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Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: The Confusion Assessment method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) Author(s): Leanne Boehm, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC Brenda T Pun, DNP, RN Joanna Stollings, PharmD, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP Publisher or Source: Pop Type of Media: Medical Professional Education Media Originally for: Nurses and/or Other Critical Care Medical Professionals Country of Origin: United States Primary Focus of Media: Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) COVID-19 Related: No Description: The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) was created in 1990, and it was intended to be a bedside assessment tool usable by non-psychiatrists by Dr. Sharon Inouye to assess for delirium.6 The CAM-ICU is an adaptation of this tool for use in ICU patients (e.g., critically ill patients on or off the ventilator). Delirium is defined in terms of four diagnostic features, and is deemed positive when Feature 1 and Feature 2 and either Feature 3 or 4 are present (see CAM-ICU schematic on next page). The CAM-ICU is one of the recommended ICU delirium screening tools. To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

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Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: When ICU Delirium Leads To Symptoms Of Dementia After Discharge Author(s): Richard Harris Publisher or Source: NPR Type of Media: Newspaper Article Media Originally for: General Public Country of Origin: United States Primary Focus of Media: Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) COVID-19 Related: No Description: Doctors have gradually come to realize that people who survive a serious brush with death in the intensive care unit are likely to develop potentially serious problems with their memory and thinking processes. This dementia, a side effect of intensive medical care, can be permanent. And it affects as many as half of all people who are rushed to the ICU after a medical emergency. Considering that 5.7 million Americans end up in intensive care every year, this is a major problem that until recently, has been poorly appreciated by medical caregivers. To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: Clinical and Economic Impact of Formulary Conversion From Inhaled Flolan to Inhaled Veletri for Refractory Hypoxemia in Critically Ill Patients Author(s): Heather Torbic, PharmD, BCPS, Paul M. Szumita, PharmD, BCPS, Kevin E. Anger, PharmD, BCPS, Paul Nuccio, MS, RRT, FAARC, Susan Lagambina, RRT, and Gerald Weinhouse, MD Publisher or Source: Annals of Pharmacotherapy Type of Media: Medical Research Media Originally for: Critical Care Physicians, Nurses and/or Other Critical Care Medical Professionals Country of Origin: United States Primary Focus of Media: Pre-Use of PICS Designation COVID-19 Related: No Description: Flolan (iFLO) and Veletri (iVEL) are 2 inhaled epoprostenol formulations. There is no published literature comparing these formulations in critically ill patients with refractory hypoxemia. Objective: To compare efficacy, safety, and cost outcomes in patients who received either iFLO or iVEL for hypoxic respiratory failure. Methods: This was a retrospective, single-center analysis of adult, mechanically ventilated patients receiving iFLO or iVEL for improvement in oxygenation. The primary end point was the change in the PaO2/FiO2 ratio after 1 hour of pulmonary vasodilator therapy. Secondary end points assessed were intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS), hospital LOS, duration of study therapy, duration of mechanical ventilation, mortality, incidence of adverse events, and cost. Results: A total of 104 patients were included (iFLO = 52; iVEL = 52). More iFLO patients had acute respiratory distress syndrome compared with the iVEL group (61.5 vs 34.6%; P = 0.01). There was no difference in the change in the PaO/FiO ratio after 1 hour of therapy (33.04 ± 36.9 vs 31.47 ± 19.92; P = 0.54) in the iFLO and iVEL groups, respectively. Patients who received iVEL had a shorter duration of mechanical ventilation (P < 0.001) and ICU LOS (P < 0.001) but not hospital LOS (P = 0.86) and duration of therapy (P = 0.36). No adverse events were attributed to pulmonary vasodilator therapy, and there was no difference in cost. Conclusions: We found no difference between iFLO and iVEL when comparing the change in the PaO/FiO ratio, safety, and cost in hypoxic, critically ill patients. There were differences in secondary outcomes, likely a result of differences in underlying indication for inhaled epoprostenol. To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: ICU Liberation Project of SCCM Author(s): Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center Publisher or Source: Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center Type of Media: One-Pager Media Originally for: Critical Care Physicians, Nurses and/or Other Critical Care Medical Professionals Country of Origin: United States Primary Focus of Media: Pre-Use of PICS Designation COVID-19 Related: No Description: it is a guideline for the ICU medicine professional to monitor and treat patient who may have ICU delirium. To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and COVID-19 Author(s): Kristin Schwab, MD Publisher or Source: University of California, Los Angeles Type of Media: PowerPoint Media Originally for: Critical Care Physicians, General Medical Professionals, Nurses and/or Other Critical Care Medical Professionals Country of Origin: United States Primary Focus of Media: Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) COVID-19 Related: Yes Description: Summary: PICS is common and under-recognized• COVID-19 survivors seem to be at particularly high risk for PICS• Improving outcomes for our ICU survivors is both a challenge and imperative for the critical care community To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

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Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: 1 Adult Critical Care. Author(s): Cronin, E., Nielsen, M., Spollen, M., & Edwards, N. Publisher or Source: British Medical Journal Type of Media: Medical Journal Media Originally for: General Public Country of Origin: United States Primary Focus of Media: Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) COVID-19 Related: No Description: Critical care services are atypical in the wide heterogeneity of their patients. This is in part a reflection of the way in which these services have evolved. The progress of intensive care in the UK has been described as ‘haphazard’, consisting of ‘largely unplanned and unevaluated’ developments that occurred in reaction to changes in surgical and medical practice. There has been debate about the configuration of critical care services, fuelled by a perception that there are not enough beds in some parts of the country and that existing beds are not in the right places. During the late 1990s, the NHS Executive established a National Expert Group to review adult critical care services in the UK and to produce a national Framework for future organisation and care delivery. As a result, in May 2000 a critical care modernisation plan was announced. To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

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