Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior
Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions
Borderline Pulmonary HTN Linked to Increased Mortality Risk
Increase in hazard of death with higher mean pulmonary arterial pressure, with no threshold seen
Chewing Ticagrelor Loading Dose May Be Beneficial in STEMI
Chewing facilitates better early platelet inhibition compared with standard oral loading dose
Diabetes Tied to Worse Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients
However, long-term prognosis has improved in heart failure patients regardless of diabetes status
Secondary Prevention Meds Often Not Started Post-AMI in Seniors
More than a third of older nursing home residents did not start medication after myocardial infarction
Alterations in Gut Microbiome Noted Within 72 Hours of Injury
Significant changes in phylogenetic composition and taxon relative abundance in critically injured patients
Early Transfusion Tied to Lower Mortality in Combat Casualties
Reduction in mortality at 24 hours and 30 days for U.S. military combat casualties in Afghanistan
Hypothermia May Help Newborns With Encephalopathy
Appears to reduce death, disability in infants with encephalopathy, but effectiveness uncertain
September 2017 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for September 2017. This roundup includes the...
Leukemia Patients Who Survive Severe GVHD Often Fare Worse
Those who develop severe acute graft-versus-host after stem cell transplant have higher mortality
