Abstract The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic
Shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020), a Japanese-specific set of clinical practice guidelines for sepsis …

Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 patients are currently overwhelming the world's
healthcare systems. This article provides practical guidance to front-line physicians forced to …

Aims To identify the most accurate early warning score (EWS) for predicting an adverse
outcome in COVID-19 patients admitted to the emergency department (ED). Methods In …

Importance There is limited evidence that the use of severity of illness scores in pediatric
patients can facilitate timely admission to the intensive care unit or improve patient …

Caring for the elderly has always been challenging for the intensive care unit (ICU)
physician. Concerns like frailty, comorbidities, polypharmacy and advanced directives come …

The proper allocation of limited hospital bed resources is a complex problem caused by
uncertainties in patient length of stay, fluctuations in demands, unexpected admission …

Background Critically ill patients require complex care and experience unique needs during
and after their stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). Discharging or transferring a patient from …

& Adolescent Health, Jianhui Wang and colleagues1 suggested a plan to handle neonates
with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections and …

Delayed admission of patients to the intensive care unit (ICU) is increasing worldwide and
can be followed by adverse outcomes when critical care treatment is not provided timely …

Based on insights obtained during the past decade, the classical concept of an activated
hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical axis in response to critical illness is in need of …