeche Skei, Karoline Moe, Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen, Lene Aasdahl, Hallie C. Prescott, Jan Kristian Dam ås and Lise Tuset Gustad Tags: Research Source Type: research

Functional recovery in a cohort of ECMO and non-ECMO acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors
The mortality benefit of VV-ECMO in ARDS has been extensively studied, but the impact on long-term functional outcomes of survivors is poorly defined. We aimed to assess the association between ECMO and functi... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 14, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Mackenzie Snyder, Binta Y. Njie, Ilana Grabenstein, Sara Viola, Hatoon Abbas, Waqas Bhatti, Ryan Lee, Rosalie Traficante, Siu Yan Amy Yeung, Jonathan H. Chow, Ali Tabatabai, Bradley S. Taylor, Siamak Dahi, Thomas Scalea, Joseph Rabin, Alison Grazioli & he Tags: Research Source Type: research

Illness Weakness, Polyneuropathy and Myopathy: Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term outcomes
Severe weakness associated with critical illness (CIW) is common. This narrative review summarizes the latest scientific insights and proposes a guide for clinicians to optimize the diagnosis and management of... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 13, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Nicola Latronico, Frank A. Rasulo, Matthias Eikermann and Simone Piva Tags: Review Source Type: research

Application of CO2 clearance to estimate cardiac output in patients with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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Source: Critical Care - November 10, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Zhipeng Xu, Tong Li and Jueyue Yan Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Care pathways of sepsis survivors: sequelae, mortality and use of healthcare services in France, 2015 –2018
Individuals who survive sepsis are at high risk of chronic sequelae, resulting in significant health-economic costs. Several studies have focused on aspects of healthcare pathways of sepsis survivors but compr... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 10, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Fanny Pandolfi, Christian Brun-Buisson, Didier Guillemot and Laurence Watier Tags: Research Source Type: research

Epidemiology of ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
While venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) provides lifesaving support for cardiopulmonary failure, complications may increase mortality, with few studies focusing on ischemic/hemorrhagi... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 9, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Jaeho Hwang, Andrew Kalra, Benjamin L. Shou, Glenn Whitman, Christopher Wilcox, Daniel Brodie, Akram M. Zaaqoq, Roberto Lorusso, Ken Uchino and Sung-Min Cho Tags: Research Source Type: research

Dynamic change of PaO2 may affect the association between hyperoxemia and prognosis
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Source: Critical Care - November 9, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Yanfei Shen Tags: Matters Arising Source Type: research

Moving toward a contemporary classification of drug-induced kidney disease
Drug-induced kidney disease (DIKD) accounts for about one-fourth of all cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients, especially in critically ill setting. There is no standard definition or cla... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 9, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Iman Karimzadeh, Erin F. Barreto, John A. Kellum, Linda Awdishu, Patrick T. Murray, Marlies Ostermann, Azra Bihorac, Ravindra L. Mehta, Stuart L. Goldstein, Kianoush B. Kashani and Sandra L. Kane-Gill Tags: Perspective Source Type: research

The immunomodulating activity of trimodulin (polyvalent IgM, IgA, IgG solution): a post hoc analysis of the phase II CIGMA trial
The phase II CIGMA trial performed in 160 patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) found treatment with trimodulin (human polyvalent immunoglobulin [Ig]:  ~ 23% IgM, ~ 21% IgA, ~ 56% IgG) was as... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 9, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Mervyn Singer, Antoni Torres, Corina C. Heinz, Sabrina Wei ßmüller, Alexander Staus, Steffen Kistner, Ksenia Jakubczyk, Thomas Häder, Patrick Langohr, Andrea Wartenberg-Demand, Jörg Schüttrumpf, Jean-Louis Vincent and Tobias Welte Tags: Research Source Type: research