Critical Care
Clinical
Restrictive IV fluid strategy comparable to usual care for severe sepsis, septic shock
Will restrictive IV fluid resuscitation yield similar clinical outcomes for severe sepsis and septic shock similar to those of usual-care...
HM20 Virtual
Sepsis: Vitamin C, thiamine, glucocorticoids remain controversial
Hospitalists are traditionally well versed in current sepsis guidelines, but time to treatment is paramount, and it can be difficult to stay up to...
News
Intubation boxes may do more harm than good in COVID-19 risk
The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for protective barrier enclosures to prevent healthcare provide] exposure...
Quality
Goals of care conferences for incapacitated ICU patients
To what extent do clinicians and surrogates incorporate critically ill patient values and preferences into treatment decisions during goals of...
News
Sepsis readmissions risk linked to residence in a poor neighborhoods
Patients who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods may not have access to healthy food and safe housing.
Opinion
How racism contributes to the effects of SARS-CoV-2
Underrepresented minorities face systemic bias and racism when interacting with the healthcare system, Dr. Salles writes.
News
Inside Mercy’s mission to care for non-COVID patients in Los Angeles
“We went into it with expectations of, ‘We’ll treat as many patients as you need us to take,” Commander Erin Blevins recalled.
News
After the ICU: A ‘fraternity of people who are struggling’
In as many as 80% of patients leaving the ICU, researchers have documented what they call post–intensive care syndrome (PICS).
Clinical
The evolution of “COVIDists”
Hospitalists at Baystate Health in Western Massachusetts realized the necessity of a new model of care for COVID-19 patients.
Clinical
Learning the ICU
Ninety-five percent of management of COVID-19 patients is nothing other than practicing sound critical care medicine.