Decision Guide Helps ID Referral for Swallowing Assessment
Decision guide is effective for determining which patients should be referred for swallowing assessment after extubation
Postop White Matter Injury Rates Down Over Time for Neonates With Complex CHD
Prevalence of postoperative white matter injury has declined, correlating with increase in blood pressures after surgery
Cardiovascular Hospitalization Increased After Sepsis Hospitalization
Patients discharged after sepsis hospitalization have increased risk for all-cause mortality, all-cause rehospitalization
COVID-19 Pandemic at a Tipping Point: WHO
Organization's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee met last week to discuss COVID-19
FDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
Draft recommendations around the new policy center on 'individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV'
Pediatric SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C Differed in Delta, Omicron Waves
Clinical severity was lower during omicron wave, and rate of incidental diagnoses was higher than during delta
Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Affordable Care Act
Record number of Americans enrolled in 2022, as U.S. health officials targeted hard-to-reach communities with outreach efforts
Restrictive, Liberal Fluid Strategies Yield Similar Outcomes for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension
All-cause death before discharge home by day 90 occurred in 14.0 percent of the restrictive fluid group and 14.9 percent in the liberal fluid group
Extracorporeal CPR Does Not Offer More Favorable Neurologic Outcome
No benefit seen versus conventional CPR for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received bystander CPR
Seniors Had High Burden of RSV-Positive Respiratory Infection Before COVID-19
Following sharp decline during COVID-19, RSV-positive acute respiratory infection reemerged during summer 2021, and is linked to lower QOL