@article{7668fe6eba3d4131b26d438b1d178a48,
title = "Redefining critical illness",
abstract = "Research and practice in critical care medicine have long been defined by syndromes, which, despite being clinically recognizable entities, are, in fact, loose amalgams of heterogeneous states that may respond differently to therapy. Mounting translational evidence-supported by research on respiratory failure due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-suggests that the current syndrome-based framework of critical illness should be reconsidered. Here we discuss recent findings from basic science and clinical research in critical care and explore how these might inform a new conceptual model of critical illness. De-emphasizing syndromes, we focus on the underlying biological changes that underpin critical illness states and that may be amenable to treatment. We hypothesize that such an approach will accelerate critical care research, leading to a richer understanding of the pathobiology of critical illness and of the key determinants of patient outcomes. This, in turn, will support the design of more effective clinical trials and inform a more precise and more effective practice at the bedside. ",
keywords = "Syndrome, COVID-19, Critical Illness, SARS-CoV-2, Humans, Critical Care",
author = "Maslove, {David M} and Benjamin Tang and Manu Shankar-Hari and Lawler, {Patrick R} and Angus, {Derek C} and Baillie, {J Kenneth} and Baron, {Rebecca M} and Michael Bauer and Buchman, {Timothy G} and Calfee, {Carolyn S} and {Dos Santos}, {Claudia C} and Giamarellos-Bourboulis, {Evangelos J} and Gordon, {Anthony C} and Kellum, {John A} and Knight, {Julian C} and Aleksandra Leligdowicz and McAuley, {Daniel F} and McLean, {Anthony S} and Menon, {David K} and Meyer, {Nuala J} and Moldawer, {Lyle L} and Kiran Reddy and Reilly, {John P} and Russell, {James A} and Sevransky, {Jonathan E} and Seymour, {Christopher W} and Shapiro, {Nathan I} and Mervyn Singer and Charlotte Summers and Sweeney, {Timothy E} and Thompson, {B Taylor} and {van der Poll}, Tom and Balasubramanian Venkatesh and Walley, {Keith R} and Walsh, {Timothy S} and Ware, {Lorraine B} and Wong, {Hector R} and Zador, {Zsolt E} and Marshall, {John C}",
year = "2022",
month = jun,
day = "17",
doi = "10.1038/s41591-022-01843-x",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "1141--1148",
journal = "Nature Medicine",
issn = "1078-8956",
publisher = "Nature Research",
number = "6",
}