Critical Care Alert – May 1, 2024

Corticosteroids as Adjuvant Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

This article aims to provide a summative analysis of the existing medical literature surrounding the effect of steroid treatment on community acquired pneumonia, including recent updates.

Another Step in the Journey to Combat Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Patients

Diagnostic errors in hospitalized patients who died or were transferred to the intensive care unit were common in this large retrospective, multicenter trial and frequently associated with patient harm. Problems with clinical assessment and ordering and interpreting tests were the most prevalent diagnostic process faults, with sepsis the diagnosis most associated with diagnostic error.

Increased Risk of Morbidity with Prolonged Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Without an Indication Post-ICU

In previously critically ill adults, the use of a proton pump inhibitor without an indication for more than eight weeks increased morbidity and mortality.