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Early palliative care consult decreases in-hospital mortality
October 21, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – More discharges to hospice, and more health care surrogates chosen, when palliative care consultation occurs within 24 hours of ICU admission
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Updated international consensus recommendations on management of acute upper GI bleeding
October 21, 2019
Updated guidelines on management of nonvariceal acute upper GI bleeding address questions on endoscopic techniques and pharmacologic management.
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Dapagliflozin approved for reducing HF hospitalization in diabetes
October 21, 2019
It is the first SGLT2 inhibitor approved in the United States for this indication in adults with type 2 disease.
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Certain diabetes drugs may thwart dementia
October 21, 2019
COPENHAGEN – Intriguing findings from a Danish national registry study.
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Guidelines updated for treating community-acquired pneumonia
October 18, 2019
The new guidelines update those from 2007 and include recommended changes in antibiotic treatment and the elimination of the category known as health care–acquired pneumonia.
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Vaping-linked lung injuries near 1,500
October 17, 2019
Seventy percent of patients are male, and 79% are under age 35 years.
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Minimize blood pressure peaks, variability after stroke reperfusion
October 15, 2019
ST. LOUIS – Controlling blood pressure variability improves outcomes after stroke.
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FDA approves rivaroxaban for VTE prevention in hospitalized, acutely ill patients
October 15, 2019
The latest approval is based on results from the phase 3 MAGELLAN and MARINER trials, which included more than 20,000 patients.
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No clear benefit from conservative oxygen in mechanical ventilation
October 14, 2019
Using conservative oxygen therapy in adults undergoing mechanical ventilation in the ICU does not increase ventilation-free days.
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MRI saves money, better than CT in acute stroke
October 14, 2019
ST. LOUIS – The annual savings from skipping CT in favor of MRI for patients with suspected stroke would offset the cost of round-the-clock MRI staffing.
