Original Investigation  Caring for the Critically Ill Patient Restrictive vs Liberal Physical Restraint Strategies in Critically Ill Patients: The R2D2-ICU Randomized Clinical Trial Romain Sonneville, Camille Couffignal, Florian Sigaud, et al JAMA Published Online: March 17, 2026 doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.2897 Key Points Question  Does a restrictive (low-use) wrist-strap physical restraint strategy, compared with a liberal (high-use) strat...

Opening Session of the 45th ISICEM In ICU Tue, 17 Mar 2026 During the opening session of the 45th ISICEM in Brussels, Prof Fabio S Taccone welcomed all participants. He talked about how ISICEM began with just 200 participants in a single university lecture hall and has now grown into one of the largest and most influential events in critical care, featuring multiple simultaneous sessions across eight conference rooms and five demo areas. Every day, ...

Original Investigation  Infectious Diseases Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Coccidioidomycosis in Outpatient Community-Acquired Pneumonia Kaitlin Benedict, George R. Thompson III, Neil M. Ampel, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(1):e2553965. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.53965 Key Points Question  What proportion of adult outpatients with unspecified community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) underwent diag...

Original Investigation  Medical Education Work Hours, Stress, and Burnout Among Resident Physicians Sydney F. Tan, Hana Siddiqui, Alex Pinto, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(1):e2553974. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.53974 Key Points Question  Are work hours associated with stress, burnout, and self-perceived competency among residents in high-burnout specialties? Findings  In this cross-sectional...

Original Investigation  Oncology Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries After Cancer Surgery in Hospitals That Subsequently Closed Min-Young Kim, Douglas O. Staiger, Gabriel A. Brooks, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(1):e2553704. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.53704 Key Points Question  What were the postoperative and travel outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries who underwent colon or lung cancer surgery at...

ONLINE FIRST (FREE ACCESS) MY GREEN ICU OPEN ACCESS ~ What's New in Intensive Care GERDA: a dashboard that supports green interventions in the ICUSonneveld, M., van der Ster, B.J.P. & Hunfeld, N.G.M. LATEST ARTICLES Original A consensus of international experts on definition, sampling, treatment, and prevention of peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannula-site infection obtained by the Delphi method: the SAVECMO studyMasi, P., Abrams, D....

JOURNAL ARTICLE Plasma Microbial Cell-free DNA Metagenomic Sequencing for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases Among High-risk Outpatient and Inpatient Immunocompromised Hosts Beatrice Z Sim, Jordan K Mah, Madeleine R Heldman, et al Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 2025, Pages 1008–1014, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf170 Abstract Background New and minimally invasive tools to aid the diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases (...

Research Letter  Health Informatics Emoji Use in the Electronic Health Record David A. Hanauer, Gavin C. Raab, Shira N. Hanauer, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(1):e2553770. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.53770 Introduction Emojis are small digital images that visually express emotions, ideas, or concepts. Their use has been reported in health care settings, such as texting between clinicians,1 but we are unaware of...

JOURNAL ARTICLE Generative Artificial Intelligence–based Surveillance for Avian Influenza Across a Statewide Healthcare System Katherine E Goodman, Seyed M Shams, Laurence S Magder, et al  Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 2025, Pages 900–903, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf369 Abstract Among all 2024 emergency department visits for acute respiratory illness or conjunctivitis across a statewide healthcare sys...

JOURNAL ARTICLE Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Bacteremia in Argentina (EMBARCAR): Findings From a Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study Juan Pablo Balbuena, Ezequiel Cordova, Analia Mykietiuk, et al Clin Infect Dis Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 2025, Pages 879–888, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf259 Abstract Background Bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli (CR-GNB) are diffi...