Counterfeit Alprazolam Cut With Fentanyl Can Be Fatal
One person died, eight were sickened when illicit pills circulated in San Francisco
Many U.S. Hospitals Offer Language Services
Percentage of hospitals offering language services increases with level of need
Risk of Post-Op Opioid Abuse Deemed Low for Elderly Patients
Vast majority of patients use the meds short term to ease their pain
Suicide Rate Increased in Patients With Serious Infections
Risk associated with hospitalization for infection accounted for 10.1 percent of suicides studied
ICU May Up Invasive Procedures, Costs, Without Mortality Benefit
Hospital-level ICU utilization rate not linked to hospital mortality for four common conditions
Vasopressin Doesn’t Cut Kidney Failure-Free Days in Septic Shock
No improvement in kidney failure-free days versus norepinephrine in adults with septic shock
Sickle Cell Trait Doesn’t Up Mortality Risk in U.S. Soldiers
However, SC trait was linked with significantly higher risk of exertional rhabdomyolysis
Memories of Delusions in ICU Include Fact, Fiction
Four themes identified in delusions: family, dynamic spaces, surviving challenges, and constant motion
Hospitalizations for Heart Failure With Preserved EF Common
Patients are older, more often female, more likely to have comorbidities than patients with HFrEF
July 2016 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for July 2016. This roundup includes the...
