Critical Care Alert 2013-01-01

Nutritional Support in the ICU

Nutritional support is an essential component of caring for critically ill patients. Read More

Rapid Response Teams: Evidence of a Broader Impact that Influences Morale and Nursing Workload

In this study, the authors sought to elicit perceptions of the impact of a rapid response team (RRT) by interviewing care providers. Read More

Threshold Vital Sign Abnormalities as Triggers for Rapid Response Activation

Fagan and colleagues at Denver Health Medical Center examined electronic data collected on all adult patients who generated a medical surgical acute-care room charge during a recent 6-month period and remained on the ward for at least 24 hours. Read More

Physicians’ Own Beliefs on Goals of Care Strongly Influence Presentation of Comfort Care Option to Patient Surrogates

This study conducted in five ICUs at two academic hospitals in San Francisco sought to describe how comfort care is presented to surrogates and if physicians beliefs on whether life support should be withdrawn are associated with the option of comfort care being presented. Read More

Pharmacology Watch: Zolpidem and Risk of Falls in Hospitalized Patients

In this issue: Zolpidem and risk of falls; AVR and anticoagulation; statins in cancer patients; and FDA actions. Read More

Critical Care Alert

January 1, 2013

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