Update in Critical Care
Authors: Molly Osborne
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2007)

Updates18 September 2007Update in Critical CareMolly Osborne, MD, PhD*Molly Osborne, MD, PhD*From Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-147-6-200709180-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The current Update in Critical Care reviews the past year's most important articles relevant to those practicing critical care. Critical care medicine continues to advance rapidly, particularly with results from large multicenter trials. Results from studies by the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Clinical Trials Network have substantial implications for use of such diagnostic devices as the pulmonary artery catheter and for decisions about fluid therapy in sepsis. This update also reviews a follow-up study addressing use of intensive insulin therapy; several articles addressing such important aspects of infectious disease as timing of antibiotic therapy, role of daptomycin, and a comparison ...References1. Malhotra A. Intensive insulin in intensive care [Editorial]. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:516-8. [PMID: 16452564] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. van den Berghe G, Wouters P, Weekers F, Verwaest C, Bruyninckx F, Schetz M, et al. Intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill patients. N Engl J Med. 2001;345:1359-67. [PMID: 11794168] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Aberegg SK. Intensive insulin therapy in the medical ICU [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:2069-71; author reply 2069-71. [PMID: 16696141] Google Scholar4. Mueller PS, Montori VM, Bassler D, Koenig BA, Guyatt GH. Ethical issues in stopping randomized trials early because of apparent benefit. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146:878-81. [PMID: 17577007] LinkGoogle Scholar5. Surviving Sepsis Campaign Management Guidelines Committee. Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock. Crit Care Med. 2004;32:858-73. [PMID: 15090974] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Qushmaq I. A conservative fluid management strategy did not affect risk for death but shortened duration of ventilation in acute lung injury. ACP J Club. 2006;145:69. [PMID: 17080981] AbstractGoogle Scholar7. Shure D. Pulmonary-artery catheters—peace at last? [Editorial]. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:2273-4. [PMID: 16714770] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Pastewski AA, Kupfer Y, Tessler S. Catheters and the treatment of acute lung injury [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:956; author reply 958. [PMID: 16943411] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Shorr AF, Sherner JH, Jackson WL, Kollef MH. Invasive approaches to the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis. Crit Care Med. 2005;33:46-53. [PMID: 15644647] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Kollef MH. Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia [Editorial]. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:2691-3. [PMID: 17182995] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Grayson ML. The treatment triangle for staphylococcal infections [Editorial]. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:724-7. [PMID: 16914709] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. Lilly CM, Sonna LA, Haley KJ, Massaro AF. Intensive communication: four-year follow-up from a clinical practice study. Crit Care Med. 2003;31:S394-9. [PMID: 12771590] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. Lautrette A, Darmon M, Megarbane B, Joly LM, Chevret S, Adrie C, et al. A communication strategy and brochure for relatives of patients dying in the ICU. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:469-78. [PMID: 17267907] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Molly Osborne, MD, PhD*Affiliations: From Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.*Adapted for publication in Annals of Internal Medicine by Jennifer Fisher Wilson and Michael Berkwits, MD, MSCE.Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: Molly Osborne, MD, PhD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mail Code L102, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHyperglycemia–related mortality in critically ill patients varies with admission diagnosis* 18 September 2007Volume 147, Issue 6Page: 412-416KeywordsAntibioticsAntimicrobialsCritical careInsulinIntensive care unitsLungs ePublished: 18 September 2007 Issue Published: 18 September 2007 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...