Nathalie Rolin

TL;DR: In critically ill adults with shock, early isocaloric enteral nutrition did not reduce mortality or the risk of secondary infections but was associated with a greater risk of digestive complications compared with early isocallyoric parenteral nutrition.

TL;DR: End-of-life practices, communication and loneliness in bereaved relatives may be amenable to improvements and end- of-life care and communication in the ICU are associated with the prevalence of complicated grief.

TL;DR: The CAESAR score 21 days after death in the ICU is strongly associated with post-ICU burden in the bereaved relatives and should prove a useful primary endpoint in trials of interventions to improve relatives’ well-being.

TL;DR: Table of contentsPHYSICIANS ABSTRACTS Impact of tracheal cuff shape on microaspiration of gastric contents in intubated critically ill patients: a multicenter randomized controlled study (BEST CUFF).

TL;DR: Metformin use before admission to ICU did not affect in-hospital mortality, however, for patients with septic shock, mortality was lower, despite worse clinical presentation on admission, and blood lactate levels were always higher with or without septicshock and indifferent of kidney function.