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The Microbiome in Critical Illness: Transforming ICU Care Through Microbial Insights

By MedXY 08/28/2026

This review explores how the human microbiome influences management and outcomes in critically ill patients, emphasizing gastrointestinal microbial dynamics, disruption by critical illness and therapies, and emerging interventions to restore microbial homeostasis in the ICU.

Critical Care news Psychiatry

Psychoactive Medication Prescribing After Critical Illness in American Adults Not Justified by a Documented Supporting Diagnosis

By MedXY 08/15/2026

Nearly half of psychoactive medications newly prescribed after ICU stays in American adults lack documented diagnostic justification, persisting for up to two years post-hospitalization.

Critical Care news OB/GYN & Women’s Health

Impact of Texas Abortion Ban on Critical Illness in Hospitalized Pregnant Women: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

By MedXY 08/10/2026

The Texas Senate Bill 8 abortion ban is linked to an increased rate of critical illness, sepsis, and infections among hospitalized pregnant women with high-risk features, highlighting significant implications for maternal healthcare in restrictive states.

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Liberal Transfusion Still Appears Favored in Myocardial Infarction With Anemia, Regardless of Critical Illness Status

By MedXY 05/30/2026

A MINT trial subanalysis found no evidence that ICU status changes the relative effect of restrictive versus liberal transfusion in acute myocardial infarction with anemia.

Critical Care news Respiratory

More Enteral Protein Did Not Overcome Anabolic Resistance in Mechanically Ventilated Critical Illness

By MedXY 05/13/2026

In a randomized trial, a 40 g intraduodenal whey bolus increased amino acid availability but did not significantly raise postprandial muscle protein synthesis versus 20 g in critically ill ventilated adults.

Critical Care news Public Health

Household Income Decline and Job Loss Among Survivors of Critical Illness: A Nationwide Cohort Study

By MedXY 05/09/2026

A large South Korean study reveals critical illness survivors face severe socioeconomic consequences, with 27.6% experiencing income decline and 12.3% job loss within a year, disproportionately affecting high-income households despite universal health coverage.

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Assessing the Impact of a Ketogenic Diet in Critically Ill Sepsis Patients: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial

By MedXY 08/08/2025

This trial demonstrates that a ketogenic diet safely induces stable ketosis in sepsis patients, improving metabolic parameters and immune regulation without adverse effects, suggesting potential benefits for sepsis-related organ dysfunction.