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To investigate exercise capacity at 3 and 6 months after a prolonged ICU stay.

Observational monocentric study.

A post-ICU follow-up clinic in a tertiary university hospital in Liège, Belgium.

Patients surviving an ICU stay greater than or equal to 7 days for a severe coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia and attending our post-ICU follow-up clinic.

Cardiopulmonary and metabolic variables provided by a cardiopulmonary exercise testing on a cycle ergometer were collected at rest, at peak exercise, and during recovery. Fourteen patients (10 males, 59 yr [52-62 yr], all obese with body mass index > 27 kg/m

) were included after a hospital stay of 40 days (35-53 d). SB203580 At rest, respiratory quotient was abnormally high at both 3 and 6 months (0.9 [0.83-0.96] and 0.94 [0.86-0.97], respectively). Oxygen uptake was also abnormally increased at 3 months (8.24 mL/min/kg [5.38-10.54 mL/min/kg]) but significantly decreased at 6 months (

= 0.013). At 3 months, at the maximum workload (67% [55-89%] of predicted work residual pulmonary or cardiac dysfunction but rather from a metabolic disorder characterized by a sustained hypermetabolism and an impaired oxygen utilization.To measure the frequency of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for perceived poor neurologic prognosis among decedents in hospitals of different sizes and teaching statuses.

We performed a multicenter, retrospective cohort study.

Four large teaching hospitals, four affiliated small teaching hospitals, and nine affiliated nonteaching hospitals in the United States.

We included a sample of all adult inpatient decedents between August 2017 and August 2019.

We reviewed inpatient notes and categorized the immediately preceding circumstances as withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for perceived poor neurologic prognosis, withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for nonneurologic reasons, limitations or withholding of life support or resuscitation, cardiac death despite full treatment, or brain death. Of 2,100 patients, median age was 71 years (interquartile range, 60-81 yr), median hospital length of stay was 5 days (interquartile range, 2-11 d), and 1,326 (63%) were treated at four large teaching hospitalsgic prognosis. The rate of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for perceived poor neurologic prognosis occurred commonly in all type of hospital settings. We observed significant unexplained variation in the odds of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for perceived poor neurologic prognosis across participating hospitals.

A quarter of inpatient deaths in this cohort occurred after withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for perceived poor neurologic prognosis. The rate of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for perceived poor neurologic prognosis occurred commonly in all type of hospital settings. We observed significant unexplained variation in the odds of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for perceived poor neurologic prognosis across participating hospitals.Positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume may have a key role for the outcome of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The variety of acute respiratory distress syndrome phenotypes implies personalization of those settings. To guide personalized positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume, physicians need to have an in-depth understanding of the physiologic effects and bedside methods to measure the extent of these effects. In the present article, a step-by-step physiologic approach to select personalized positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume at the bedside is described.

The present review is a critical reanalysis of the traditional and latest literature on the topic.

Relevant clinical and physiologic studies on positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume setting were reviewed.

Reappraisal of the available physiologic and clinical data.

Positive end-expiratory pressure is aimed at stabilizing alveolar recruitment, thus reducing the risk of volutrauma and ates.

The setting of personalized positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume based on sound physiologic bedside measures may represent an effective strategy for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome patients.

The setting of personalized positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume based on sound physiologic bedside measures may represent an effective strategy for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome patients.Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a potentially life-saving intervention in refractory cardiopulmonary failure, but it requires anticoagulation to prevent circuit thromboses, which exposes the patient to hemorrhagic complications. Heparin has traditionally been the anticoagulant of choice, but the direct thrombin inhibitor bivalirudin is routinely used in cases of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and has been suggested as a superior choice. We sought to examine the timing of hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation and to compare the rates of such complications between patients anticoagulated with heparin versus bivalirudin.

Retrospective cohort study.

Johns Hopkins Hospital patients between January 2016 and July 2019.

Adult (> 18 yr) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients.

Patients were anticoagulated either with heparin or bivalirudin.

We compared rates of hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications by time on heparin versus bivalirudgh prospective studies are needed to evaluate the true effect of bivalirudin versus the disease processes that prompted its use in our study population.

Our results confirm the safety and efficacy of bivalirudin as an alternative anticoagulant in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and suggest a potential benefit in less blood product transfusion, although prospective studies are needed to evaluate the true effect of bivalirudin versus the disease processes that prompted its use in our study population.Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support is a powerful clinical tool that is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Wider use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support is limited by its significant risk profile and extreme consumption of resources. link2 This study examines the role of markers of liver dysfunction in predicting outcomes of adult patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support.

Retrospective review.

Large extracorporeal membrane oxygenator center, Chicago, IL.

This study reports a single institution experience examining all adult patients for whom extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support was used over an 8-year period. Data were collected regarding patient demographics, details of extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support provided, laboratory data, and outcomes. Trends in liver function were examined for their ability to predict survival.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support, critical care.

Mean age was 50 years (range, 19-82 yr). There were 86 male patids ratio = 1.03; 95% CI, 1.00-1.05;

= 0.04), and highest lactate (adjusted odds ratio = 1.15; 95% CI, 1.06-1.26;

= 0.002).

Increases in age, highest total bilirubin, and lactate all correlated with in-hospital mortality in multivariable analysis of patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support.

Increases in age, highest total bilirubin, and lactate all correlated with in-hospital mortality in multivariable analysis of patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support.Family members commonly have inaccurate expectations of patient's prognosis in ICU. Adding to classic oral information, a visual support, depicting day by day the evolution of the condition of the patient, improves the concordance in prognosis estimate between physicians and family members. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of this tool on symptoms of anxiety/depression of family members.

Bicenter prospective before-and-after study.

A nonacademic and a university hospital.

Relatives of consecutive patients admitted in the two ICUs.

In the period "before," family members received classic oral information, and in the period "after," they could consult the visual support in the patient's room. The primary endpoint was the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale score of relatives at day 5. Secondary outcomes were the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale anxiety subscale score > 7) and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale depression suba visual support tool dedicated to prognosis did not modify the level of stress of family members.Continuous electroencephalogram monitoring is associated with lower mortality in critically ill patients; however, it is underused due to the resource-intensive nature of manually interpreting prolonged streams of continuous electroencephalogram data. Here, we present a novel real-time, machine learning-based alerting and monitoring system for epilepsy and seizures that dramatically reduces the amount of manual electroencephalogram review.

We developed a custom data reduction algorithm using a random forest and deployed it within an online cloud-based platform, which streams data and communicates interactively with caregivers via a web interface to display algorithm results. We developed real-time, machine learning-based alerting and monitoring system for epilepsy and seizures on continuous electroencephalogram recordings from 77 patients undergoing routine scalp ICU electroencephalogram monitoring and tested it on an additional 20 patients.

We achieved a mean seizure sensitivity of 84% in cross-validationof 97 ICU continuous electroencephalogram recordings public for others to validate and improve upon our methods.Clostridioides difficile infection is a rare precipitant for patients to develop atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome, of which the pathogenesis remains unclear. Previous reports suggest activation of cytokine storm from binding of cyotoxins A and B to colonic wall membranes.

We present a case of a previously healthy 21-year-old woman who developed fulminant

colitis and atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome requiring abdominal surgery and renal replacement therapy. She was ultimately treated with eculizumab without the use of plasmapheresis and remains in remission with full renal recovery.

Our patient's significant response to terminal complement inhibitor, without the use of plasmapheresis, suggests that the underlying pathology is significantly driven by the alternative complement pathway. We propose that

-associated atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome be defined as primary atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome and strongly consider eculizumab as first-line therapy.

Our patient's significant response to terminal complement inhibitor, without the use of plasmapheresis, suggests that the underlying pathology is significantly driven by the alternative complement pathway. link3 We propose that C. difficile-associated atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome be defined as primary atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome and strongly consider eculizumab as first-line therapy.We sought to validate prognostic scores in coronavirus disease 2019 including National Early Warning Score, Modified Early Warning Score, and age-based modifications, and define their performance characteristics.

We analyzed prospectively collected data from the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial. National Early Warning Score was collected daily during the trial, Modified Early Warning Score was calculated, and age applied to both scores. We assessed prognostic value for the end points of recovery, mechanical ventilation, and death for score at enrollment, average, and slope of score over the first 48 hours.

A multisite international inpatient trial.

A total of 1,062 adult nonpregnant inpatients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.

Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial 1 randomized participants to receive remdesivir or placebo. The prognostic value of predictive scores was evaluated in both groups separately to assess for differential performance in the setting of remdesivir treatment.

For mortality, baseline National Early Warning Score and Modified Early Warning Score were weakly to moderately prognostic (c-index, 0.