Giulliana M Moralez, Otavio T Ranzani, Amanda Quintairos, Jorge I F Salluh
{"title":"Understanding ICU Outcomes: Lessons From National ICU Registries.","authors":"Giulliana M Moralez, Otavio T Ranzani, Amanda Quintairos, Jorge I F Salluh","doi":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006853","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10765,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145014084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Critical Care MedicinePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006771
Hyunseung Nam, Ji Hyun Cha, Ki Hong Choi, Chi Ryang Chung, Jeong Hoon Yang, Gee Young Suh, Sunghoon Park, Chae-Man Lim, Ryoung-Eun Ko
{"title":"Association Between Initial Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Clinical Outcome in Sepsis: A Multicenter Cohort Study.","authors":"Hyunseung Nam, Ji Hyun Cha, Ki Hong Choi, Chi Ryang Chung, Jeong Hoon Yang, Gee Young Suh, Sunghoon Park, Chae-Man Lim, Ryoung-Eun Ko","doi":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006771","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006771","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate the association between the severities of left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis, with a particular focus on in-hospital mortality.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Multicenter cohort study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Nineteen tertiary or university-affiliated hospitals in South Korea.</p><p><strong>Patients: </strong>A total of 2274 adult patients with sepsis or septic shock underwent echocardiographic examination within 24 hours of sepsis recognition.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>None.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>Patients were stratified by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) into three groups: normal (> 50%, n = 1803), mild-to-moderate dysfunction (30-50%, n = 356), and severe dysfunction (< 30%, n = 115). In-hospital mortality is significantly associated with LV dysfunction severity (normal: 25.73%, mild-to-moderate: 29.49%, severe: 40.00%; p = 0.023). After propensity score matching using three different methodologies, severe LV dysfunction remained independently associated with increased in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.81; 95% CI, 1.09-3.03). This effect was more pronounced in patients without preexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD) (OR 1.84; 95% CI, 1.08-3.13) and those with bacteremia (OR 2.20; 95% CI, 1.5-3.22). Cardiopulmonary arrest rates increased significantly with dysfunction severity (normal: 2.11%, mild-to-moderate: 3.93%, severe: 10.43%; p < 0.001), while other ICU complications showed no significant differences.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Severe LV systolic dysfunction (LVEF < 30%) is associated with significantly increased in-hospital mortality in sepsis patients, particularly in those with bacteremia and without preexisting CVD. These findings highlight the importance of early cardiac function assessment in sepsis and suggest that infection status and underlying cardiovascular health modify the relationship between LV dysfunction and clinical outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":10765,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e1759-e1769"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12393054/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144539326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Critical Care MedicinePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-07-15DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006767
Brian Hao Yuan Tang, Judith Manalo, Saifur R Chowdhury, J Matthew Aldrich, Gerald L Weinhouse, Makayla Cordoza, Patricia R Louzon, Michele C Balas, Joanna L Stollings, Molly McNett, Karin Dearness, Jose Estrada-Codecido, Dipayan Chaudhuri, Kallirroi Laiya Carayannopoulos, Kimberley Lewis
{"title":"Melatonin Use in the ICU: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Brian Hao Yuan Tang, Judith Manalo, Saifur R Chowdhury, J Matthew Aldrich, Gerald L Weinhouse, Makayla Cordoza, Patricia R Louzon, Michele C Balas, Joanna L Stollings, Molly McNett, Karin Dearness, Jose Estrada-Codecido, Dipayan Chaudhuri, Kallirroi Laiya Carayannopoulos, Kimberley Lewis","doi":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006767","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006767","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Melatonin has wide-ranging effects on the body, including the regulation of circadian rhythm, and potentiation of cellular immune and antioxidant activities. In critically ill patients, endogenous melatonin has been shown to be markedly deranged and reduced. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine if exogenous supplementation of melatonin improves patient-centered outcomes.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>We searched five electronic databases.</p><p><strong>Study selection: </strong>Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that compared melatonin to no melatonin in adults admitted to the ICU were identified.</p><p><strong>Data extraction: </strong>We aggregated data as relative risks, mean differences (MDs), and standard mean differences (SMDs) using a random-effects model. Supporting evidence for each effect was evaluated for certainty using the Grading Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations approach.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>In total, 32 RCTs ( n = 3895 patients) were included. We found that melatonin may reduce delirium (relative risk [RR] 0.72; 95% CI, 0.58-0.89; low certainty), may slightly reduce ICU length of stay (MD -0.57 d; 95% CI, -0.95 to -0.18 d; low certainty), and may improve reported sleep quality (SMD 0.54; 95% CI, 0.01-1.07; low certainty). Melatonin may result in a slight reduction in the frequency of adverse events (low certainty). Evidence was uncertain with regards to the frequency of sleep awakenings, anxiety level, agitation, and post-traumatic stress disorder incidence (all very low certainty), as well as to ICU mortality and post-ICU functional status (both low certainty).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings suggest that melatonin administration in the critically ill may improve perceived sleep and reduce delirium, without increasing adverse effects. Certainty of evidence was negatively affected by the risk of bias and inconsistency. Future RCTs should focus on identifying optimal dosing, administration timing, improving measurements of sleep outcomes, and target populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10765,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e1714-e1724"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144636433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Critical Care MedicinePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-07-17DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006777
Deepshikha C Ashana, William F Parker
{"title":"Consideration of Sociodemographics in Sepsis Risk Prediction: Implications and Next Steps.","authors":"Deepshikha C Ashana, William F Parker","doi":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006777","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006777","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10765,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e1833-e1835"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12313254/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144648716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Critical Care MedicinePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-07-10DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006769
Michael A Ward, Hani I Kuttab, Robert G Badgett
{"title":"The Effect of Early Fluid Resuscitation on Mortality in Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Michael A Ward, Hani I Kuttab, Robert G Badgett","doi":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006769","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006769","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>While general agreement exists on many sepsis management principles, the details of early fluid resuscitation in sepsis remain contentious. The aim of the current review is to examine the impact of early (≤ 8 hr) fluid dosing, timing, and guideline-based resuscitation on mortality in sepsis.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and Google Scholar from January 1, 2000, to November 8, 2024.</p><p><strong>Study selection: </strong>Randomized controlled trials and observational data, adjusting for confounding, for adults (≥ 18 yr) with sepsis.</p><p><strong>Data extraction: </strong>From 2,169 citations, 30 studies with 119,583 patients were included.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>Dosing: three randomized trials suggest no mortality difference between more liberal (~43-72 mL/kg) vs. more restrictive (as low as 30 mL/kg) fluid resuscitative strategies (relative risk, 1.00 [0.81-1.24]). Eleven of 13 studies observed mortality risk when low-fluid volumes were administered (< 20 mL/kg; effect direction/sign test: p < 0.001). Six of 11 studies observed mortality risk when fluid volume dosing exceeded higher limits (> 45 mL/kg; p = 0.55). Timing: four of four studies observed a survival benefit with earlier completion of 30 mL/kg (within 3 hr; p = 0.12). Thirty mL/kg by discrete time: less than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 2 hours-two studies observed survival benefit; less than or equal to 3 hours-one study observed survival benefit and three studies observed no mortality impact; and less than or equal to 6 hours-two studies observed a survival benefit, four studies observed no impact, and two studies observed increased mortality risk (both > 30 groups received > 50 and > 70 mL/kg).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>For fluid resuscitation within 8 hours of sepsis diagnosis: 1) randomized trials suggest no mortality difference between more restrictive and more liberal fluid resuscitative strategies (certainty of evidence: low); 2) dosing less than 20 mL/kg has an effect on increased mortality (low certainty); 3) observational studies trend toward increased mortality with higher volume resuscitation (> 45 mL/kg) but are not supported by randomized trials (very low certainty); and 4) survival benefit is observed when 30 mL/kg is completed within 3 hours (low certainty).</p>","PeriodicalId":10765,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e1790-e1802"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144599634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Critical Care MedicinePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-09-02DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006703
Lavi Oud
{"title":"The Impact of Social Deprivation on the Population Burden of Critical Illness-Related Mortality in the United States.","authors":"Lavi Oud","doi":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006703","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10765,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Medicine","volume":"53 9","pages":"e1867-e1868"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144945741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Critical Care MedicinePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-09-02DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006732
Tiago V Pereira, C David Mazer, Bijan Teja
{"title":"Bayesian Probabilities and Thresholds in Meta-Analyses and Randomized Trials in Critical Care Research.","authors":"Tiago V Pereira, C David Mazer, Bijan Teja","doi":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006732","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006732","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10765,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Medicine","volume":"53 9","pages":"e1855-e1856"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144945946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Critical Care MedicinePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-09-02DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006724
Kefen Ye
{"title":"Critical Analysis of Temporal Resolution and Diagnostic Labeling in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Detection Models.","authors":"Kefen Ye","doi":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006724","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10765,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Medicine","volume":"53 9","pages":"e1847-e1848"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144945486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Critical Care MedicinePub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-09-02DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006701
Hongnan Ye
{"title":"Concerning Monetary Incentives for Peer Review, Should They Be Differentiated Among Various Reviewers?","authors":"Hongnan Ye","doi":"10.1097/CCM.0000000000006701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006701","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10765,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Medicine","volume":"53 9","pages":"e1836-e1837"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144945558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}