ICU
Crushing/Dissolving HIV Medication Effective for Hospitalized Patients
Providing dissolved or crushed Biktarvy through an enteral tube can achieve viral suppression and may be a good ...
JUNE 27, 2025
Effective Sepsis Treatments Continue to Evolve
Recent literature shows that cefepime may be a preferred empiric therapy for critically ill patients with sepsis; ...
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
New Guidelines for Addressing Fever in the ICU
What is the best way to measure temperature in an ICU patient with new-onset fever? Should the patient receive ...
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
C. difficile Common in Brazilian ICUs, but Not Linked to Diarrhea or Mortality
Brazilian researchers at two tertiary care hospitals found 17% of a group of 92 adult ICU patients were colonized ...
MAY 16, 2022
Negative Rapid Test Results Could Delay Therapy in Patients With Severe Influenza Infection
A new study found that half of influenza cases in patients admitted to the ICU received a false-negative rapid ...
JULY 5, 2018
Chlorhexidine Bathing May Not Be More Effective Than Soap and Water to Prevent CDI
Bathing ICU patients every other day with a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution did not prevent hospital-acquired ...
JUNE 22, 2018
Multifaceted Approach Necessary to Reduce UTI in ICU
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are among the most common hospital-acquired infections and have ...
MARCH 3, 2017