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Data Suggest Viral Etiology for Pediatric Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Seventy-nine percent of confirmed cases of AFM had antecedent respiratory or febrile illness
Guideline for Community-Acquired Pneumonia Updated
Recommendations relate to diagnosis, management; recommend against routine use of Gram stain, culture
Mortality Down for Autoantibody-Associated Vasculitides Patients
Average annual decline of 1.6 percent in AAV-related mortality rate seen from 1999 to 2017 in the U.S.
Survey: Many U.S. Adults Not Planning to Get Flu Vaccine
Vaccine knowledge and anticipated rates of vaccination even lower for pneumococcal disease
Considerable Proportion of ICU Admissions May Be Preventable
ICU hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions have decreased during a 10-year period
Hypothermia Aids Cardiac Arrest With Nonshockable Rhythm
Higher percentage of patients survived with favorable neurologic outcome at day 90
Gradual ACS Symptom Onset Linked to Delay in Presentation for Acute Care
More than half of men with abrupt onset of symptoms, STEMI reported symptoms triggered by exertion
Few Critical Care Nurses Feel Competent in Providing Palliative Care
Moral distress levels vary with perceived use of care; higher levels of distress seen with less frequent use
September 2019 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for September 2019. This roundup includes the...
No Benefit Found for High-Dose Vitamin C Infusions in Sepsis, ARDS
No differences seen versus placebo in organ dysfunction scores, biomarkers of inflammation or vascular injury
