Lung transplantation is a widely used treatment for patients with end-stage lung disease, but its long-term outcomes are limited. Why are palliative care referrals so low? Critical Care Medicine
In ICU patients, age and duration of mechanical ventilation are strong predictors for in-hospital mortality as well as discharge to extended care facilities, researchers report in the September issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
In the most comprehensive meta-analysis to date, researchers have shown fever is strongly associated with worse outcomes in stroke and other types of neurological injury across multiple outcome measures. Medscape Medical News
A retrospective cohort study supports the policy of combining centralization of intensive care services for children with transfer by specialist retrieval teams. Medscape Medical News