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Nutrition
Effect of nutrition support team on 28-day mortality in patients with acute respiratory failure
Inhan Lee, Junghyun Kim, Mihyun Ku, Yurim Choi, Sohyun Park, Ji Hyeon Bang, Joohae Kim
Received August 28, 2024  Accepted March 7, 2025  Published online April 28, 2025  
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.003312    [Epub ahead of print]
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Background
Providing optimal nutrition to patients with acute respiratory failure is difficult because nutritional requirements vary according to disease severity and comorbidities. In 2021, the National Medical Center initiated a protocol for screening upon admission and regular monitoring by a multidisciplinary nutritional support team (NST), for all patients in the medical intensive care unit (ICU). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of routine NST monitoring and active intervention on the clinical outcomes of patients with acute respiratory failure.
Methods
Patients with acute respiratory failure requiring high-flow nasal cannula, non-invasive ventilation, or mechanical ventilation were included. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality after ICU admission. Secondary outcomes included the supplied/target calorie ratio, supplied/target protein ratio on day 7, and complications.
Results
In total, 152 patients were included in the analysis. The patients were divided into a pre-monitoring (n=96) and post-monitoring groups (n=56). More patients in the post-monitoring group received NST intervention and had earlier initiation of enteral feeding. In survival analysis, 28-day mortality was significantly lower in post-monitoring group (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.42; 95% CI, 0.24–0.74). The ratio of achievement for required calories and protein on day 7 was higher, but not significantly, in the post-monitoring group. No significant differences were observed in the incidence of complications.
Conclusions
Regular NST monitoring in the ICU could have contributed to a reduced risk of 28-day mortality in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure.
Review Article
Nephrology
Dialysis decision in critically ill patients in intensive care unit
Harin Rhee
Acute Crit Care. 2025;40(1):1-9.   Published online February 28, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.004896
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The 2012 Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes guidelines clearly define emergent indications for kidney replacement therapy; however, whether dialysis should be initiated in critically ill patients without these indications remains unclear. This review briefly summarizes the results of recent landmark trials and discusses their limitations originating from a criteria-based approach at a single time point. Moreover, a personalized approach based on each patient’s demand-capacity balance and its future benefits as a platform for kidney support therapy in critically ill patients are discussed.
Original Article
Nutrition
Higher caloric intake through enteral nutrition is associated with lower hospital mortality rates in patients with candidemia and shock in Taiwan
Chen-Yu Wang, Tsai-Jung Wang, Yu-Cheng Wu, Chiann-Yi Hsu
Acute Crit Care. 2024;39(4):573-582.   Published online November 20, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2024.00843
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Background
Candidemia is associated with markedly high intensive care unit (ICU) mortality rates. Although the Impact of Early Enteral vs. Parenteral Nutrition on Mortality in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation and Catecholamines (NUTRIREA-2) trial indicated that early enteral nutrition (EN) did not reduce 28-day mortality rates among critically ill patients with shock, the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) guidelines recommend avoiding EN in cases of uncontrolled shock. Whether increased caloric intake from EN positively impacts clinical outcomes in patients with candidemia and shock remains unclear.
Methods
We retrospectively collected data from a tertiary medical center between January 2015 and December 2018. We enrolled patients who developed shock within the first 7 days following ICU admission and received a diagnosis of candidemia during their ICU stay. Patients with an ICU stay shorter than 48 hours were excluded.
Results
The study included 106 patients, among whom the hospital mortality rate was 77.4% (82 patients). The median age of the patients was 71 years, and the median Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score was 29. The Cox regression model revealed that a higher 7-day average caloric intake through EN (hazard ratio, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.44–0.83) was significantly associated with lower hospital mortality rates. Our findings suggest EN as the preferred feeding route for critically ill patients with shock.
Conclusions
Increased caloric intake through EN may be associated with lower hospital mortality rates in patients with candidemia and shock.

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  • Importance of Enteral Feeding: Enhancing Patient Care through Interventional Radiology
    Abdifatah Omar, Hyeonseon Kim, Michelle Mai, Michelle Bae, Aaron Maxwell, Daehee Kim
    Seminars in Interventional Radiology.2025; 42(01): 002.     CrossRef
Review Article
Basic science and research
Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency: latest pathophysiology and management guidelines
Fremita Chelsea Fredrick, Anish Kumar Reddy Meda, Bhupinder Singh, Rohit Jain
Acute Crit Care. 2024;39(3):331-340.   Published online August 30, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2024.00647
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Intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in the United States exceed 5.7 million annually, often leading to complications such as post-intensive care syndrome and high mortality rates. Among these challenges, critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) requires emphasis due to its complex, multiple-cause pathophysiology and varied presentations. CIRCI, characterized by adrenal insufficiency during critical illness, presents in up to 30% of ICU patients and may manifest as an exaggerated inflammatory response. Factors such as dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, altered cortisol metabolism, tissue corticosteroid resistance, and drug-induced suppression contribute to CIRCI. Diagnosis is a complex process, relying on a comprehensive assessment including clinical presentation, laboratory findings, and dynamic stimulatory testing. Treatment involves intensive medical care and exacting glucocorticoid therapy. Recent guidelines advocate for individualized approaches tailored to patient presentation and etiology. Understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of CIRCI is vital for clinicians managing critically ill patients and striving to improve outcomes. This research paper aims to explore the latest developments in the pathophysiology and management of CIRCI.

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  • Physiological Influence of Licorice Extract on Some Hormonal and Biochemical Parameters Alterations Induced by Glucocorticoid in Male Rats
    Sohier Syame, Safinaz Badie
    Ricos Biology.2025; 3(2): 19.     CrossRef
Guideline
Pulmonary
Liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines
Tae Sun Ha, Dong Kyu Oh, Hak-Jae Lee, Youjin Chang, In Seok Jeong, Yun Su Sim, Suk-Kyung Hong, Sunghoon Park, Gee Young Suh, So Young Park
Acute Crit Care. 2024;39(1):1-23.   Published online February 28, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2024.00052
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Background
Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation is one of the most crucial processes in critical care because it is the first step by which a respiratory failure patient begins to transition out of the intensive care unit and return to their own life. Therefore, when devising appropriate strategies for removing mechanical ventilation, it is essential to consider not only the individual experiences of healthcare professionals, but also scientific and systematic approaches. Recently, numerous studies have investigated methods and tools for identifying when mechanically ventilated patients are ready to breathe on their own. The Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine therefore provides these recommendations to clinicians about liberation from the ventilator.
Methods
Meta-analyses and comprehensive syntheses were used to thoroughly review, compile, and summarize the complete body of relevant evidence. All studies were meticulously assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) method, and the outcomes were presented succinctly as evidence profiles. Those evidence syntheses were discussed by a multidisciplinary committee of experts in mechanical ventilation, who then developed and approved recommendations.
Results
Recommendations for nine PICO (population, intervention, comparator, and outcome) questions about ventilator liberation are presented in this document. This guideline includes seven conditional recommendations, one expert consensus recommendation, and one conditional deferred recommendation.
Conclusions
We developed these clinical guidelines for mechanical ventilation liberation to provide meaningful recommendations. These guidelines reflect the best treatment for patients seeking liberation from mechanical ventilation.

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    Jiantang Wang, Yuntao Li, Yujuan Han, Xinyu Yuan
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  • Clinical predictors of extubation failure in postoperative critically ill patients: a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter prospective observational study
    Jun Hattori, Aiko Tanaka, Junko Kosaka, Osamu Hirao, Nana Furushima, Yuichi Maki, Daijiro Kabata, Akinori Uchiyama, Moritoki Egi, Hiroshi Morimatsu, Satoshi Mizobuchi, Yoshifumi Kotake, Ayumi Shintani, Yukiko Koyama, Takeshi Yoshida, Yuji Fujino
    BMC Anesthesiology.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Junho Hyun, In-Cheol Kim, Ah-ram Kim, Hee Jeong Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Sung-Cheol Yun, Min-Seok Kim
    International Journal of Heart Failure.2025; 7(2): 79.     CrossRef
  • RELAÇÃO DA FORÇA MUSCULAR PERIFÉRICA COM O DESMAME DA VENTILAÇÃO MECÂNICA
    Débora Rillary Duarte Filho, Gabriella Schultz Malagute, Luciana Ferreira Rihs, Priscila Corrêa Cavalcanti
    Revista Saúde Dos Vales.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
Review Articles
Meta-analysis
The impact of ketamine on outcomes in critically ill patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials
Yerkin Abdildin, Karina Tapinova, Assel Nemerenova, Dmitriy Viderman
Acute Crit Care. 2024;39(1):34-46.   Published online February 28, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2023.00829
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Background
This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effects of ketamine in critically ill intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
Methods
We searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library; the search was performed initially in January but was repeated in December of 2023. We focused on ICU patients of any age. We included studies that compared ketamine with other traditional agents used in the ICU. We synthesized evidence using RevMan v5.4 and presented the results as forest plots. We also used trial sequential analysis (TSA) software v. 0.9.5.10 Beta and presented results as TSA plots. For synthesizing results, we used a random-effects model and reported differences in outcomes of two groups in terms of mean difference (MD), standardized MD, and risk ratio with 95% confidence interval. We assessed the risk of bias using the Cochrane RoB tool for RCTs. Our outcomes were mortality, pain, opioid and midazolam requirements, delirium rates, and ICU length of stay.
Results
Twelve RCTs involving 805 ICU patients (ketamine group, n=398; control group, n=407) were included in the meta-analysis. The ketamine group was not superior to the control group in terms of mortality (in five studies with 318 patients), pain (two studies with 129 patients), mean and cumulative opioid consumption (six studies with 494 patients), midazolam consumption (six studies with 304 patients), and ICU length of stay (three studies with 270 patients). However, the model favored the ketamine group over the control group in delirium rate (four studies with 358 patients). This result is significant in terms of conventional boundaries (alpha=5%) but is not robust in sequential analysis. The applicability of the findings is limited by the small number of patients pooled for each outcome.
Conclusions
Our meta-analysis did not demonstrate differences between ketamine and control groups regarding any outcome except delirium rate, where the model favored the ketamine group over the control group. However, this result is not robust as sensitivity analysis and trial sequential analysis suggest that more RCTs should be conducted in the future.

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  • Ketamine sedation in critically ill patients: Past, present and future
    Sameer Sharif, Jay Prakash, Bram Rochwerg
    Indian Journal of Anaesthesia.2024; 68(8): 674.     CrossRef
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    Hoon Choi, Jaewon Huh, Minju Kim, Seok Whan Moon, Kyung Soo Kim, Wonjung Hwang
    Journal of Personalized Medicine.2024; 14(8): 881.     CrossRef
Surgery
Early detection and assessment of intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a comprehensive review
Hanan Elkalawy, Pavan Sekhar, Wael Abosena
Acute Crit Care. 2023;38(4):409-424.   Published online November 30, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2023.00703
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Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is a serious complication in critically ill patients. Therefore, timely and accurate diagnosis and monitoring of ICU-AW are crucial for effectively preventing its associated morbidity and mortality. This article provides a comprehensive review of ICU-AW, focusing on the different methods used for its diagnosis and monitoring. Additionally, it highlights the role of bedside ultrasound in muscle assessment and early detection of ICU-AW. Furthermore, the article explores potential strategies for preventing ICU-AW. Healthcare providers who manage critically ill patients utilize diagnostic approaches such as physical exams, imaging, and assessment tools to identify ICU-AW. However, each method has its own limitations. The diagnosis of ICU-AW needs improvement due to the lack of a consensus on the appropriate approach for its detection. Nevertheless, bedside ultrasound has proven to be the most reliable and cost-effective tool for muscle assessment in the ICU. Combining the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score assessment, and ultrasound can be a convenient approach for the early detection of ICU-AW. This approach can facilitate timely intervention and prevent catastrophic consequences. However, further studies are needed to strengthen the evidence.

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  • Advancing Nutritional Care Through Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Critical Patients
    Ana Maria Dumitriu, Cristian Cobilinschi, Bogdan Dumitriu, Sebastian Vâlcea, Raluca Ungureanu, Angela Popa, Rǎzvan Ene, Radu Țincu, Ioana Marina Grințescu, Liliana Mirea
    Nutrients.2025; 17(3): 380.     CrossRef
  • Potential diagnostic tools for intensive care unit acquired weakness: A systematic review
    Chen Xin, Yubiao Gai, Lili Wei, Yanqiu Wang, Yuhong Luo, Binru Han
    International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances.2025; 8: 100301.     CrossRef
  • Characteristics of the Cerebrospinal Fluid in Septic Patients with Critical Illness Polyneuropathy - A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Yanyang Zhang, Jinfu Ma, Qing Zhao, Hui Liu
    The Journal of Critical Care Medicine.2024; 10(2): 130.     CrossRef
  • Advancing critical care recovery: The pivotal role of machine learning in early detection of intensive care unit-acquired weakness
    Georges Khattar, Elie Bou Sanayeh
    World Journal of Clinical Cases.2024; 12(21): 4455.     CrossRef
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    Chen Lu, Jiang Wenjuan
    DIGITAL HEALTH.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Qingmei Yu, Jiamei Song, Luying Yang, Yanmei Miao, Leiyu Xie, Xinglong Ma, Peng Xie, Shaolin Chen
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Original Articles
Gastroenterology
The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography over manual aspiration for gastric reserve volume estimation in critically ill patients
Rahul Sharma, Ravi Kant Dogra, Jyoti Pathania, Arti Sharma
Acute Crit Care. 2023;38(1):134-141.   Published online February 22, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2022.00955
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Background
Although gastric reserve volume (GRV) is a surrogate marker of gastrointestinal dysfunction and feeding intolerance, there is ambiguity in its estimation due to problems associated with its measurement. Introduction of point-of-care ultrasound as a tool for anesthetists kindled interest in its use for GRV estimation.
Methods
In this prospective observational study, we recruited 57 critically ill patients and analyzed 586 samples of GRV obtained by both ultrasonography (USG) and manual aspiration.
Results
The analysis showed that USG-guided GRV was significantly correlated (r=0.788, P<0.001) and in positive agreement with manual aspiration based on Bland-Altman plot, with a mean difference of 8.50±14.84 (95% confidence interval, 7.389–9.798). The upper and lower limits of agreement were 37.7 and –20.5, respectively, within the ±1.96 standard deviation (P<0.001). The respective sensitivity and positive predictive value, specificity and negative predictive value, and area under the curve of USG for feeding intolerance were 66.67%, 98.15%, and 0.82%, with 96.49% diagnostic accuracy.
Conclusions
Ultrasonographic estimation of GRV was positively, significantly correlated and in agreement with the manual aspiration method and estimated feeding intolerance earlier. Routine use of gastric USG could avoid clinical situations where feeding status is unclear and there is high risk of aspiration and could become a standard practice of critical care.

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    Current Opinion in Critical Care.2025; 31(2): 172.     CrossRef
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Liver
Alcohol use disorder in the intensive care unit a highly morbid condition, but chemical dependency discussion improves outcomes
Kristin Colling, Alexandra K. Kraft, Melissa L. Harry
Acute Crit Care. 2023;38(1):122-133.   Published online January 10, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2022.00584
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Background
Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are common in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) and increase the risk for worse outcomes. In this study, we describe factors associated with patient mortality after ICU admission and the effect of chemical dependency (CD) counseling on outcomes in the year following ICU admission.
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed patient demographics, hospital data, and documentation of CD counseling by medical providers for all ICU patients with AUD admitted to our institution between January 2017 and March 2019. Primary outcomes were in-hospital and 1-year mortality.
Results
Of the 527 patients with AUD requiring ICU care, median age was 56 years (range, 18–86). Both in-hospital (12%) and 1-year mortality rates (27%) were high. Rural patients, comorbidities, older age, need for mechanical ventilation, and complications were associated with increased risk of in-hospital and 1-year mortality. CD counseling was documented for 73% of patients, and 50% of these patients accepted alcohol treatment or resources prior to discharge. CD evaluation and acceptance was associated with a significantly decreased rate of readmission for liver or alcohol-related issues (36% vs. 58%; odds ratio [OR], 0.41; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.27–0.61) and 1-year mortality (7% vs. 19.5%; OR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.16–0.64). CD evaluation alone, regardless of patient acceptance, was associated with a significantly decreased 1-year post-discharge mortality rate (12% vs. 23%; OR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.25–0.77).
Conclusions
ICU patients with AUD had high in-hospital and 1-year mortality. CD evaluation, regardless of patient acceptance, was associated with a significant decrease in 1-year mortality

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    A. Fuchsia Howard, Hong Li, Gregory Haljan
    Critical Care Clinics.2025; 41(1): 185.     CrossRef
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    Amy Howk, Devin John Clegg, Jacob C Balmer, Natalie G Foster, Justin Gerard, Anthony S Rowe, Brian Daley
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Meta-analysis
Effect of a nutritional support protocol on enteral nutrition and clinical outcomes of critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study
Heemoon Park, Sung Yoon Lim, Sebin Kim, Hyung-Sook Kim, Soyeon Kim, Ho Il Yoon, Young-Jae Cho
Acute Crit Care. 2022;37(3):382-390.   Published online July 19, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2022.00220
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Background
Enteral nutrition (EN) supply within 48 hours after intensive care unit (ICU) admission improves clinical outcomes. The “new ICU evaluation & development of nutritional support protocol (NICE-NST)” was introduced in an ICU of tertiary academic hospital. This study showed that early EN through protocolized nutritional support would supply more nutrition to improve clinical outcomes.
Methods
This study screened 170 patients and 62 patients were finally enrolled; patients who were supplied nutrition without the protocol were classified as the control group (n=40), while those who were supplied according to the protocol were classified as the test group (n=22).
Results
In the test group, EN started significantly earlier (3.7±0.4 days vs. 2.4±0.5 days, P=0.010). EN calorie (4.0±1.0 kcal/kg vs. 6.7±0.9 kcal/kg, P=0.006) and protein (0.17±0.04 g/kg vs. 0.32±0.04 g/kg, P=0.002) supplied were significantly higher in the test group. Although EN was supplied through continuous feeding in the test group, there was no difference in complications such as feeding hold due to excessive gastric residual volume or vomit, and hyper- or hypo-glycemia between the two groups. Hospital mortality was significantly lower in the group that started EN within 1.5 days (42.9% vs. 11.8%, P=0.018). The proportion of patients who started EN within 1.5 days was higher in the test group (40.9% vs. 17.5%, P=0.044).
Conclusions
The NICE-NST may improve EN supply and mortality of critically ill patients without increasing complications.

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Neurology
Muscle Growth and Anabolism in Intensive Care Survivors (GAINS) trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Matthew H Anstey, Rashmi Rauniyar, Ethan Fitzclarence, Natalie Tran, Emma Osnain, Bianca Mammana, Angela Jacques, Robert N Palmer, Andrew Chapman, Bradley Wibrow
Acute Crit Care. 2022;37(3):295-302.   Published online June 27, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2021.01767
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Background
To explore the feasibility, safety, and potential benefits of administration of the anabolic steroid nandrolone to patients in the recovery phase from critical illness weakness.
Methods
In this phase II, double blind, randomized, controlled trial, adult critically ill patients admitted to one of two tertiary Intensive Care Units in Western Australia for longer than 7 days with significant weakness were enrolled. Patients received nandrolone (200 mg males, 100 mg females) intramuscularly or placebo weekly for up to 3 weeks in addition to standard care. The primary outcome measures were improvement in grip strength, Medical Research Council muscle strength sum score, and functional activity level (Chelsea critical care assessment tool [CPAx]).
Results
A total of 22 patients was enrolled between September 2017 and May 2019. No significant adverse events were detected. Median grip strength change was non-significantly greater in the nandrolone group (8.5 vs. 13.0, P=0.185), while hospital length of stay (36 vs. 26 days, P=0.023) and duration of mechanical ventilation (377 vs. 168, P=0.032) were lower. The discharge CPAx and intensive care unit mobility scores were higher in the nandrolone group, although there was no difference in the change in CPAx score (17.0 vs. 17.7, P=0.865). There were no changes in ultrasound-detected muscle thickness between the two groups.
Conclusions
In patients with prolonged critical illness, nandrolone appears to be safe. However, a larger study, potentially combined with resistance exercise, is needed to definitively address the potential benefits of nandrolone.

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    Sílvia Castro, A. Tomé, C. Granja, A. Macedo, A. Binnie
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Infection
Nosocomial meningitis in intensive care: a 10-year retrospective study and literature review
Sofia R. Valdoleiros, Cristina Torrão, Laura S. Freitas, Diana Mano, Celina Gonçalves, Carla Teixeira
Acute Crit Care. 2022;37(1):61-70.   Published online January 26, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2021.01151
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Background
Nosocomial meningitis is a medical emergency that requires early diagnosis, prompt initiation of therapy, and frequent admission to the intensive care unit (ICU).
Methods
A retrospective study was conducted in adult patients diagnosed with nosocomial meningitis who required admission to the ICU between April 2010 and March 2020. Meningitis/ventriculitis and intracranial infection were defined according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
Results
An incidence of 0.75% of nosocomial meningitis was observed among 70 patients. The mean patient age was 59 years and 34% were ≥65 years. Twenty-two percent of patients were in an immunocompromised state. A clear predisposing factor for nosocomial meningitis (traumatic brain injury, basal skull fracture, brain hemorrhage, central nervous system [CNS] invasive procedure or device) was present in 93% of patients. Fever was the most frequent clinical feature. A microbiological agent was identified in 30% of cases, of which 27% were bacteria, with a predominance of Gram-negative over Gram-positive. Complications developed in 47% of cases, 24% of patients were discharged with a Glasgow coma scale <14, and 37% died. There were no clear clinical predictors of complications. Advanced age (≥65 years old) and the presence of complications were associated with higher hospital mortality.
Conclusions
Nosocomial meningitis in critical care has a low incidence rate but high mortality and morbidity. In critical care patients with CNS-related risk factors, a high level of suspicion for meningitis is warranted, but diagnosis can be hindered by several confounding factors.

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Acute Crit Care. 2021;36(4):351-360.   Published online November 26, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2021.00283
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Background
It is important for intensivists to determine which patient may benefit from intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We aimed to assess the outcomes of patients perceived as non-beneficially or beneficially admitted to the ICU and evaluate whether their prognosis was consistent with the intensivists’ perception.
Methods
A prospective observational study was conducted on patients admitted to the medical ICU of a tertiary referral center between February and April 2014. The perceptions of four intensivists at admission (day 1) and on day 3 were investigated as non-beneficial admission, beneficial admission, or indeterminate state.
Results
A total of 210 patients were enrolled. On days 1 and 3, 22 (10%) and 23 (11%) patients were judged as having non-beneficial admission; 166 (79%) and 159 (79%), beneficial admission; and 22 (10%) and 21 (10%), indeterminate state, respectively. The ICU mortality rates of each group were 64%, 22%, and 57%, respectively; their 6-month mortality rates were 100%, 46%, and 81%, respectively. The perceptions of non-beneficial admission or indeterminate state were the significant predictors of ICU mortality (day 3, odds ratio [OR], 4.049; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.892–8.664; P<0.001) and 6-month mortality (day 1: OR, 4.983; 95% CI, 1.260–19.703; P=0.022; day 3: OR, 4.459; 95% CI, 1.162–17.121; P=0.029).
Conclusions
The outcomes of patients perceived as having non-beneficial admission were extremely poor. The intensivists’ perception was important in predicting patients’ outcomes and was more consistent with long-term prognosis than with immediate outcomes. The intensivists’ role can be reflected in limited ICU resource utilization.

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Epidemiology
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Belgin Akan
Acute Crit Care. 2021;36(1):15-21.   Published online February 2, 2021
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A systemic review was performed to evaluate the epidemiological, pathophysiological, and clinical features of sarcopenia, the relationship of sarcopenia with critical illness and its impact on mortality, and diagnostic methods and treatment modalities. Generally, in the presence of critical illness, sarcopenia is not included in the treatment approach strategies. An intensivist should be aware that sarcopenia may be present in critically ill patients. Although the main modalities against sarcopenia are early mobilization and nutritional support, they can only prevent its development and may have positive effects on prognosis rather than treating the existing sarcopenia.

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Infection
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Ahmed Ayaz, Ainan Arshad, Hajra Malik, Haris Ali, Erfan Hussain, Bushra Jamil
Acute Crit Care. 2020;35(4):249-254.   Published online November 11, 2020
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Background
This study investigated the clinical features and outcome of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients admitted to our quaternary care hospital.
Methods
In this retrospective cohort study, we included all adult patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to a quaternary care hospital in Pakistan from March 1 to April 15, 2020. The extracted variables included demographics, comorbidities, presenting symptoms, laboratory tests and radiological findings during admission. Outcome measures included in-hospital mortality and length of stay.
Results
Sixty-six COVID-19 patients were hospitalized during the study period. Sixty-one percent were male and 39% female; mean age was 50.6±19.1 years. Fever and cough were the most common presenting symptoms. Serial chest X-rays showed bilateral pulmonary opacities in 33 (50%) patients. The overall mortality was 14% and mean length of stay was 8.4±8.9 days. Ten patients (15%) required intensive care unit (ICU) care during admission, of which six (9%) were intubated. Age ≥60 years, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, ICU admission, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio ≥3.3, and international normalized ratio ≥1.2 were associated with increased risk of mortality.
Conclusions
We found a mortality rate of 14% in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 cases are still increasing exponentially around the world and may overwhelm healthcare systems in many countries soon. Our findings can be used for early identification of patients who may require intensive care and aggressive management in order to improve outcomes.

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