2024年8月21日 · People with life-threatening illnesses or injuries need critical care, usually in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU). If they need treatments to help them stay alive (called life...

Critically ill patients are at increased risk of acquiring infections with multi-resistant organisms. The prevalence of these ‘super bugs’ is often specific to the country, hospital or individual …

Critical care medicine specializes in caring for the most seriously ill patients. These patients are best treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) staffed by experienced personnel. Some hospitals …

2024年6月19日 · Critically ill patients are typically cared for in intensive care units , which are designated hospital units dedicated to managing patients who require a higher level of care …

2019年1月1日 · “Critical illness” is defined by the characteristics of the organ dysfunction present and the need for intensive monitoring and treatment by trained intensivists.

2013年1月1日 · Critical illness is a life-threatening multisystem process that can result in significant morbidity or mortality. In most patients, critical illness is preceded by a period of …

2024年6月29日 · Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society for …

Explore JAMA’s influential critical care medicine series, including new guidelines, important clinical trials, and more on topics such as sepsis and respiratory failure and ventilation. Do …

2024年5月7日 · Critical care is medical care for people who have life-threatening injuries and illnesses. It usually takes place in an intensive care unit (ICU). A team of specially-trained …

2025年1月1日 · Learn about Mayo Clinic critical care services for people who are critically ill or require advanced ICU monitoring after surgery or trauma.