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Ibrexafungerp effective against C. auris in two early case reports
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HM19 Day One highlights: Pulmonary, critical care, and perioperative care updates (VIDEO)
Marina Farah, MD, MHA, and Kranthi Sitammagari, MD, editorial board members for The Hospitalist, discuss Day One highlights from HM19.
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Occurrence of pulmonary embolisms in hospitalized patients nearly doubled during 2004-2015
NEW ORLEANS – National Inpatient Sample data showed that during 2004-2015 hospitalized U.S. patients with a PE diagnosis jumped by 80%.
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Rounding team boosts ICU liberation efforts
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Take stronger steps to prevent staph infections and sepsis
CDC Vital Signs report suggests that declines in staph infections and death have leveled off.
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New SOFA version could streamline outcomes research
The eSOFA includes more objective criteria and should make it easier to compare data across institutions.
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Second extubation attempts should be judged on their own merits
SAN DIEGO – Study shows that changes in parameters between first and second extubation attempts did not predict...
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Malpractice suits are less frequent – but more costly
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Influenza activity continues to increase
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Bag-mask ventilation during intubation reduces severe hypoxemia
For every nine patients who receive bag-mask ventilation during tracheal intubation, one severe hypoxemia case is avoided.