Predicting the need for supportive services after discharged from hospital: a systematic review.

Background: Some patients admitted to acute care hospital require supportive services after discharge. The objective of our review was to identify models and variables that predict the need for supportive services after discharge from acute care hospital.

Methods: We performed a systematic review searching the MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and COCHRANE databases from inception to May 1st 2017.

Triiodothyronine replacement in critically ill adults with non-thyroidal illness syndrome.

Purpose: Non-thyroidal illness syndrome is commonly encountered in critically ill patients, many of whom are treated with thyroid hormones despite uncertainty regarding their safety and effectiveness. This retrospective observational study sought to evaluate the utilization, safety, and effectiveness of triiodothyronine (T3) supplementation in critically ill adults admitted to either of two non-cardiac surgery mixed-medical/surgical intensive care units (ICU).

Methods: Consecutive adults admitted to an ICU and treated with enterally administered T3 were identified over a two-year period.