The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has recently published the updated version of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), the global reference system in intensive care ...

The authors make the point that bowel functions in general are associated with a lot of health outcomes. Direct association would be somebody with severe constipation, or the long term can be and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ASH issued sickle cell disease research priorities that address seven key focus areas. Topics include end-organ ...

Adding an SGLT2 inhibitor to standard care did not improve clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with acute organ dysfunction, an open-label randomized trial involving intensive care units ...

How nutrition therapy supports recovery, rehabilitation, and quality of life in patients with chronic critical illness and ...

The Sepsis-1, Sepsis-2, and Sepsis-3 definitions are for adult sepsis. The IPCC (International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference) and Phoenix definitions are for pediatric sepsis. ARDS denotes ...

Sepsis is a complex clinical syndrome characterized by dysregulated immune responses, systemic inflammation, and multi-organ dysfunction. It involves intricate interactions among multiple signaling ...

Metabolic encephalopathy (ME) occurs when problems with your metabolism cause brain dysfunction. Causes range from low blood sugar to excess fluid in your brain. Symptoms may include confusion or coma ...

Low blood pressure, or hypotension, is often overlooked because some people tolerate lower readings without obvious symptoms. However, in many situations, particularly during critical illness, trauma, ...