Significant predictors of VTE were APACHE II score, previous immobilization, femoral central venous catheter, and invasive mechanical ventilation. Common risk assessment models for predicting venous ...

Intensive care unit (ICU)–acquired weakness often develops in patients who are undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation. Early active mobilization may mitigate ICU-acquired weakness, increase ...

In intensive care units, some patients who appear unconscious occupy a gray zone in their relationship to the world. To ...

It goes without saying that artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate many of the conversations around health care technology. Hospitals continue to face some of their toughest challenges ...

A new report has found continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) may help reduce staff burden in the intensive care unit (ICU) by reducing the need for blood gas monitoring. Continuous glucose monitoring ...

Visit a neurological ICU during a consultant’s morning rounds, and you’re likely to see physicians conducting painstaking tests to assess each patients’ level of consciousness. These tests are the ...

From prayer times to family vigils, everyday realities can alter how delirium presents — and how clinicians should respond.