Despoina Koulenti,Maria-Panagiota Almyroudi,Antonios Katsounas
Despoina Koulenti
Purpose of review: To provide an updated overview of optimal antibiotic duration in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), integrating guideline recommendations, clinical evidence, and expert opinion. ...
Jorge I F Salluh,Giulliana M Moralez,Alexander Tracy et al.
Jorge I F Salluh et al.
Purpose of review: This review aims to summarize the recent publications and future perspectives on the use of ICU scoring systems mainly for the assessment of ICU performance, resource use and benchmarking. Additionally,...
Asyl Harbiye,Hélène B van den Heuvel,Lieuwe D J Bos et al.
Asyl Harbiye et al.
Purpose of review: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a major cause of critical illness with high morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in supportive care, targeted therapies have failed, in part due t...
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections [0.03%]
人工智能在重症监护室严重感染治疗决策中的作用
Daniele Roberto Giacobbe,Antonio Vena,Matteo Bassetti
Daniele Roberto Giacobbe
Purpose of review: To discuss current and future role of artificial intelligence in predicting severe infections and supporting decisions on antibiotic treatment in critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU), f...
Jane Y Wang,Marin H Kollef
Jane Y Wang
Purpose of review: Corticosteroid therapy remains controversial in the management of septic shock. The putative benefits of glucocorticoids on immunomodulation and rescue of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysre...
Lavanya Bellumkonda
Lavanya Bellumkonda
Purpose of review: Cardiogenic shock continues to portend a poor prognosis. Despite ongoing efforts over the past few decades to help improve mortality, little progress has been made in improving the short-term and long-t...
Kyle R Stephens,Rebecca A Busch
Kyle R Stephens
Purpose of review: When considering "personalized nutrition therapy," particularly in the intensive care unit (ICU), the default response is indirect calorimetry (IC). However, predictive equations (PEs) remain more commo...
Prediction of functional outcome after traumatic brain injury: a narrative review [0.03%]
创伤性脑损伤后功能预后的预测：综述
Carolina Iaquaniello,Emanuela Scordo,Chiara Robba
Carolina Iaquaniello
Purpose of review: To synthesize current evidence on prognostic factors, tools, and strategies influencing functional outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), with a focus on the acute and postacute phases ...
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis? [0.03%]
营养治疗能否改变重症急性胰腺炎的病理生理过程？
Lin Gao,Yizhen Xu,Lu Ke
Lin Gao
Purpose of review: The primary aim of this review is to summarize the value of nutrition therapy in reversing or altering the core pathophysiology during severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and how it may impact short-term an...
Impaired muscle metabolism in the ICU: interrogating the underlying pathophysiology [0.03%]
重症监护室肌肉代谢障碍：探究潜在病理生理机制
Lee-Anne S Chapple,Gordon S Lynch,Olav Rooyackers
Lee-Anne S Chapple
Purpose of review: Accelerated muscle wasting in critically ill patients contributes to poor recovery outcomes. Critical care guidelines recommend delivering higher protein doses; yet, increasing evidence suggests harm fr...