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Colonization of the respiratory tract and other sites with Candida species is common in ICU patients but it is unclear how often these species cause pneumonia that warrants antifungal therapy.
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The ICU is commonly viewed as a stressful environment. While common, stress responses are likely to vary over time, between individuals, and as a result of the context in which they occur.
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This study was designed to determine whether intensive glucose control in ICU patients reduces mortality at 90 days. Secondary outcomes included survival time during the 90 days, cause-specific death, duration of mechanical ventilation, need for renal replacement therapy, and hospital and ICU lengths of stay.
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Intensive insulin therapy in the ICU is a dynamic and controversial issue that has played out in the medical literature, at the bedside, and in the offices of policy makers over the last 8 years.
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This study examined patients' bath basins as a possible reservoir for bacterial colonization and a risk factor for subsequent hospital-acquired infections.
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In this issue: NSAIDs in the elderly; managing GI and CVD risk with NSAIDs; low-dose naltrexone and fibromyalgia; treating glucocorticoid-induced bone loss; FDA Actions.
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Fluid therapy is an integral aspect of trauma resuscitation.
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