Prophylactic melatonin for delirium in intensive care (Pro-MEDIC)
Delirium is a condition of acute organic brain dysfunction with fluctuating disturbances of attention and cognition, and its prevalence in intensive care units (ICUs) is recorded as high as 80%.Deliri...
6 Apr 202213min
Role of pre-clinical experimentation in intensive care: from ethical to clinical practice
Preclinical studies precede most clinical trials. They help identify criteria for evaluating human safety, including signs and symptoms that should be monitored closely during early clinical trials.Th...
23 Mar 202232min
Mental health symptoms in family members of COVID-19 ICU survivors
The prevalence of long-term mental health symptoms in the family members of COVID-19 ICU survivors is unknown and may differ from the prevalence rate in the family members of non-COVID-19 ICU survivor...
16 Mar 202215min
ERC-ESICM guidelines on temperature control after cardiac arrest in adults
The aim of the ERC-ESICM guidelines on temperature control after cardiac arrest in adults is to provide evidence-based guidance in adults who are comatose after resuscitation from either in-hospital o...
9 Mar 202215min
Effect of therapeutic drug monitoring-based dose optimisation of piperacillin/tazobactam in sepsis patients
Growing evidence suggests that insufficient antibiotic exposure (defined as failure to achieve the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) target to kill or inhibit the growth of a pathogen) is associ...
2 Mar 202229min
Current practice and evolving concepts in septic shock resuscitation
Clinical and pathophysiological understanding of septic shock has progressed exponentially in the previous decades, translating into a steady decrease in septic shock-related morbidity and mortality. ...
16 Feb 202222min
Non-invasive respiratory support following extubation in critically ill adults
Clinicians use noninvasive respiratory support interventions in the post-extubation period to mitigate the risk of extubation failure. These interventions [noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (N...
2 Feb 202230min
Challenges of renal transplant patients in intensive care
Kidney transplantation is the most common solid organ transplant performed worldwide. New advances in transplant medicine have expanded the indications for kidney transplantation, and nowadays, many k...
28 Jan 202227min
