Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2020
The association between self-declared acute care surgery services and critical care resources: Results from a national survey.
We examined differences in critical care structures and processes between hospitals with Acute Care Surgery (ACS) versus general surgeon on call (GSOC) models for emergency general surgery (EGS) care. ⋯ Critical care delivery is a key component of EGS care. While harnessing of critical care structures and processes varies across hospitals that have implemented ACS, overall ACS models of care appear to have more robust critical care practices.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2020
The wave of very old people in the intensive care unit-A challenge in decision-making.
In this paper the authors express the opinion that there is much to be learned about the 80+ year old age group as it relates to critical care and end-of-life matters. We need to learn how to better predict outcome, we need to learn our limitations and deal with uncertainties, we need to better communicate with our elderly patients and their caregivers and we need to engage with our colleagues in Geriatrics. There is a wave of very old people arriving in the intensive care unit and we have much to do to prepare for it and for the ethical, fair and appropriate care of these critically ill, but elderly, patients.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2020
Therapeutic plasma exchange in adult critically ill patients with life-threatening SARS-CoV-2 disease: A pilot study.
We investigated the effect of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) on life-threatening COVID-19; presenting as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) plus multi-system organ failure and cytokine release syndrome (CRS). ⋯ TPE demonstrates a potential survival benefit and low risk in life-threatening COVID-19, albeit in a small pilot study.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2020
Do perceived honorary authors influence publication chance? Survey evidence from the journal of critical care.
Perceived Honorary Authors (PHAs) are defined as authors on manuscripts who did not contribute enough. The association between PHAs and publication chance in journals is unknown. As a start, our aim was to examine the prevalence of PHAs in the Journal of Critical Care (JCC). Furthermore, we investigated whether PHAs influences publication chance in the JCC. Also, we attempt to replicate factors associated with the prevalence of PHAs found in earlier studies. ⋯ The prevalence of PHAs was conform other studies 13%, and did not influence publication chance.