Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · May 2022
Multicenter StudyDiarrhea during critical illness: a multicenter cohort study.
To study the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of diarrhea during the stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Diarrhea is common, has several predictors, and prompts changes in patient care, is associated with longer time to discharge but not mortality.
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Intensive care medicine · May 2022
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyLong-term outcomes of dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia.
We assessed long-term outcomes of dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg given daily for up to 10 days in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe hypoxaemia. ⋯ Among patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia, dexamethasone 12 mg compared with 6 mg did not result in statistically significant improvements in mortality or HRQoL at 180 days, but the results were most compatible with benefit from the higher dose.