ICU
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 31, 2024
A 4-Step Plan for Managing Opioid Use Disorder in the ICU
Multiple opportunities exist for clinicians to optimize care for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the ...
MARCH 5, 2024
Intensive Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Roundtable
Is there any aspect of health care that didn’t change or evolve as a consequence of COVID–19?
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Ketamine a Reasonable Rescue Sedative in ICU
Continuous infusion ketamine is a reasonable alternative for ICU patients failing to respond to traditional ...
JULY 26, 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 ...
JUNE 23, 2021
Factors Affecting ICU Opioid Use Delineated
A recent study has identified a series of patient and surgical factors that may lead to increased opioid use in the ...
MAY 24, 2021
Study Finds SICU Patient Pain Can Be Controlled With Fewer Opioids
Nonopioid pain medications may be a good option for some ventilated surgical patients in the ICU, according to ...
JULY 29, 2020
Critical Care Nurses Add Their Perspective To Pain Management in the ICU
Managing patients’ pain isn’t just for doctors; it takes a whole care team. However, much of the ...
MAY 27, 2020
Prepare for Overwhelmed ICUs by Leveraging Existing ORs, Anesthesia Machines and Peri-op Personnel
There may be insufficient critical care beds and ventilators in the US to account for a potential tsunami of ...
MARCH 24, 2020
Success In Failure
We are in the business of brokenness. Disease and trauma are the most common introductions to the people for whom ...
AUGUST 3, 2018
