Some form of mental dysfunction as reflected in anxiety, depression, and especially delirium is suffered by at least 30 percent of patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Some form of mental ...

A new study has found a molecular mechanism that may explain the connection between mechanical ventilation and hippocampal damage in ICU patients. At least 30 percent of patients in intensive care ...

A seven-year international, multi-centre clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and St. Michael's Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto, has found that a ...

Whether selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) reduces mortality among patients undergoing mechanical ventilation and whether it adversely affects microbial ecology in the intensive ...

Credit: Shutterstock. The authors evaluated the impact of antivirals on ICU admission and/or need for mechanical ventilation in hospitalized influenza patients. This article is written live from ID ...