Critical Care
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Opioid use disorder up in sepsis hospitalizations
ORLANDO – “While we don’t necessarily screen every sepsis patient for endocarditis, if it’s an opioid use disorder patient – particularly one with...
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As novel coronavirus outbreak evolves, critical care providers need to be prepared
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ID consult for Candida bloodstream infections can reduce mortality risk
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Experts call to revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act
A neurologist and her colleagues propose changes with the goal of clarifying and harmonizing procedures for determining death by neurologic...
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Geriatric IBD hospitalization carries steep inpatient mortality
SAN ANTONIO – A major unmet need exists for better guideline-directed management of geriatric patients hospitalized for IBD.
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Previously healthy patients hospitalized for sepsis show increased mortality
WASHINGTON – U.S. patients hospitalized with community-acquired sepsis had higher mortality when they had no other comorbidities.
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FDA approves rivaroxaban for VTE prevention in hospitalized, acutely ill patients
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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MRI saves money, better than CT in acute stroke
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...
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Firearm-related deaths show recent increase
Mortality from suicides and homicides began to rise in 2015.
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High mortality rates trail tracheostomy patients
Tracheostomy patients aged 65 years and older suffered significantly higher mortality than those under 65.