Evolving changes in mortality of critical COVID-19
Evolving changes in mortality of 13,301 critically ill adult patients with COVID-19 over 8 months.Age, frailty and adjusted mortality of critically ill patients have progressively reduced over the cou...
15 Juni 202111min
What happened to mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the UK?
Natural history, trajectory, and management of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom.In a cohort of COVID-19 patients treated in the United Kingdom, progressive respiratory f...
8 Juni 202118min
Effect of the use of an endotracheal tube and stylet versus an endotracheal tube alone on first-attempt intubation success
In this randomized clinical trial that included 999 patients, the use of a stylet for tracheal intubation in critically ill adult patients resulted in significantly higher first‑attempt intubation suc...
1 Juni 202124min
Ethical Issues in the ICU
We are confronted daily with complex ethical issues during the care of our patients in intensive care units. The principles of biomedical ethics may guide us with regard to concerns for ethical decisi...
28 Maj 202118min
RCT of oxygen therapy and HFNT in African children with pneumonia
In Africa, in children hospitalised with severe pneumonia with oxygen saturations between 80 and 91% who did not receive oxygen, mortality assessed at 48 h (1.4%) was comparable to the usual method of...
26 Maj 202123min
Expanding controlled donation after the circulatory determination of death
Expanding controlled donation after the circulatory determination of death: statement from an international collaborative. This International Collaborative Statement aims at expanding cDCDD in the wor...
11 Maj 202114min
Haemodynamics, vasopressors, monitors – a chat with Thinking Critical Care
Following on from the recent ESICM webinars on haemodynamic monitoring and vasopressors, Dr Wong interviews Dr Rola on his thoughts on a range of issues, from the use of ultrasound, venous congestion ...
27 Apr 202125min
Ultrasound as a haemodynamic monitor?
Ultrasound has become an indispensable tool while caring for critically ill patients. Increasing availability at bedside and the role that it plays in the diagnosis and management of patients had made...
23 Apr 202112min
