Simplified acute physiology score II and Mannheim peritonitis index are associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with abdominal sepsis admitted to ICU.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the association and interaction of laboratory parameters, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPSII), Modified Shock Index (MSI), and Mannheim Peritonitis Index (MPI) with in-hospital mortality.

Material And Methods: We conducted a single-center case-control study. Adult patients with abdominal sepsis were included from May 2015 to May 2020.

A Method to Explore Variations of Ventilator-Associated Event Surveillance Definitions in Large Critical Care Databases in the United States.

Unlabelled: The Centers for Disease Control has well-established surveillance programs to monitor preventable conditions in patients supported by mechanical ventilation (MV). The aim of the study was to develop a data-driven methodology to examine variations in the first tier of the ventilator-associated event surveillance definition, described as a ventilator-associated condition (VAC). Further, an interactive tool was designed to illustrate the effect of changes to the VAC surveillance definition, by applying different ventilator settings, time-intervals, demographics, and selected clinical criteria.

Glycosylated hemoglobin as a predictor of mortality in severe pneumonia by COVID-19.

Objective: Determine whether the levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) measured on admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) are associated with mortality in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia with invasive mechanical ventilation.

Design: Cohort study, retrospective, observational. A single center.

Abordaje hemodinámico y ventilatorio en pacientes con COVID-19.

The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-Cov-2) is a clinical entity generated by this new virus a Coronavirus (COVID-19). Disease called COVID-19 (CoronaVIrus Disease 2019) by the World Health Organization. Its presentation is acute respiratory failure characterized by hyperinflation of the lung that leads to an increase in capillaries and epithelial permeability, with loss of ventilation of lung tissue and increases lung stiffness.

ROUNDS Studies: Relation of OUtcomes with Nutrition Despite Severity-Round One: Ultrasound Muscle Measurements in Critically Ill Adult Patients.

Malnutrition (undernutrition) encompasses low intake or uptake, loss of fat mass, and muscle wasting and is associated with worse outcomes. Ultrasound has been introduced in the intensive care unit as a tool to assess muscle mass. The aim of the present study is to explore the relation between initial muscle mass and mortality in adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit.

Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician.

Intensive care unit acquired weakness is a long-term consequence after critical illness; it has been related to muscle atrophy and can be considered as one of the main nutritional support challenges at the intensive care unit. Measuring muscle mass by image techniques has become a new area of research for the nutritional support field, extending our knowledge about muscle wasting and the impact of nutritional approaches in the critical care setting, although currently there is no universally accepted technique to perform muscle measurements by ultrasound. Because of this, we present this tutorial for nutrition support clinicians, in order to understand and perform muscle measurements by this reliable, accessible, low-cost, and easy-to-use technique.

Giving a nutritional fast hug in the intensive care unit.

Implementing a nutrition support protocol in critical care is a complex and dynamic process that involves the use of evidence, education programs and constant monitoring. To facilitate this task we developed a mnemonic tool called the Nutritional FAST HUG (F: feeding, A: analgesia, S: stools, T: trace elements, H: head of bed, U: ulcers, G: glucose control) with a process also internally developed (both modified from the mnemonic proposed by Jean Louis Vincent) called MIAR (M: measure, I: interpret, A: act, R: reanalysis) showing an easy form to perform medical rounds at the intensive care unit using a systematic process.