PURPOSE: The aim of this document was to develop standardized research definitions of invasive fungal diseases (IFD) in non-neutropenic, adult patients without classical host factors for IFD, admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS: After a systematic assessment of the diagnostic performance for IFD in the target population of already exis...
INTRODUCTION: Over the last years, severe respiratory viral infections, particularly those caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the influenza virus, have emerged as risk factor for viral-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (VAPA) among critically ill patients. Delays in diagnosis of VAPA are associated with incr...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the development of sarcopenia in a COVID-19 intensive care unit population by sequential quadriceps and diaphragm ultrasound and its relationship with hospital outcomes. Methods: We assessed muscle thickness, cross-sectional area, fascicle length, pennation angle, and echo intensity within 48 h afte...
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PURPOSE: Factors associated with adverse outcomes in ICU patients with type II (T2DM) are poorly defined. The main goal of this study is to determine the impact of pre-existing T2DM on 90-day mortality post ICU admission. MATERIAL: Post-hoc analysis from the FROG-ICU cohort. All patients admitted to ICU who were ventilated and/or treated by a vasoa...
Objective To evaluate whether in preterm neonates parenteral nutrition use in the first seven postnatal days, compared with no parenteral nutrition use, is associated with differences in survival and other important morbidities. Randomised trials in critically ill older children show that harms, such as nosocomial infection, outweigh benefits of ea...
Background: Little is known about the use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in critically ill patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of BIA measurements by comparing non-dominant versus dominant body-side measurements at 2 separate time points in healthy volunteers in order to extrapolate key elements that...
