ICU
Identifiers May Predict Trauma Patients at Risk For Unplanned ICU Admissions
Trauma patients who undergo unplanned admissions to an ICU suffer worse outcomes.
AUGUST 3, 2025
Nutrition in the ICU: A Delicate Balance
Critically ill, hemodynamically unstable patients are often treated with vasopressors, which heighten the risk for ...
JUNE 25, 2025
In ICU, Early Mobilization Key To Achieving Best Outcomes
Early mobilization of patients in the ICU reduces episodes of delirium while strengthening their ability to ...
JUNE 2, 2025
ICU Sedation: Improving Outcomes and Mitigating Drug Shortages
Less than half of ICUs nationwide follow standardized sedation and analgesia protocols, and less than a third ...
APRIL 28, 2025
NG/OG Suctioning Unreliable in Emptying ICU Patients’ Stomachs
Suctioning nasogastric/orogastric feeding tubes does not reliably empty the stomach contents of most of ICU ...
APRIL 14, 2025
Novel Tool Predicts ICU Patients in Need of Palliative Care
The development of a novel scoring system may make it easier to identify ICU patients who need palliative care.
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Neurocognitive Distress May Be Beneficial in Ventilated ICU Patients, Researchers Say
A new study has yielded interesting insights into the association between the amount of time spent in ...
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
Navigating Multidisciplinary Airway Management in the ICU
Both routine and emergency intubations in the ICU demand a high level of skill, communication and coordination ...
AUGUST 19, 2024
Night Transfers From ICU Increase Risks
Trauma patients who are transferred from the ICU at nighttime experience longer delays, higher rates of ICU ...
JUNE 14, 2024
In Ventilated ICU Patients, Depth but Not Choice of Sedation Affects Outcomes
Depth of sedation in mechanically ventilated ICU patients influences outcomes, but the choice of sedative had no ...
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
Swedish Study Finds ICU Patients Continue to Use Opioids Long Term
Over 10% of patients admitted to an ICU in Sweden over a nine-year period continued receiving prescriptions for ...
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Intensive Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Roundtable
This year we asked Karen S. Sibert, MD, who is a member of the Anesthesiology News editorial advisory board, to ...
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
