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Peripheral perfusion fails septic shock test, but optimism remains
February 25, 2019
A simple strategy of timing the refilling of peripheral capillaries trended toward better 28-day survival.
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Palliative care has improved for critically ill children, but challenges remain
February 23, 2019
SAN DIEGO – The availability of palliative care for critically ill children varies across institutions
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Influenza activity continues to increase
February 22, 2019
Over the past decade, the flu season has generally reached its peak by this point.
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New handoff tool can improve safety
February 21, 2019
It provided a means of enabling standardized transitions to the hospitalist inpatient service.
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Checklists, colleagues key when psychiatric patient overdoses
February 20, 2019
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Psychiatrists grieve when a patient overdoses and dies, but talking to other clinicians and using specialized checklists can help.
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Supplementary compression doesn’t improve DVT odds in critically ill
February 20, 2019
SAN DIEGO – The procedure carries few risks, aside from patient discomfort.
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PERT alerts improve pulmonary embolism outcomes
February 20, 2019
SAN DIEGO – Alerts that prompt multidisciplinary consultations cut death rates, ICU times in pulmonary embolism patients.
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Noncardiac surgery has 7% covert stroke rate in elderly
February 19, 2019
HONOLULU – Covert strokes were linked with a doubled rate of cognitive decline in older patients after noncardiac surgery.
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Bag-mask ventilation during intubation reduces severe hypoxemia
February 18, 2019
For every nine patients who receive bag-mask ventilation during tracheal intubation, one severe hypoxemia case is avoided.
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Flu season showing its staying power
February 15, 2019
Effectiveness of this season’s vaccine was estimated at 47% across all age groups, CDC says.
