The Latest in Critical Care, 9/11/23 (Issue #14)

Sep 11, 2023

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Can early mobility in the ICU improve cognitive outcomes?

September 5, 2023

Intensive, early mobilization of patients in the ICU seems like it just has to help. Get patients moving as much as possible, as early as possible—walking down the halls trailing their ventilators and arterial lines—and surely it will prevent muscle atrophy, improve strength and mobility, and reduce long-term disability.

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Covid BA.2.86 (‘Pirola’, the new strain of interest, with three mutations on the spike protein rendering it less susceptible to neutralizing antibodies, and possibly vaccines) continues to spread, now to 10 countries.

But how dangerous is it?

Based on its mutations, BA.2.86 was expected to escape neutralizing antibodies 10x better than the pr…

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