Treatment with vasopressor medications was associated markedly increased risk for developing intensive care unit (ICU)-associated weakness among critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, ...

Glenview, IL, September 11, 2018 - At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) develop muscular weakness severe enough to impair ...

At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) develop muscular weakness severe enough to impair their quality of life. In a new study ...

Peripheral vasoactive drugs show a low rate of complications when delivered by a well-trained and experienced service, confirms the SPOTLESS study. No major or minor complications with morbidity were ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For sepsis-induced hypotension, a restrictive fluid strategy with earlier vasopressor use didn't impact mortality compared with liberal fluids, the CLOVERS trial showed. The ...

Sepsis is the body’s extreme reaction to an infection. It causes 11 million deaths annually and is a global health priority affecting 55 million patients worldwide annually. Treatment for sepsis ...

Researchers have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when to give potentially life-saving drugs to patients being treated for sepsis in the emergency room. Researchers ...

Norepinephrine appears to be a safer choice than epinephrine for patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute MI, according to results from a randomized trial. Patients given epinephrine were ...

A randomized clinical trial showed that combining Vitamin C and thiamine with standard steroid hydrocortisone did not improve the time of survival for patients with septic shock. The study titled, ...

The Ethics' Committee waived the need for informed consent, as this was an observational study. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical, hemodynamic, and biological data of all patients consecutively ...