Vlad Botoc

TL;DR: Among patients with coma who had been resuscitated from cardiac arrest with nonshockable rhythm, moderate therapeutic hypothermia at 33°C for 24 hours led to a higher percentage of patients who survived with a favorable neurologic outcome at day 90 than was observed with targeted normothermia.

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: Low ScvO2 was common in the first hours of admission to the ICU for severe sepsis or septic shock even when clinical resuscitation endpoints were achieved and even when arterial lactate was normal.

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: Among critically ill ventilated patients with shock, enteral nutrition (EN) should be delayed or introduced cautiously in case of low cardiac output requiring dobutamine and/or in cases of multiple organ failure with high SAPS II score, as well as among critically ill patients requiring vasopressors.