Critical Care
Clinical
Balanced fluid resuscitation vs. saline does not decrease hospital-free days
Does balanced crystalloid fluid improve outcomes versus saline in noncritically ill patients who are hospitalized?
News
Mandated 1-hour sepsis care protocol lowers mortality in children
Results from a New York study support a protocol approach to sepsis management in children.
News
Epinephrine for cardiac arrest: Better survival, more brain damage
PARAMEDIC2 clears uncertainties in treating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
News
Better ICU staff communication with family may improve end-of-life choices
News
More than 16% of ED sepsis patients not admitted to hospital
Clinical
Steroids do not reduce mortality in patients with septic shock
Among patients with septic shock undergoing mechanical ventilation, does hydrocortisone reduce 90-day mortality?
News
Biomarker duo rapidly identifies serious bacterial infections
MALMO, SWEDEN – Serum procalcitonin/CRP combo facilitates early diagnosis, predicts outcome.
Public Policy
CMS sepsis measure a challenge to report
The Sepsis CMS Core Measure program, or SEP-1, has not been embraced by everyone.
News
Severity of sepsis-associated coagulopathy predicts hospital mortality
This study outlines a simplified classification scheme for coagulopathy with implications that are potentially “profound.”
HM18
Antibiotic stewardship in sepsis
Antibiotic use is the most important modifiable factor related to development of antibiotic resistance.