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Transfusion, Mortality Link Varies With Hemoglobin Levels

For ICU patients, hemoglobin level thresholds vary with presence of comorbid heart disease
Burnout is a growing problem among American doctors

Burnout Rates on the Rise for Physicians

Surveys show a nearly 10 percent increase across a range of specialties in the United States
The levels of Ebola virus in a patient's blood can strongly predict the mortality risk

Levels of Ebola Virus in Blood Could Help Predict Mortality

Scientists hope findings will point toward more effective treatments

November 2015 Briefing – Critical Care

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for November 2015. This roundup includes the...
For patients without diabetes with ST-segment myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Predicts MACE in STEMI

Patients with moderate to severe fatty liver disease more likely to have impaired myocardial infusion
Patients in private hospital rooms are less likely to develop infections

Cost of Private Rooms Less Than That Associated With Infections

Increased cost of building them is offset by decreases in additional medical care, research shows
Patients at VA hospitals who contracted Clostridium difficile following surgery were five times more likely to die and 12 times more likely to suffer postoperative morbidity

C. Difficile Infection Tied to Higher Risk of Post-Op Mortality

Postoperative complications also increased in this patient population
Physicians should prescribe generic medications whenever possible

ACP: Physicians Should Prescribe Generic Meds If Possible

Brand name medications not superior to molecularly identical generic medications
For one physician

Music Can Help Doctors Develop Relationships With Patients

Cardiologist describes how showing her vulnerability through music has made her a better doctor
Young women who survive a myocardial infarction (MI) or ischemic stroke continue to face an increased mortality risk -- or another MI or stroke

Risk of Second Event High for Young Women After MI, Stroke

Odds of another event and mortality are significantly increased, researchers say