Background: The quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) has been proposed
for prediction of mortality in patients with suspected infection. Purpose: To summarize and …

Objective: We sought to summarize accuracy of physical examination, imaging, and Laboratory
Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) score in diagnosis of necrotizing soft …

The accuracy of the signs and tests that clinicians use to diagnose ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) and initiate antibiotic treatment has not been well characterized. We sought to …

Background Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be considered
for patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who …

BACKGROUND Aggressive fluid resuscitation in trauma promotes deleterious effects such
as clot disruption, dilutional coagulopathy and hypothermia. Animal studies suggest that …

Objectives To summarise and compare the accuracy of physical examination, computed
tomography (CT), sonography of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), and transcranial …

Objective To determine associations between important pre-arrest and intra-arrest prognostic
factors and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. Design Systematic review and meta-…

Purpose Systematic review and network meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy of noninvasive
respiratory strategies, including noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) and …

Objective The HEART score has been proposed for emergency department ( ED ) prediction
of major adverse cardiac events ( MACE ). We sought to summarize all studies assessing …

Objectives: Suspected infection and sepsis are common conditions seen among older ICU
patients. Frailty has prognostic importance among critically ill patients, but its impact on …