Publications by authors named "N J Hammond"
Purpose: To generate consensus and provide expert clinical practice statements for the management of adult sepsis in resource-limited settings.
Methods: An international multidisciplinary Steering Committee with expertise in sepsis management and including a Delphi methodologist was convened by the Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance (APSA). The committee selected an international panel of clinicians and researchers with expertise in sepsis management.
Background: The effect of a liberal red-cell transfusion strategy as compared with a restrictive strategy in patients during the critical care period after an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is unclear.
Methods: We randomly assigned critically ill adults with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and anemia to a liberal strategy (mandatory transfusion at a hemoglobin level of ≤10 g per deciliter) or a restrictive strategy (optional transfusion at a hemoglobin level of ≤8 g per deciliter). The primary outcome was an unfavorable neurologic outcome, defined as a score of 4 or higher on the modified Rankin scale (range, 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater disability) at 12 months.
Purpose: Hyperoxemia is common in patients resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and may increase the risk of mortality. However, the effect of hyperoxemia on functional outcome, specifically related to the timing of exposure to hyperoxemia, remains unclear.
Methods: The secondary analysis of the Target Temperature Management 2 (TTM-2) randomized trial.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze the prevalence of in-person visits and virtual communication methods (like phone and video calls) in ICUs across Australia and New Zealand, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Findings revealed that 77% of ICUs had visiting restrictions, with a significantly reduced median visiting time of 9 hours per day, resulting in only 65% of patients receiving in-person visits.
- The majority of in-person visits were for family interaction, while telephone calls were primarily for clinical updates, with visit patterns showing higher activity during daytime hours rather than the evening.