Intensive Care Medicine
ARTICLES OF THE MONTH
ORIGINAL ~ PTSD & other psychiatric symptoms after ARDS
Pronovost P. et al. Psychiatric symptoms after acute respiratory distress syndrome: a 5-year longitudinal Study. This prospective cohort study enrolled post-ARDS patients from 13 medical and surgical intensive care units in four hospitals, with follow‑up at regular intervals over a 5-year period to examine anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and determine risk factors for prolonged psychiatric
morbidity.
ARTICLE REVIEW
ORIGINAL ~ Reducing CRBSIs in ICUs: What’s the best strategy?
Zingg W. et al. Prevention of hospital infections by intervention and training (PROHIBIT): results of a pan-European cluster-randomised multicentre study to reduce central venous catheter related bloodstream infections. The Prevention of Hospital Infections by Intervention and Training (PROHIBIT) project aimed to address and analyse the variation of infection prevention and control practices in Europe.
ORIGINAL ~ Treating ARDS: Are we using prone positioning?
Guérin C. et al. A prospective international observational prevalence study on prone positioning ARDS patients. The APRONET (Ards PROne position NETwork). In order to measure the global prevalence of use of prone positioning in ARDS and identify the reasons for lack of use, this one-day prospective observational study was carried out four times in 141 ICUs in 20 countries.
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