Critical Care Alert – October 1, 2021

October 1, 2021

• Beyond Benzodiazepines: Adjuncts for the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal in the ICU

  Although benzodiazepines are the mainstay of prevention and treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, adjunct medications are used increasingly, with the goal of reducing cumulative benzodiazepine exposure and decreasing both hospital and intensive care unit admission and length of stay.

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• Is There a Difference Between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 ARDS?

  Comparison of a small COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) cohort with a historical pre-COVID-19 ARDS cohort found some differences in physiologic parameters and biomarkers, but not enough evidence to warrant deviation from known management guidelines.

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