Editorial Archives - Critical Care Science (CCS)

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life-saving intervention. Because it is associated with complications, patients should be weaned from the ventilator as soon as the underlying condition that led to MV has sufficiently improved and the patient can safely maintain spontaneous breathing.() Despite wide acceptance of a reduced time on MV, there are few studies on […]

In intensive care units (ICUs), decisions about the suspension and nonimplementation of life support interventions are frequently made and represent some of the greatest challenges faced by health professionals.() In this issue of Critical Care Science, the National Academy of Palliative Care (ANCP – Academia Nacional de Cuidados Paliativos) expresses its position on the suspension […]

Since the 1990s, with a small interruption during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, admissions to postacute care facilities (PACFs) have been increasing progressively. Data obtained from the National Hospital Discharge Survey from 1996 to 2010 suggest a 49% relative increase in discharge to the PACF.() Conversely, discharges to home declined by 5% over the […]