St. Joseph Medical Center

Effect of a Machine Learning Algorithm to Guide Goal-Directed Therapy After Cardiac Surgery

Background Goal-directed therapy allows clinicians to optimize perfusion and volume status in patients postoperatively. Objective To evaluate the effect of a machine learning algorithm to guide postoperative goal-directed fluid therapy in cardiac surgery patients. Methods A goal-...

Decreasing Unplanned Extubation Rates on an Adult Medical Intensive Care Unit

BACKGROUND: Decreasing unplanned extubation rates in critically ill patients is an important element of care in the intensive care unit. However, most available literature on unplanned extubation addresses its prevalence, risk factors, and patient outcomes; few articles offer spe...