January 25, 2011 (San Diego, California) — Increased frequency of assessment for delirium throughout the day increases the rate of its detection among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ICU patients spent less time in the ICU following adoption of twice-daily extubation readiness assessments. A ...

A novel easy-to-administer tool to score and track delirium severity in the ICU has been developed and validated, enabling clinicians to make better decisions about the brain health of ICU patients.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care unit (ICU) beds were in limited supply, and the pandemic only exacerbated this growing concern. Since the pandemic began, ICU resources have been in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Language barriers can lead to improper care of Latino patients in the ICU or contribute to delirium. The Spanish ...

There are conflicting data on the effects of antipsychotic medications on delirium in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we assigned ...

Significant predictors of VTE were APACHE II score, previous immobilization, femoral central venous catheter, and invasive mechanical ventilation. Common risk assessment models for predicting venous ...

As we enter the peak of the flu season, deaths and hospitalizations have sharply spiked to epidemic levels, resulting in more patients being treated in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across the country.

Previous research has found that Black people are less likely to survive after a cardiac arrest compared to white people, however, a new, preliminary study found no difference in the rates for either ...

Prophylaxis for gastrointestinal stress ulceration is frequently given to patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), but its risks and benefits are unclear. A total of 3298 patients were enrolled; ...