eCritical Care Reviews Meeting 2021 (eCCR21)

20 January 2021 - 22 January 2021

Baclofen may reduce alcohol-related agitation in ICU

01 Mar 2021 by

Daily doses of baclofen may help reduce the risk of agitation among individuals with unhealthy alcohol use admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), according to results of the BACLOREA* trial presented at eCCR 2021.

Baclofen may reduce alcohol-related agitation in ICU

01 Mar 2021

Oral hygiene in the ICU: Doing away with oral chlorhexidine prophylactic rinse

22 Feb 2021 by

De-adoption of the practice of swabbing the mouth with chlorhexidine for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the intensive care unit (ICU) and implementing a standard oral care bundle does not necessarily reduce mortality, infection-related ventilator-associated complications (IVACs), or procedural pain, according to the results of the CHORAL study.

Oral hygiene in the ICU: Doing away with oral chlorhexidine prophylactic rinse

22 Feb 2021

Dexamethasone lowers mortality, ventilation use in ARDS

22 Feb 2021 by

Treatment with intravenous (IV) dexamethasone for 10 days significantly reduces duration of mechanical ventilation at 28 days and 60-day mortality in patients with established moderate-to-severe acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) compared with no dexamethasone, results of the DEXA-ARDS trial have shown.

Dexamethasone lowers mortality, ventilation use in ARDS

22 Feb 2021

Systemic corticoids cut death risk in critically ill COVID-19 patients

22 Feb 2021 by

The systemic use of corticosteroids lowers 28-day all-cause mortality among patients with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as opposed to usual care or placebo, according to the REACT* meta-analysis presented at the recently concluded eCritical Care Reviews Meeting 2021 (eCCR21).

Systemic corticoids cut death risk in critically ill COVID-19 patients

22 Feb 2021

Genetic underpinnings of severe, life-threatening COVID-19 uncovered

20 Feb 2021 by

The propensity of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to develop into a severe and life-threatening disease appears to be influenced by genetics, according to the GenOMICC* study, whose results were recently presented at the eCritical Care Reviews Meeting 2021 (eCCR21).

Genetic underpinnings of severe, life-threatening COVID-19 uncovered

20 Feb 2021

Lower oxygenation target in ICU does not improve mortality

19 Feb 2021 by

In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), a lower oxygenation target does not lead to a lower mortality rate, according to results of the HOT-ICU* trial presented at eCCR 2021.

Lower oxygenation target in ICU does not improve mortality

19 Feb 2021

NONSEDA: Some mechanically ventilated ICU patients need not be sedated

19 Feb 2021 by

Among critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU), a protocol of no sedation is comparable to light sedation with daily interruption in terms of mortality, as shown in the NONSEDA trial.

NONSEDA: Some mechanically ventilated ICU patients need not be sedated

19 Feb 2021

STARRT-AKI: Is early better than delayed renal-replacement therapy in AKI patients?

19 Feb 2021 by

An accelerated renal-replacement strategy does not appear to reduce the risk of mortality at 90 days among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) compared to a standard strategy, according to the results of the Standard versus Accelerated Initiation of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury (STARRT-AKI) trial.

STARRT-AKI: Is early better than delayed renal-replacement therapy in AKI patients?

19 Feb 2021

Stopping bleeding after trauma: VHA no better than CCT

17 Feb 2021 by

Adding Viscoelastic Haemostatic Assay (VHA) to empiric standard major haemorrhage protocol (MHP) in management of trauma did not improve overall outcomes compared with conventional coagulation test (CCT)-guided interventions, according to the ITACTIC* study presented at eCCR 2021.

Stopping bleeding after trauma: VHA no better than CCT

17 Feb 2021

OK to RELAx PEEP levels for ventilation of ICU patients without ARDS: latest study

10 Feb 2021 by

Invasive ventilation using a lower positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) strategy was noninferior to higher PEEP in ICU* patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), according to the RELAx** study presented at eCCR 2021.

OK to RELAx PEEP levels for ventilation of ICU patients without ARDS: latest study

10 Feb 2021