Search results for "Traumatic brain injury"
Plenary sessions, new research are highlights at 37th Critical Care Congress
Plenary sessions, new research are highlights at 37th Critical Care Congress.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/ccc.htm
15 May 2008
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Glycemic control inneurosurgical ICUs andafter burns or trauma. Several retrospective studies have examined the relation-ship between glycemia and clinical outcomes in patients withextensive burns, body trauma, or traumatic brain injury ... The effect of tight glycemic control on outcomes wasdetermined in a randomized, controlled trial of 97 patientswith severe traumatic brain injury.66 The rate of hypoglycemiawas approximately 2-fold higher for
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/acph-200912-hyperglycemia.pdf
23 Nov 2009
In the News
Guidelines on red blood cell transfusion, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/07/itn.htm
15 Jul 2010
Stroke risk may increase after traumatic brain injury
Risk for stroke may increase after a traumatic brain injury, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/10/1.htm
10 Aug 2011
Less chloride in IVs lowered rate of creatinine increase, dialysis
Reducing use of chloride-rich intravenous (IV) fluids reduced the increase in creatinine levels and incidence of acute kidney injury in a recent study of critically ill patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/24/3.htm
24 Oct 2012
Same mortality risk with saline, hydroxyethyl starch for ICU fluid resuscitation
For fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit (ICU), hydroxyethyl starch (HES) and saline carry the same mortality risk, but the former is associated with greater need for renal replacement therapy, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/24/4.htm
24 Oct 2012
Citicoline no better than placebo for traumatic brain injury patients
Citicoline didn't improve functional and cognitive status of patients with traumatic brain injury when compared to placebo after 90 days of treatment, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/05/3.htm
5 Dec 2012
For TBI, intracranial-pressure monitoring shows no benefit over imaging, clinical exam
Intracranial-pressure monitoring in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) isn't superior to treatment based on clinical examination and imaging, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/19/4.htm
19 Dec 2012
Recent Research
Probiotics, new-generation anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapy, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/rr.htm
15 Feb 2013
Recent Research
Therapy for decompensated heart failure with cardiorenal syndrome, kidney measures for CKD, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2013