Appropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy was independently associated with reduced 28-day mortality in critically ill ICU patients with microbiologically confirmed bacterial infections. zurl.co/v9znw
Critical illness creates shared psychological and social vulnerability for patients, families and ICU professionals, calling for relational, systemic and ethically grounded intensive care. zurl.co/S4E78
#ICM-Quizz #MedEd A 17-year-old male with viral pneumonia developed worsening subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum, requiring VV-ECMO support. zurl.co/JipRR
ECMO patients commonly develop acute kidney injury and fluid balance disorders, with CRRT used to support fluid and metabolic management. zurl.co/Ws5oc
Personalized automatic cuff-pressure control and subglottic drainage did not reduce Day 3 tracheal colonization in critically ill intubated patients. zurl.co/3F6Lf
Consensus on patient–ventilator asynchronies remains limited, with future classification needing physiological coherence, clinical meaning and bedside applicability. zurl.co/ylSMd
#ICM-Quizz #MedEd A 17-year-old male with viral pneumonia develops acute respiratory failure, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax, requiring mechanical ventilation and VV-ECMO. What mechanism best explains these findings?
Non-invasive ICP assessment may support clinical reasoning by indicating risk, deterioration and physiological tolerance in acute brain injury. zurl.co/8gKOJ
#VisualAbstract Survival improved over time in critically ill adults with acute leukemia, especially among patients who required mechanical ventilation. zurl.co/2QhaM
Obesity creates distinct respiratory challenges in ARDS, requiring individualized ventilation, positioning and extubation strategies. zurl.co/pR9wV
