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TAVR, SAVR share same infective endocarditis risk
October 3, 2019
PARIS – “Be aware, be careful, and provide appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis, just as surgeons do in SAVR,” said Dr. Laurent Fauchier.
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Vitamin C infusion falls short for sepsis and ARDS patients
October 1, 2019
Vitamin C failed to improve organ dysfunction, inflammation, or vascular injury in adults with sepsis and ARDS.
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Opinion
Labeling of medication warnings
September 30, 2019
Issuing timely warnings regarding medical products promotes patient safety, and the law appears to place the major onus on the manufacturer.
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Reversal agents for direct-acting oral anticoagulants
- Matthew Tuck, MD, MEd, FACP
September 20, 2019
DOACs are increasingly prescribed for anticoagulation, thanks to its multiple advantages.
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CPAP safety for infants with bronchiolitis on the general pediatrics floor
August 26, 2019
SEATTLE – “Very, very few” hospitals do bronchiolitis CPAP outside of the ICU.
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Novel score spots high-risk febrile children in ED
August 13, 2019
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – The age-adapted pediatric quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score had a 99.6% negative predictive value.
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Dispatch from HM19: COPD updates
- Nageshwar Jonnalagadda, MD, MPH, FHM;
- Venkatrao Medarametla, MD, SFHM, FACP
August 2, 2019
Every COPD exacerbation is associated with economic, social, and mortality burdens.
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Corticosteroids: What is their place in pneumonia and sepsis?
March 26, 2019
Two experts drew on both personal experience and extant literature in the debate “Steroids for Pneumonia and Sepsis ... Do You Believe?”
News
AHA: Statins associated with high degree of safety
December 10, 2018
Rumors of statins’ adverse side effects are greatly exaggerated.
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Opinion
Is respiratory compromise the new “sepsis”?
October 30, 2018
Greater awareness about respiratory compromise will lead to earlier diagnosis and interventions.