Critical Care
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Wait at least 2 days to replace central venous catheters in patients with candidemia
SAN DIEGO – It likely will reduce 30-day mortality.
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Negative nasal swabs reliably predicted no MRSA infection
SAN DIEGO – But physicians often prescribed vancomycin anyway, accumulating potentially avoidable treatment days.
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VA study finds high MRSA infection risk among those colonized with the bacterium
SAN DIEGO – Patients colonized with MRSA are at high risk of MRSA infection both in the predischarge and postdischarge time periods, results from...
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Sneak Peek: Journal of Hospital Medicine – Oct. 2017
Read the latest research from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the premier publication for dissemination of research and education for the...
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Dabigatran, rivaroxaban linked to slight increase in GI bleeding risk
Overall, the risk of major bleeds associated with NOACs was similar to the risk with conventional anticoagulants.
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Opioid management protocol lowered trauma patient pain medication use
A targeted pain management protocol for trauma patients addressed the problem of overprescribing of opioids.
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No benefit seen for routine low-dose oxygen after stroke
The large SO2S trial found no benefit for continuous or night-only routine oxygen supplementation.
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Sneak Peek: Journal of Hospital Medicine – Sept. 2017
Read the latest research from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the premier publication for dissemination of research and education for the...
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PVC phlebitis rates varied widely, depending on assessment tool
Rates also varied within individual instruments because they included several possible case definitions.
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Pediatric version of SOFA effective
Researchers use new Sequential Organ Failure Assessment algorithm to predict death in critically ill children.