Use of a Portable Electronic Interface Improves Clinical Handoffs and Adherence to Lung Protective Ventilation.

Background: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is used to support patients with respiratory impairment. Evidence supports the use of lung-protective ventilation (LPV) during MV to improve outcomes. However, studies have demonstrated poor adherence to LPV guidelines.

Endotracheal Tube Fastening Device-Related Facial Pressure Ulcers.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can be present in a substantial number of hospitalized Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) disease patients. Some of these patients progress to severe ARDS and require mechanical ventilation. Patients requiring mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission are at an increased risk of developing pressure ulcers from multiple medical devices used in their care.

Culture-Negative Septic Shock Compared With Culture-Positive Septic Shock: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: To determine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative septic shock in comparison with culture-positive septic shock.

Design: Retrospective nested cohort study.

Setting: ICUs of 28 academic and community hospitals in three countries between 1997 and 2010.