Tis part II of the guidelines for the diagnosis and management of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufciency (CIRCI) in critically ill patients is related to acute illnesses that may be complicated by CIRCI. We followed
strictly the same methodology as for part I (see Appendix 1 in Supplementary...
Annane, D;
Pastores, S. M;
Rochwerg, B;
Arlt, W;
Balk, R. A;
Beishuizen, A;
Briegel, J;
Carcillo, J;
Christ-Crain, M;
Cooper, M. S;
Marik, P. E;
Umberto Meduri, G;
Olsen, K. M;
Rodgers, S;
Russell, J. A;
Van den Berghe, G.
OBJECTIVE: To update the 2008 consensus statements for the diagnosis and management of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) in adult and pediatric patients. PARTICIPANTS: A multispecialty task force of 16 international experts in Critical Care Medicine, endocrinology, and guideli...
Mehta, N. M;
Skillman, H. E;
Irving, S. Y;
Coss-Bu, J. A;
Vermilyea, S;
Farrington, E. A;
McKeever, L;
Hall, A. M;
Goday, P. S;
Braunschweig, C.
This document represents the first collaboration between two organizations, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, to describe best practices in nutrition therapy in critically ill children. The target of these guidelines is intended to be the pedi...
Girard, TD;
Alhazzani, W;
Kress, JP;
Ouellette, DR;
Schmidt, GA;
Truwit, JD;
Burns, SM;
Epstein, SK;
Esteban, A;
Fan, E;
Ferrer, M;
Fraser, GL;
Gong, MN;
Hough, CL;
Mehta, S;
Nanchal, R;
Patel, S;
Pawlik, AJ;
Schweickert, WD;
Sessler, CN;
Strøm, T;
Wilson, KC;
Morris, PE.
"BACKGROUND:
This clinical practice guideline addresses six questions related to liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. It is the result of a collaborative effort between the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians.
METHODS:
A multidisciplinary pa...
Girard, TD;
Alhazzani, W;
Kress, JP;
Ouellette, DR;
Schmidt, GA;
Truwit, JD;
Burns, SM;
Epstein, SK;
Esteban, A;
Fan, E;
Ferrer, M;
Fraser, GL;
Gong, MN;
Hough, CL;
Mehta, S;
Nanchal, R;
Patel, S;
Pawlik, AJ;
Schweickert, WD;
Sessler, CN;
Strøm, T;
Wilson, KC;
Morris, PE.
"BACKGROUND:
Interventions that lead to earlier liberation from mechanical ventilation can improve patient outcomes. This guideline, a collaborative effort between the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians, provides evidence-based recommendations to optimize liberation fr...
Ouellette, DR;
Patel, S;
Girard, TD;
Morris, PE;
Schmidt, GA;
Truwit, JD;
Alhazzani, W;
Burns, SM;
Epstein, SK;
Esteban, A;
Fan, E;
Ferrer, M;
Fraser, GL;
Gong, MN;
Hough, CL;
Mehta, S;
Nanchal, R;
Pawlik, AJ;
Schweickert, WD;
Sessler, CN;
Strøm, T;
Kress, JP.
DESCRIPTION: The Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters, which comprises representatives of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), formed a workgroup to review evidence and provide guidance to health care provide...
Schmidt, GA;
Girard, TD;
Kress, JP;
Morris, PE;
Ouellette, DR;
Alhazzani, W;
Burns, SM;
Epstein, SK;
Esteban, A;
Fan, E;
Ferrer, M;
Fraser, GL;
Gong, MN;
Hough, CL;
Mehta, S;
Nanchal, R;
Patel, S;
Pawlik, AJ;
Schweickert, WD;
Sessler, CN;
Strøm, T;
Wilson, KC;
Truwit, JD.
Carson, JL;
Guyatt, G;
Heddle, NM;
Grossman, BJ;
Cohn, CS;
Fung, MK;
Gernsheimer, T;
Holcomb, JB;
Kaplan, LJ;
Katz, LM;
Peterson, N;
Ramsey, G;
Rao, SV;
Roback, JD;
Shander, A;
Tobian, AA.
"IMPORTANCE:
More than 100 million units of blood are collected worldwide each year, yet the indication for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and the optimal length of RBC storage prior to transfusion are uncertain.
OBJECTIVE:
To provide recommendations for the target hemoglobin level for RBC transfusion...
Murray, MJ;
DeBlock, H;
Erstad, B;
Gray, A;
Jacobi, J;
Jordan, C;
McGee, W;
McManus, C;
Meade, M;
Nix, S;
Patterson, A;
Sands, MK;
Pino, R;
Tescher, A;
Arbour, R;
Rochwerg, B;
Murray, CF;
Mehta, S.
"OBJECTIVE:
To update the 2002 version of ""Clinical practice guidelines for sustained neuromuscular blockade in the adult critically ill patient.""
DESIGN:
A Task Force comprising 17 members of the Society of Critical Medicine with particular expertise in the use of neuromuscular-blocking agents; a Gra...
