Sepsis Journal Articles

• Infections Complicating Cesarean Delivery Which strategies may help prevent surgical site infections associated with Cesarean sections?
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, July 2018
• Renal Replacement Therapy Intensity for Acute Kidney Injury How does higher intensity dose renal replacement therapy compare with standard intensity in terms of survival and renal recovery in severe acute kidney injury?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, July 2018
• Predicting Complications After Abdominal Cancer Surgery Are there specific clinical factors that might help predict perioperative complications in cancer patients undergoing abdominal surgery?
  BMC Anesthesiology, June 2018
• Carbapenem-Nonsusceptible Acinetobacter baumannii This report provides insight into the incidence of infections with carbapenem-nonsusceptible A. baumannii bacterium.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2018
• Worldwide Audit of Blood Transfusion Practice in the ICU How do transfusion practices vary among geographic regions -- and how might these differences impact patient outcomes?
  Critical Care, June 2018
• Reducing Unplanned Acute Care for Patients With Cancer Early use of palliative care and identification of patients at risk are strategies that may reduce acute care in patients with cancer.
  Journal of Oncology Practice, June 2018
• Troponin-I Levels and Outcome in Patients With High CVD Risk Might troponin-I elevation serve as a prognostic marker for hospital mortality in critically ill patients with a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors?
  BMC Anesthesiology, June 2018
• Outpatient Spine Surgery: Value and Barriers to Implementation A controversial cost reduction strategy involves transitioning certain spinal procedures to an outpatient setting. Which surgeries might lend themselves to this approach...and what are the obstacles?
  Neurosurgical Focus, June 2018
• Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Female and Male Surgeons How do practice patterns and surgical outcomes differ between male and female surgeons?
  Annals of Surgery, June 2018
• Infectious Diarrhea: IDSA Updates Guidelines This brief report highlights the main recommendations from the recently updated IDSA guidelines for the management of children and adults with suspected or confirmed infectious diarrhea.
  American Family Physician, June 2018
• Urinary Biomarkers Predict AKI After Cardiovascular Surgery Urinary biomarkers, in combination with clinical risk scores, may help predict the progression of acute kidney injury after cardiovascular surgery.
  Critical Care, June 2018
• Acute Organ Dysfunction Impacts Long-term Survival in Sepsis In what ways might acute organ dysfunction impact long-term mortality among sepsis survivors?
  Critical Care Medicine, May 2018
• Imatinib-induced Fulminant Liver Failure in CML Acute liver failure can be a fatal adverse effect of chronic myeloid leukemia treatment with imatinib. Is liver transplant a viable option for these patients?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 2018
• The Emerging Role of the Microbiota in the ICU How might knowledge regarding the gut and lung microbiome contribute to the field of intensive care medicine? Could there be therapeutic implications?
  Critical Care, May 2018
• Early Blood Transfusions in Sepsis Early red blood cell transfusions for patients with sepsis may not improve survival and may also increase costs, a new study reports.
  American Journal of Critical Care, May 2018
• Procalcitonin-Guidance for Antimicrobial Management How effective are procalcitonin-guided strategies in the antibiotics management of ICU patients?
  Critical Care Medicine, May 2018
• High-Dose Corticosteroid Treatment and Mortality in ARDS Past studies have shown that high-dose corticosteroid therapy did not improve the outcomes of patients with ARDS -- but is it time to revisit the issue?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, May 2018
• Sepsis Identification Methods in an Electronic Database How do different algorithms for the identification of sepsis compare in terms of consistency and reliability?
  Critical Care Medicine, May 2018
• Quality Improvement After Multiple Fatal TTBIs After a series of transfusion-transmitted bacterial infections at their institution, the authors identified areas in need of quality improvement, and developed an action plan to mitigate future risk.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, May 2018
• Containment of Novel MDR Organisms and Resistance Mechanisms How has CDC's approach to detection, identification, containment, and surveillance evolved in the face of the changing landscape of multidrug-resistant organisms?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018