American Journal of Critical Care

Articles Available on Medscape

• COVID-19 and Antimalarial Drugs: Harms Outweigh Benefits
  Antimalarial drugs have been studied as potential therapies for COVID-19, but questions remain regarding the safety and efficacy of these treatments.

  January 07, 2021

• Critical Care Guidance for Tracheostomy Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  This article provides guidance for providing appropriate tracheostomy care while reducing the risk for COVID-19 transmission.

  December 31, 2020

• Intubation Setting, Aspiration, and Ventilator-Associated Conditions
  Could the environment in which a patient is intubated have an impact on the risk for aspiration and ventilator-associated conditions?

  December 24, 2020

• Rapid Critical Care Training of Nurses in the Surge Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
  Find out how one hospital developed a successful program to rapidly train non-critical care staff nurses to help care for the influx of critically ill COVID-19 patients.

  December 17, 2020

• Impact of Exposure to Patient Death or Near Death on Compassion Fatigue in Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses
  Might frequent exposure to the death or near death of pediatric patients put nurses at a higher risk for compassion fatigue?

  August 24, 2020

Table of Contents

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• Establishing a Peer Support Program for Survivors of COVID-19: A Report From the Critical and Acute Illness Recovery Organization. 

  February 15, 2021

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• Benefits of Peer Support for Intensive Care Unit Survivors: Sharing Experiences, Care Debriefing, and Altruism. 

  February 10, 2021

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