A point-of-care thoracic ultrasound protocol for hospital medical emergency teams (METUS) improves diagnostic accuracy.

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has proven itself in many clinical situations. Few data on the use of POCUS during Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls exist. In this study, we hypothesized that the use of POCUS would increase the number of correct diagnosis made by the MET and increase MET's certainty.

Relevance of non-nutritional calories in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients.

Background/objectives: Overfeeding in critically ill patients is associated with many complications. Propofol, dextrose infusion and citrate dialysis provide non-nutritional calories (NNCs), potentially causing overfeeding. The relevance of NNCs for total caloric intake has not been systematically studied.

Effects of implementation of a computerized nutritional protocol in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: A single-centre before and after study.

Introduction: Optimal nutrition, defined as adequate intake of energy, macronutrients -especially proteins- and micronutrients impacts on outcome of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). However, both nutrition below and over target have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Computerized nutrition protocols may help to improve nutrition adequacy.