Viewpoints

Crystalloid vs Saline: A Solution to AKI Prevention? The longstanding (and still unanswered) question of which fluid is safest in critically ill patients is explored in this randomized trial, but the results are puzzling.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 23, 2015
Aggressive End-of-Life Care: Fixing an ICU Cultural Problem ICU culture and physicians' practice styles contribute to the aggressiveness of care for patients with treatment limitations in ICUs across the United States.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 17, 2015
Transfusion in Critically Ill Adults: Does Blood Age Matter? If blood stored < 8 days is used for transfusing critically ill adults, is mortality improved?
Experts And Viewpoints, September 03, 2015
Sepsis: The Next Steps to Improving Outcomes? A multicenter trial fails to show mortality benefits of early goal-directed therapy in septic shock. Greg Martin argues that it's time to look for other ways to improve outcomes in sepsis.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 17, 2015
Influence of Vitamin D on ICU Length of Stay A study looks at whether high-dose vitamin D supplementation influences length of stay and mortality in critically ill patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 20, 2015
Sepsis: Does Plasma Exchange Improve Survival? Do we have enough evidence that plasma exchange improves survival in sepsis?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 19, 2015
Transfusion After Trauma: Reassessing the Blood Product Ratio A study assessed the safety and effectiveness of transfusing severe trauma patients using plasma, platelets, and red blood cells in a 1:1:1 ratio.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 04, 2015
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Efficacy of Good Outcomes Score Researchers seek a means of predicting outcomes after resuscitation from in-hospital cardiac arrest.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 16, 2015
Hypovolemic Shock: Effect of Fluid Choice on Mortality Choosing the right type of fluid resuscitation may affect mortality outcomes in patients with hypovolemic shock.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 02, 2015
Hospital Volume and Sepsis Care: What's the Effect? Is there a relationship between the number of sepsis patients treated in a hospital and outcomes?
Experts And Viewpoints, December 19, 2014
Severe Sepsis and Mortality: Recent Trends Dr Greg Martin analyzes two decades of research on mortality trends in severe sepsis.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 17, 2014
ARDS/ALI: Contributing Factors to Physical Impairment A new study looks at the contributing factors to physical impairment after acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 26, 2014
Cardiac Arrest: Updates in Therapeutic Hypothermia What is the latest guidance on managing patient temperature post-cardiac arrest?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 08, 2014
Albumin Treatment for Acute Stroke: An Exercise in Futility? A new study looks at the effect of high-dose albumin treatment in acute ischemic stroke.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 05, 2014
Septic Shock: Is EGDT Still Necessary? The investigators in a new trial tested whether all aspects of early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) are necessary in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 29, 2014
Albumin Supplementation in Sepsis Patients A new study looks at the pros and cons of albumin supplementation in patients with sepsis.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 14, 2014
New Drug Combo Shows Efficacy for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Researchers test the efficacy of vasopressin, steroids, and epinephrine (VSE) on neurologically favorable outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 30, 2013
Effect of Eritoran on Sepsis Mortality Greg Martin, MD, analyzes a recent clinical trial that investigates whether eritoran is effective at reducing sepsis-induced mortality.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 11, 2013
Parenteral Nutrition and Infection Reduction in the ICU A provocative new study suggests that complementing enteral nutrition with parenteral nutrition may reduce ICU stays in critically ill patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 23, 2013
Two Key Findings From the Surviving Sepsis Campaign A look at outcomes from the Surviving Sepsis campaign in US and European intensive care units points to 2 major messages.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 22, 2013

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