Patients who receive prolonged mechanical ventilation use a disproportionately large amount of healthcare resources, yet still have poor long-term outcomes. Medscape Medical News
A retrospective study shows that lung transplantation may be used with caution in patients older than 60 years but should not be used for patients older than 70 years. Medscape Medical News
In a randomized trial, lactate clearance vs central venous oxygen saturation as a target of early sepsis resuscitation achieved similar short-term survival rates. Medscape Medical News
One in 5 hospitals surveyed by the American Hospital Association reports that scarcities always or frequently delay treatment, whereas 11% said patients frequently receive a less-effective medication. br / iMedscape Medical News/i
Protocolized sedation and daily interruption of sedation have been proposed as strategies for improving outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU. Medscape Critical Care
