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This systematic review and meta-analysis reviewed studies evaluating the implementation of multidisciplinary tracheostomy teams in acute care hospitals.
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The purpose of this study conducted in the intensive care department of the Antwerp University Hospital in Antwerp, Belgium, was to determine if the application of earplugs to reduce sound (noise) in the ICU during the night could be beneficial in the prevention of delirium.
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Although lung-protective ventilation (LPV) is widely acknowledged as one of the few interventions currently available that improves survival in patients with acute lung injury (ALI), it is poorly adopted in practice.
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In this issue: Dementia and benzodiazepines; effectiveness of omega-3 fatty acid and Ginkgo biloba supplements; and FDA actions.
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Patients who survive admission to the ICU often are left with long-term disabilities resulting both from their presenting illness and from the care they receive while there.
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In this well-designed, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of antioxidant supplements for Alzheimer's disease, there was no benefit, and some agents were associated with worse outcome.
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An alternate-day steroid protocol appears to be just as efficacious as every-day steroids over the long term in a group of patients with undifferentiated polymyositis, with less serious long-term side effects.
