RT Book, Section A1 Boudourakis, Leon A1 Bassily-Marcus, Adel A2 Oropello, John M. A2 Pastores, Stephen M. A2 Kvetan, Vladimir SR Print(0) ID 1136416577 T1 General Postoperative Management T2 Critical Care YR 1 FD 1 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071820813 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136416577 RD 2024/03/18 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.