Complete Revascularization Best for STEMI With Multivessel CAD
Complete revascularization better than culprit lesion-only percutaneous coronary intervention
Some Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries Are Unavoidable
Unavoidable HAPIs less likely with chemical sedation, systolic BP <90 mm Hg, receipt of vasopressor
Evidence Says Antipsychotics Do Not Prevent Delirium in Adults
Evidence also refutes routine use of haloperidol, second-generation antipsychotics for tx of delirium
August 2019 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for August 2019. This roundup includes the...
Family Dissatisfaction Greater When Intensive End-of-Life CKD Care Utilized
Receipt of maintenance dialysis and more intensive patterns of end-of-life care linked to lower ratings
Low Nurse and Support Staffing Tied to Higher Inpatient Mortality
Effect on patient mortality risk may be intensified when both RN, nursing support staffing are low
Survival Poor for Elderly Admitted to Long-Term Acute Care Setting
Among older Medicare beneficiaries admitted to LTAC, more than one-third died in an inpatient setting
Rates of Palliative Care Rising for Inpatients With ESKD on Dialysis
However, significant racial disparities exist and persist across all hospital subtypes
Radiologists Performing More Paracenteses, Thoracenteses
2004 to 2016 saw increase in paracentesis, thoracentesis procedures performed by radiologists
Mobile Stroke Unit Speeds Access to Intraarterial Thrombectomy
Prehospital management on MSU speeds access versus EMS, but difference attenuated since 2014
