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Lena M. Napolitano

Researcher at University of Michigan

Publications -  314
Citations -  20992

Lena M. Napolitano is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: ARDS & Intensive care. The author has an hindex of 62, co-authored 297 publications receiving 17573 citations. Previous affiliations of Lena M. Napolitano include United States Department of Veterans Affairs & Veterans Health Administration.

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Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society

TL;DR: These guidelines are intended for use by healthcare professionals who care for patients at risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), including specialists in infectious diseases, pulmonary diseases, critical care, and surgeons, anesthesiologists, hospitalists, and any clinicians and healthcare providers caring for hospitalized patients with nosocomial pneumonia.
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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 Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.).

TL;DR: These guidelines offer basic recommendations that are supported by review and analysis of the current literature, other national and international guidelines, and a blend of expert opinion and clinical practicality that are directed toward generalized patient populations.
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Blood transfusion, independent of shock severity, is associated with worse outcome in trauma.

TL;DR: Blood transfusion is confirmed as an independent predictor of mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, ICU LOS, and hospital LOS in trauma after controlling for severity of shock by admission base deficit, lactate, shock index, and anemia.