miR-16-5p aggravates sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by inducing apoptosis by Han Li, Junyan Duan, Tongtong Zhang, Yingjie Fu, Yue Xu, Hongjun Miao, Xuhua Ge

“…Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (S-AKI) is a common disease in pediatric intensive care units (ICU) with high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Addressing the gap in preterm resuscitation practices in high-income and low-middle income countries: a multicenter survey of the Asian neonatal network collaboration by Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Rizalya Dewi, Jennie Sutantio, Zubair Amin, Young-Ah Youn, Sae Yun Kim, Su Jin Cho, Yun Sil Chang, Satoshi Kusuda, Fuyu Miyake, Tetsuya Isayama

“…This study aimed to evaluate the resuscitation practices of high-risk infants in a large multi-country sample of healthcare facilities among HICs and LMICs in Asia under the AsianNeo Network.MethodsIn 2021, a customized 6-item online survey on resuscitation practices of infants born at <29 weeks gestation (or birth weight <1,200 g) was sent by the representative of each country's neonatal network to all the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) participating in AsianNeo network. …”
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‘Striving to achieve control’. Registered nurses’ experiences of palliative care quality during the COVID-19 pandemic – a qualitative study by Tuva Sandsdalen, Ann Karin Helgesen, Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl, Carina Bååth, Maria Larsson, Christina Melin Johansson, Cecilia Olsson, Maria Tillfors, Jane Österlind, Reidun Hov, Marie Dahlen Granrud

“…Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted between November 2021 and January 2022 with 18 RNs who worked in intensive care units in hospitals, dementia care or palliative care units in nursing homes in Norway during the pandemic. …”
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Simvastatin Posttreatment Controls Inflammation and Improves Bacterial Clearance in Experimental Sepsis by Flora Magno de Jesus Oliveira, Cassiano Felippe Gonçalves-de-Albuquerque, Isabel Matos Medeiros de Moraes, Patrícia Alves Reis, Vinicius Novaes Rocha, Patrícia Torres Bozza, Adriana Ribeiro Silva, Hugo Caire de Castro Faria Neto

“…Besides being currently the leading cause of death in intensive care units worldwide, sepsis can also induce long-term consequences among survivors, such as cognitive impairment. …”
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Expert-Based Narrative Review on Compression UltraSonography (CUS) for Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) by Mario D’Oria, Laura Girardi, Ahmed Amgad, Mohab Sherif, Gabriele Piffaretti, Barbara Ruaro, Cristiano Calvagna, Philip Dueppers, Sandro Lepidi, Marco Paolo Donadini

“…In summary, given its established benefits, CUS is a technique that many physicians should be familiar with, especially those working in emergency departments, intensive care units, or general wards. When needed, healthcare operators with more advanced US skills (such as radiologists, angiologists, or vascular surgeons) may be called upon to provide a second look in case of uncertainty and/or need for additional information.…”
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Cross-sectional evaluation of medical reversals among National Institute of Health guideline practices implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic: how often did experts err in a time... by Vinay Prasad, Alyson Haslam, Alec J Kacew, Adam S Cifu

“…Two (8%) were procedures or mechanical interventions and one (4%) was a device. 16 (64%) reversals pertained to the hospital setting (4 to intensive care units), 4 (16%) were non-specific (ie, applicable to any setting), 4 (16%) pertained to a non-hospital setting and 1 pertained to healthcare workers.Conclusion When faced with a novel pandemic, policymakers rapidly made hundreds of specific medical recommendations. …”
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Identification and prioritization of novel therapeutic candidates against glutamate racemase from Klebsiella pneumoniae. by Ankit Kumar, Farah Anjum, Md Imtaiyaz Hassan, Anas Shamsi, Rashmi Prabha Singh

“…<h4>Background</h4>Klebsiella pneumoniae, a gram-negative bacterium in the Enterobacteriaceae family, is non-motile, encapsulated, and a major cause of nosocomial infections, particularly in intensive care units. The bacterium possesses a thick polysaccharide capsule and fimbriae, which contribute to its virulence, resistance to phagocytosis, and attachment to host cells. …”
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Hypoglycemia and hospital mortality in critically ill patients by Hsuan-Fan Yeh, Wen-Cheng Chao, Chieh-Liang Wu, Ming-Cheng Chan

“…Out of the total of 16,699 patients admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs), 2,115(12.7%) experienced at least one episode of hypoglycemia were included in the analysis. …”
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Nurses&rsquo; Knowledge in the Prevention and Management of Nasointestinal Tube Obstruction: A Cross Sectional Study by Wang L, Hou W, Liu Z, Chen L, Lin R, Huang Y

“…Specifically, nurses with higher professional titles, more training experiences, or those working in intensive care units and surgical departments were more likely to achieve higher total knowledge scores in the prevention and management of nasointestinal tube occlusion.Conclusions: : The study shows that nurses’ knowledge of nasointestinal tube obstruction prevention and management is in the upper-middle level. …”
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Enteral Nutrition Practices and Complications in ICU Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthcare Professionals&rsquo; Perspectives in Saudi Arabia by Zaher S, Alhindi R, Alturki L, Alsobhi E, Alahmadi L, Aldhowayan HA

“…Box 344, Madinah, 42353, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Email Sz332@cam.ac.uk; szaher@taibahu.edu.saBackground: Enteral Nutrition (EN) is the preferred method for providing nutritional support in intensive care units (ICUs) compared to parenteral nutrition (PN) due to its physiological advantages, safety profile, and cost-effectiveness compared to parenteral nutrition (PN). …”
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Improving Critical Care Teamwork: Simulation-Based Interprofessional Training for Enhanced Communication and Safety by Sung TC, Hsu HC

“…The program aimed to improve teamwork, communication, and collaboration among healthcare professionals in high-acuity environments such as emergency departments and intensive care units (ICUs).Methods: A prospective, mixed-methods approach was used to assess the program’s effectiveness. …”
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Point-of-care lung ultrasound in detecting pneumonia: A systematic review by Iqra Abid, Nadia Qureshi, Nicola Lategan, Simon Williams, Sidra Shahid

“…Since it overcomes most of the limitations of CXR and other diagnostic modalities, it can be utilized as a diagnostic tool for pneumonia for all age groups as it is a safe, readily available, and cost-effective modality that can be utilized in an emergency department, intensive care units, wards, and clinics by trained respiratory care professionals.…”
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Investigation of Information Overload in Electronic Health Records: Protocol for Usability Study by Saif Khairat, Jennifer Morelli, Marcella H Boynton, Thomas Bice, Jeffrey A Gold, Shannon S Carson

“…Information overload can be especially prevalent in medical intensive care units (ICUs) where patients are often critically ill and their charts contain large amounts of data points such as vitals, test and laboratory results, medications, and notes. …”
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Global insights into MRSA bacteremia: a bibliometric analysis and future outlook by Jia-Yi Lin, Jia-Yi Lin, Jia-Kai Lai, Jia-Kai Lai, Jian-Yi Chen, Jian-Yi Chen, Jia-Yu Cai, Jia-Yu Cai, Zhan-Dong Yang, Zhan-Dong Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Ze-Tao Zheng, Ze-Tao Zheng, Xu-Guang Guo, Xu-Guang Guo, Xu-Guang Guo

“…The journal with the most publications is Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, while the most cited global publication is Vincent JL’s article “Sepsis in European Intensive Care Units: Results of the SOAP Study” published in Critical Care Medicine in 2006. …”
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Association of TyG index with mortality at 28 days in sepsis patients in intensive care from MIMIC IV database by Heping Xu, Jinyuan Xie, Yan Xia, Huan Niu, Hong Wang, Feng Zhan

“…Abstract The relationship between the triglyceride‒glucose (TyG) index and the clinical prognosis of septic patients in intensive care units (ICUs) remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the correlation between the TyG index and 28-day all-cause mortality in septic patients. …”
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The Use of Social Network in Daily Pediatric Practice and Education: Turkish Pediatric Atelier by Erdem Gönüllü, Ahmet Soysal, İlkay Can, Ercan Tutak, Turan Tunç, İsmail Yıldız, Osman Yeşilbaş, Naci Öner, Ali Anarat, Feryal Gün Soysal, Cengiz Bayram, Mehmet Cihan Balcı, Emine Betül Tavil, Teoman Akçay, Metin Karaböcüoğlu

“…Of the 520 consulted cases, 44 (8%) were related to life-threatening events, and 25 of them were hospitalized in the intensive care units, and 6 of them were required surgical operations. …”
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Comparison of Community-Associated and Health Care-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canada: Results from CANWARD 2007 by Kimberly A Nichol, Melissa McCracken, Melanie R DeCorby, Kristjan Thompson, Michael R Mulvey, James A Karlowsky, Daryl J Hoban, George G Zhanel

“…METHODS: In 2007, 385 MRSA isolates were collected from Canadian patients attending hospital clinics, emergency rooms, medical/ surgical wards and intensive care units. Susceptibilities to betalactams, clarithromycin, clindamycin, daptomycin, levofloxacin, linezolid, moxifloxacin, tigecycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and vancomycin were determined by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution. …”
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Protocol for the DisCoVeRy trial: multicentre, adaptive, randomised trial of the safety and efficacy of treatments for COVID-19 in hospitalised adults by Florence Ader, Jean-François Timsit, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, François-Xavier Lescure, Laetitia Moinot, Christelle Delmas, Hélène Espérou, Laurent Abel, Benjamin Leveau, Vinca Icard, Toni Alfaiate, Linda Wittkop, Charles Burdet, France Mentré, Marion Schneider, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Julien Poissy, Lila Bouadma, Bruno Lina, Florence Morfin-Sherpa, Maude Bouscambert, Alexandre Gaymard, Gilles Peytavin, Jeremie Guedj, Claire Andrejak, Cedric Laouenan, Drifa Belhadi, Axelle Dupont, Basma Basli, Anissa Chair, Samira Laribi, Julie Level, Marie-Capucine Tellier, Aline Dechanet, Dominique Costagliola, Sandrine Couffin-Cadiergues, Juliette Saillard, Claire Fougerou, Carole Cagnot, Soizic Le Mestre, Delphine Lebrasseur-Longuet, Ventzislava Petrov-Sanchez, Alpha Diallo, NoéMie Mercier, Sarah Tubiana, Benjamin Hamze, Ambre Gelley, Marion Noret, Eric D’Ortenzio, Oriane Puechal, Caroline Semaille

“…This trial involves patients hospitalised in conventional departments or intensive care units both from academic or non-academic hospitals throughout Europe. …”
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Treating shock with norepinephrine administered in midline catheters in an intermediary care unit: a retrospective cohort study by Gustav Torisson, Marcus Ohlsson, Hanna Karlsson, Ajnaz Afrasiabi, Viktor Månsson, Hannes Hartman

“…Traditionally, NE has been administered through central lines, in intensive care units, due to the risk of extravasation in peripheral lines. …”
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Fetal Hemoglobin as a Predictive Biomarker for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study in Portugal by Mariza Fevereiro-Martins, Laura Aguiar, Ângela Inácio, Carlos Cardoso, Ana Carolina Santos, Carlos Marques-Neves, Hercília Guimarães, Rui Pinto, Manuel Bicho

“…Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, commonly performed in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), reduce fetal hemoglobin (HbF) fraction, altering oxygen dynamics and potentially contributing to ROP. …”
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