Therapeutic Family Presence Key in Tx of Acute Deterioration in ER
Interactions of clinicians, family, patients involve interplay between presence, roles, engagement
CVD-Related Hospital Admissions Up Second Day After Snowstorm
Admissions for heart attack, chest pain, stroke 23 percent higher two days after major snowfall
Antibiotics, Not Poor Hygiene, Main Cause of C. difficile Outbreak
C. difficile epidemic was unintended consequence of intensive use of fluoroquinolones
Bezlotoxumab Promising Against Recurrent Clostridium difficile
Medication cuts risk of recurrent C. difficile infections by 40 percent
Society of Critical Care Medicine, Jan. 21-25
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 46th Critical Care Congress The annual Society of Critical Medicine's Critical Care Congress was held from Jan....
Most PCPs Oppose Complete Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Though many would support changes, only 15 percent want law completely dismantled
SCCM: Tight Glycemic Control No Benefit in Peds Hyperglycemia
Low likelihood of benefit, evidence of possibility of harm in critically ill children with hyperglycemia
SCCM: Hypothermia No Benefit After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
No significant benefit in survival with favorable functional outcome at one year for comatose children
Catheter Safeguards at Hospitals Cut Bloodstream Infection Rates
Study finds hospitals that adopt new procedures reap sizable improvements, savings
Nadir Platelet Counts Tied to AKI in Pediatric Open-Heart Surgery
Magnitude of nadir platelet counts tied to severity of AKI in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
