Antimicrobial stewardship for sepsis in the intensive care unit: Survey of critical care and infectious diseases physicians.

Objective: To evaluate the attitudes of infectious diseases (ID) and critical care physicians toward antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Design: Anonymous, cross-sectional, web-based surveys.

Setting: Surveys were completed in March-November 2017, and data were analyzed from December 2017 to December 2019.

A video depicting resuscitation did not impact upon patients' decision-making.

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that video of and scripted information about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be deployed during clinician-patient end-of-life discussions. Few studies, however, examine whether video adds to verbal information-sharing. We hypothesized that video augments script-only decision-making.

Hemodilution Then Hemoconcentration after Resuscitation of Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock.

Background: The impact of fluid ri suscitation on hematologic parameters and function has been well studied in hemorrhagic shock. Similar research has not been conducted in resuscitation of septic shock.

Hypothesis: In the absence of accompanying hemorrhage, resuscitation of patients with sepsis should be marked by hemodilution, followed by hemoconcentration during recovery.