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Longer hospital stay linked to low health literacy
Low health literacy is associated with a longer hospital length of stay among general medicine patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Ethan G. Jaffee, MD, from Massachusetts General... read more
Frailty Association with Perioperative Morbidity in Patients After Ambulatory General Surgery Operations
Frailty is associated with increased perioperative morbidity in common ambulatory general surgery operations, independent of age, type of anesthesia, and other comorbidities. Surgeons should consider frailty rather than chronological... read more
Comparison of Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Treated by Male and Female Surgeons
After accounting for patient, surgeon, and hospital characteristics, patients treated by female surgeons had a small but statistically significant decrease in 30 day mortality and similar surgical outcomes (length of stay,... read more
Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades
The number of obese children and adolescents (aged five to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades. If current trends continue, more children and adolescents will be obese than moderately or severely... read more
Rapid genetic testing useful for diagnosis of critically ill children
In a cohort of children under the age of 12 months admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) without a clear diagnosis, rapid, targeted genetic testing revealed a diagnosis in about one-third of patients. Genetic diagnoses... read more
Terminal weaning or immediate extubation for withdrawing mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients
This prospective observational multicentre study (ARREVE) was done in 43 French ICUs to compare terminal weaning and immediate extubation, as chosen by the ICU team. Terminal weaning was a gradual decrease in the amount of... read more
Hypothermia No Help When Cardiac Arrest Occurs in Hospital
While therapeutic hypothermia may help improve some outcomes, it doesn't appear to provide benefit when cardiac arrest happens in a hospital setting, according this study.... read more
Cooling therapy might not help all cardiac arrest patients
While cooling patients whose hearts stop suddenly outside the hospital may help improve outcomes, it doesn't seem to show the same benefit when cardiac arrest happens in a hospital setting, a new study suggests.... read more
Study suggests a new tool for diagnosing post-concussion syndrome
Unlike more common diagnostic tools, including magnetic resonance imaging and computerized axial tomography scan, diffusion tensor imaging, or DTI, effectively scans for micro abnormalities that may often go undetected by... read more
Post-ICU syndrome signals need for better transition between life-saving care and return to life
Studies show that there are a range of reactions to a stay in the ICU, from the physical wasting that patients experience when they're prone and immobilized to the emotional problems that can come with surviving a near-death... read more
4m-gait speed test reliable/valid physical function measure in ARDS survivors
The 4-m gait speed is a reliable, valid, and responsive measure of physical function in acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors. The estimated minimal important difference will facilitate sample size calculations for... read more
Cellular Immunotherapy for Septic Shock
The infusion of freshly cultured allogenic bone marrow derived MSCs into participants with septic shock up to a dose of 3 million cells per kg (250 million cells) appears safe. Ages of participants in the interventional versus... read more
Cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompetent critically ill adults
Some studies have demonstrated an association between Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and increased mortality rates, prolonged intensive care unit and hospital length of stay, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and nosocomial... read more
Traditional vs. Extended Cefepime Infusion in Critically Ill Patients
Patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia or pneumonia had a reduced 28-day all-cause mortality and length of stay in the ICU when administered an extended infusion of cefepime.... read more
First Year in Care Critical to Retention, HIV Suppression
A previous study showed that the rate of long-term mortality more than doubled when patients missed visits in the first year after diagnosis.... read more
Anesthesia changes neuronal choreography
Even under deep anesthesia, nerve cells remain highly active. A study conducted by researchers from Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin has shown by high-resolution cellular imaging that local neuronal networks remain active... read more
Face Mask vs Helmet for Noninvasive Ventilation
In Reply Drs Taccone and Chiumello state that physicians must understand the helmet’s physiologic behavior in terms of CO2 rebreathing to ensure safety. Neurological impairment led to intubation in 5 of the 8 intubated... read more
Systematic review suggests synovial fluid analysis when necessary for diagnosis of gout
Gout presents with acute attacks of synovitis that start out as intermittent but can advance to chronic symptoms.... read more
