Determining the required level of care for patients with acute bacterial meningitis: case reports and literature review by G. Makarevičius, N. Giedraitienė, A. Klimašauskienė

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Unveiling the novel role of circadian rhythms in sepsis and septic shock: unexplored implications for chronotherapy by Stewart D. Ramsay, Stewart D. Ramsay, Stewart D. Ramsay, Marni A. Nenke, Marni A. Nenke, Emily J. Meyer, Emily J. Meyer, David J. Torpy, David J. Torpy, Richard L. Young, Richard L. Young, Richard L. Young, Richard L. Young

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Understanding the experience of the mothers’ ability to take care of their preterm infants related to in-hospital and post-discharge: a qualitative content analysis by Saleheh Tajalli, Soroor Parvizy, Abbas Ebadi, Fateme Zamaniashtiani, Carole Kenner

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Intracranial complications in adult patients with severe pneumococcal meningitis: a retrospective multicenter cohort study by Camille Legouy, Renaud Cornic, Keyvan Razazi, Damien Contou, Stéphane Legriel, Eve Garrigues, Pauline Buiche, Maxens Decavèle, Sarah Benghanem, Thomas Rambaud, Jérôme Aboab, Marina Esposito-Farèse, Jean-François Timsit, Camille Couffignal, Romain Sonneville

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Assessment of stress hyperglycemia ratio to predict all-cause mortality in patients with critical cerebrovascular disease: a retrospective cohort study from the MIMIC-IV database by Yuwen Chen, Jian Xu, Fan He, An’an Huang, Jie Wang, Bingchen Liu, Qucheng Wei

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Bronchiolitis Severity Affects Blood Count and Inflammatory Marker Levels: A Real-Life Experience by Antonella Gambadauro, Salvatore Mollica, Emanuela Rosa, Federica Xerra, Alessandra Li Pomi, Mariella Valenzise, Maria Francesca Messina, Agata Vitale, Eloisa Gitto, Malgorzata Wasniewska, Giuseppina Zirilli, Sara Manti

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Mortality and patient disposition after ICU tracheostomy for secretion management vs. prolonged ventilation: a retrospective cohort study by Dominique Dundaru-Bandi, Linda M. Zhu, Milana Schipper, Paul J. Warshawsky, Blair C. Schwartz

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Applicability of Pulse Pressure Variation during Unstable Hemodynamic Events in the Intensive Care Unit: A Five-Day Prospective Multicenter Study by Bertrand Delannoy, Florent Wallet, Delphine Maucort-Boulch, Mathieu Page, Mahmoud Kaaki, Mathieu Schoeffler, Brenton Alexander, Olivier Desebbe

“…The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical applicability of pulse pressure variation during episodes of patient hemodynamic instability in the intensive care unit. We conducted a five-day, seven-center prospective study that included patients presenting with an unstable hemodynamic event. …”
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A systematic review of Gram-negative bacterial prevalence and antibiotic resistance in pediatric sepsis: Insights from pediatric intensive care units by Ghada Haidar Ali, Mohammed Abdullah Albariqi, Ahmed Hassan Alhazmi, Abdulrahman Hassan Alasmari, Saeed Mari Nasser

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Association between red cell distribution width—albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in intensive care unit patients with heart failure by Ni Li, Junling Li, Kai Wang

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Validation of a delirium predictive model in patients admitted to surgical intensive care units: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study by Kaweesak Chittawatanarat, Onuma Chaiwat, Sirirat Mueankwan, Sunthiti Morakul, Pitchaya Dilokpattanamongkol, Chayanan Thanakiattiwibun, Arunotai Siriussawakul

“…Objective To internally and externally validate a delirium predictive model for adult patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) following surgery.Design A prospective, observational, multicentre study.Setting Three university-affiliated teaching hospitals in Thailand.Participants Adults aged over 18 years were enrolled if they were admitted to a surgical ICU (SICU) and had the surgery within 7 days before SICU admission.Main outcome measures Postoperative delirium was assessed using the Thai version of the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. …”
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Differences in Characteristics of Peripartum Patients Who Did and Did Not Require an Upgrade to the Intensive Care Unit: A Propensity Score Matching Study by Jennifer A. Walker, Jerry M. Yang, Saad Pirzada, Manahel Zahid, Samantha Asuncion, Amanda Tuchler, Gillian Cooper, Allison Lankford, Emad Elsamadicy, Quincy K. Tran

“…<i>Background and Objectives:</i> This study sought to identify predictors for peripartum patients admitted to non-intensive care wards who later upgraded to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). <i>Materials and Methods:</i> This was a retrospective observational study of patients admitted to the Maternal Fetal Ward between 01/2017 and 12/2022, who later upgraded to the ICU. …”
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Corrigendum to “Factors contributing to implementation of a father-friendly neonatal intensive care unit in Denmark” [PEC Innovation 5 (2024) 100353] by Betty Noergaard, Karin Yde Waidtløw, Poul-Erik Kofoed, Signe Vahlkvist

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Polyamine Content of Enteral Nutrition Formulas: Effect of Daily Intake on the Feeding Tolerance of Patients During the First Week in the Intensive Care Unit by Manuel Sánchez, Eva Rodríguez-Hernández, Lorena Suárez, Begoña Cantabrana, María González-García

“…The requirements for and intake of polyamines have yet to be investigated in adult patients hospitalised in intensive care units (ICUs) who are exclusively fed via commercial EN formulas. …”
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Frequency and types of antibiotic usage in a referral neonatal intensive care unit, based on the world health organization classification (AwaRe) by Farzaneh Hematian, Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Aletayeb, Masoud Dehdashtian, Mohammad Reza Aramesh, Arash Malakian, Mahboobeh Sadat Aletayeb

“…Nonetheless, the use of antibiotics in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is significantly high. This is primarily because neonatologists are concerned about the fragile immune systems of newborns, their vulnerability to serious infectious diseases, and the challenge of accurately distinguishing between infectious and non-infectious conditions. …”
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Purpose built catheters for minimally invasive surfactant therapy: Experience from a Canadian tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit by Talib Al Harthy, Michael R Miller, Orlando daSilva, Soume Bhattacharya

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Understanding the clinical and molecular epidemiological characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections within intensive care units of three teaching hospitals by Pengyu Zhang, Jingchen Hao, Yafen Zhang, Junfeng Su, Guozhuang Sun, Jun Xie, Jian Hu, Guocai Li

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The Addition of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index to the Prognostic Scoring Systems Did Not Improve Mortality Prediction in Trauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Cheng-Shyuan Rau, Ching-Hua Tsai, Sheng-En Chou, Wei-Ti Su, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Ching-Hua Hsieh

“…This study sought to determine whether the addition of a nutritional indicator to the various variables of prognostic scoring models can improve the prediction of mortality among trauma patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods. This study’s cohort included 1,126 trauma patients hospitalized in the ICU between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2021. …”
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Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort Study by Donna Holton, Shirley Paton, John Conly, Joanne Embree, Geoffrey Taylor, William Thompson, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate and risk factors associated with central venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infections (BSIs) in Canadian intensive care units (ICUs).…”
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Distinct relative abundances in pathogens detected in mechanically ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia in the intensive care unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital by Haifa Algethamy, Diyaa H. Bokhary, Ibrahim Abushoshah, Abdulrahman A. Alalyani, Maan K. Baamer, Dalya M. Attallah, Ruba M. Alotaibi, Shehla N. Amin, Shaza A. Mass, Nisreen R. Tashkandy

“…We conclude that Intensive Care Units exhibit distinct patterns of microbial colonization.…”
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