TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - General Postoperative Management A1 - Boudourakis, Leon A1 - Bassily-Marcus, Adel A2 - Oropello, John M. A2 - Pastores, Stephen M. A2 - Kvetan, Vladimir PY - 1 T2 - Critical Care AB - KEY POINTSIt is of the utmost importance that the staff of the intensive care unit (ICU) understands exactly the type and purpose of each of the foreign bodies and tubes as well as how these tubes should be managed.The aggregate of evidence from the last 15 years generally supports the notion that limited transfusion thresholds are correlated with superior outcomes in most patient populations.Early parenteral nutrition (< 7 days post-ICU admission) has been associated with increased risk of nosocomial infections without benefit.Stress dose steroids should only be considered in refractory septic shock after fluids have been given. There is no benefit to performing adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test or random cortisol level.Early mobility decreases length of stay and ventilator duration, and it has been shown to be cost-effective. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/19 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136416577 ER -