The aim of this Intensive Care Medicine Rapid Practice Guideline (ICM‑RPG) was to formulate evidence‑based guidance for the use of dexmedetomidine for sedation in invasively mechanically ventilated adults in the intensive care unit (ICU). We adhered to the methodology for trustworthy clinical practic...
Laroia, Archana;
Donnelly, Edwin;
Henry, Travis;
Berry, Mark;
Boiselle, Phillip;
Kuzniewski, Christopher;
Maldonado, Fabien;
Olsen, Kathryn;
Raptis, Constatine;
Shim, Kyungran;
Wu, Carol;
Kanne, Jeffrey.
Chest radiography is the most frequent and primary imaging modality in the intensive care unit (ICU), given its portability, rapid image acquisition, and availability of immediate information on the bedside preview. Due to the severity of underlying disease and frequent need of placement of monitoring de...
Esta guía de práctica clínica provee recomendaciones informadas por la evidencia para la identificación de marcadores y factores de riesgo de mortalidad de los pacientes críticos, control de la infección, recolección de muestras, cuidado de soporte (ventilatorio y hemodinámico), tratamiento farma...
This clinical practice guideline provides evidence-informed recommendations for infection control, specimen collection, supportive care, pharmacological treatment, and prevention of complications.
The recommendations are directed to all health care staff who deal with patients in emergency departments an...
Fan, E;
Cheek, F;
Chlan, L;
Gosselink, R;
Hart, N;
Herridge, M. S;
Hopkins, R. O;
Hough, C. L;
Kress, J. P;
Latronico, N;
Moss, M;
Needham, D. M;
Rich, M. M;
Stevens, R. D;
Wilson, K. C;
Winkelman, C;
Zochodne, D. W;
Ali, NA.
RATIONALE: Profound muscle weakness during and after critical illness is termed intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW). OBJECTIVES: To develop diagnostic recommendations for ICUAW. METHODS: A multidisciplinary expert committee generated diagnostic questions. A systematic review was performed, and ...
Barr, J;
Fraser, G. L;
Puntillo, K;
Ely, E. W;
Gélinas, C;
Dasta, J. F;
Davidson, J. E;
Devlin, J. W;
Kress, J. P;
Joffe, A. M;
Coursin, D. B;
Herr, D. L;
Tung, A;
Robinson, B, R;
Fontaine, D. K;
Ramsay, M. A;
Riker, R. R;
Sessler, C. N;
Pun, B;
Skrobik, Y;
Jaeschke, R.
OBJECTIVE: To revise the "Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Sustained Use of Sedatives and Analgesics in the Critically Ill Adult" published in Critical Care Medicine in 2002. METHODS: The American College of Critical Care Medicine assembled a 20-person, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional task for...
