Oral care decreased both the number of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and the length of stay, as well as the amount of time of mechanical ventilation. Patients on mechanical ventilation who ...

Scripted recordings of family members’ voices significantly increased delirium-free days for patients in the ICU who required ...

More time spent in deep sedation while on mechanical ventilation in the ICU was linked to loss of independent living in ICU patients.

A new study has found a molecular mechanism that may explain the connection between mechanical ventilation and hippocampal damage in ICU patients. At least 30 percent of patients in intensive care ...

In 2009, the process measures subject to analysis included 2,396 HOB elevation observations (98.6% compliance), 611 ventilator circuits without changes (99.8% compliance) and 611 observations of HMEs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Alcohol misuse vs. no misuse increased the odds for several poor outcomes. Higher odds for mechanical ...

New guidelines for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults have been published by researchers. The goal of the guidelines is to help physicians and other health care ...

Australia: Researchers have found in an international trial of over 9,000 mechanically ventilated ICU patients that selective ...

A Middletown mother joined Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's news conference on Tuesday to warn people on the dangers of COVID-19 after her whole family tested positive leading to her husband being put on a ...

PHILADELPHIA— At least 30 percent of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) suffer some form of mental dysfunction as reflected in anxiety, depression, and especially delirium. In ...