Critical Care
From the Journals
Vasopressin may promote lower mortality in septic shock
Lower doses of initial vasopressin were associated with lower mortality.
Conference Coverage
Upping CO2 does not benefit OHCA patients: TAME
“These out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients are a very diverse group, and it may be possible that some patients could have benefited from...
Latest News
Guide explains nonsurgical management of major hemorrhage
Bleeding affects everybody in medicine, from family doctors in smaller institutions who work in emergency departments to obstetricians and...
Feature
Should antibiotic treatment be used toward the end of life?
Around 50% of patients develop an infection in the final months, weeks, or days before their deaths.
News
Antibiotics for acute exacerbation of COPD: It’s still controversial
Who gets an antibiotic and who doesn’t for AECOPD treatment is controversial.
Latest News
Study of hospitalizations in Canada quantifies benefit of COVID-19 vaccine to reduce death, ICU admissions
Unvaccinated patients were found to be up to 15 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated patients.
From the Journals
COVID vs. flu: Which is deadlier?
People who were hospitalized with Omicron COVID-19 infections were 54% more likely to die, compared with people who were hospitalized with the flu...
From the Journals
Pulmonary embolism workup needed for any sudden onset of exertional dyspnea
Missed diagnoses may mean complicated clinical course or mortality.
Opinion
A doctor must go to extremes to save a choking victim
The restaurant served steak and salmon, and this woman made the mistake of ordering the steak.
Feature
Doc never met patient who died from insect bite, but negligence suit moves forward; more
An appeals decision is the result of a case involving a man who arrived at a hospital complaining of neck pain and an insect bite.
Commentary
A doctor intervenes in a fiery car crash
‘While all of the children were concerning to me, I identified one in particular: the 5-year-old boy.’