Critical Care General
Sep 27, 2018
Exercise training appears to be effective in the care of patients with multiple types of interstitial lung diseases, achieving clinically meaningful benefits in those with asbestosis and idiopathic pu...
Sep 27, 2018
Following a 2014 examination of bacterial bloodstream infections occurring in patients at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center pediatric ICU, a multidisciplinary team determined that two practices we...
Sep 27, 2018
We recently caught up with Meghan Azad, PhD (MA), and Annika Klopp, MD (AK), to discuss their study on infant feeding and the risk of childhood asthma, published in the Journal of Pediatrics. ...
Sep 26, 2018
According to CDC data, COPD accounted for about 6.9 million emergency room visits in 2014. Thus, novel therapies that can reduce this burden and improve the quality of life for patients with COPD woul...
Sep 26, 2018
An estimated 15 to 19 million cases of sepsis occur annually worldwide. While the 28-day mortality rate from sepsis in high-income countries has declined to 25%—compared with 60% in low-income count...
Sep 20, 2018
New research was presented at HFSA 2018, the Heart Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, from September 15-18 in Nashville. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerge...
Sep 14, 2018
The pooled results of three randomized trials indicate no overall benefit from early goal-directed therapy for septic shock. While some observational studies have suggested that...
Aug 14, 2018
Evidence suggests that delayed activation of rapid response teams (RRTs) is common and associated with adverse outcomes. However, research assessing factors associated with delayed activation is limit...
Aug 10, 2018
Previous research conducted by Valerie G. Press, MD, MPH, indicates that about 86% of hospitalized patients with asthma or COPD misuse their rescue inhaler device and more than 70% misuse a common con...
Jul 16, 2018
Study results indicate that African-American patients with asthma appear to exhibit greater eosinophilic airway inflammation than their Caucasian cohorts, possibly explaining the greater asthma burden...
Jun 20, 2018
New research was presented at ASM Microbe 2018, the combined meeting of the American Society for Microbiology annual meeting and the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, f...
Jun 01, 2018
The following was originally posted by Kelly Cawcutt, MD, to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases Blog. WE are absolutely THRILLED to have Dr. Dick...
May 31, 2018
New research was presented at ATS 2018, the annual American Thoracic Society International Conference, from May 18 to 23 in San Diego. The features below highlight some of the studies emerging from th...
May 22, 2018
Kenilworth, N.J., May 22, 2018 – Trusted by doctors and other healthcare professionals for more than a century, The Merck Manual, now published in its 20th Edition, offers readers the tactile sati...
May 03, 2018
The Impact of EVLP Evidence suggests that ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is increasingly being used to evaluate and treat donor lungs for transplantation. However, data are lacking on the impact of EV...
May 01, 2018
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - When intensive care units (ICUs) have flexible visiting hours that allow families to spend more time at the bedside, patients may be le...
Apr 20, 2018
Data indicate that Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia, making it an important target for health policy. However, the burden of pneumococcal disease is currently m...
Mar 05, 2018
The 2017-18 influenza season peaked in early February and is now on the decline, according to a data published by the CDC March 3rd. Here are some summary points. The percentage of outpatient vis...
Mar 02, 2018
Balanced IV Fluids Vs. Saline Few studies have assessed the impact on outcomes of various IV fluid types. In a recent study, more than 15,000 hospitalized patients were given IV balanced fluids ins...