Tailoring Burn and Surgical ICU care to patient backgrounds can improve outcomes and reduce costs by addressing unique challenges faced by each patient group. A patient’s background impacts the quality of care and outcomes when treated in Burn and...
The following is a summary of “Failure to Rescue in Geriatric Ground-Level Falls: The Role of Frailty on Not-So-Minor Injuries,” published in the October 2024 issue of Surgery by Hejazi et al. Failure to rescue (FTR), defined as mortality following a major...
The following is a summary of “Interfacility transfer of the critically ill: Transfer status does not influence survival,” published in the August 2024 issue of Critical Care by McDougall et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to evaluate...
The following is a summary of “Impact of aggressive and conservative propensity for initiation of neuromuscular blockade in mechanically ventilated patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure,” published in the August 2024 issue of Critical Care by Shahn et al. ...
The following is a summary of “Capillary refill time assessment after fluid challenge in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective study,” published in the August 2024 issue of Critical Care by Hariri et al. Researchers...
The following is a summary of “Risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation by HIV-status and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination status during pre- and post-Omicron era in a national register-based cohort study in Sweden,” published in the September 2024 issue of Infectious Disease by...
The following is a summary of “Failure to Rescue in Geriatric Ground-Level Falls: The Role of Frailty on Not-So-Minor Injuries,” published in the October 2024 issue of Surgery by Hejazi et al. Failure to rescue (FTR), defined as mortality following a major...
The following is a summary of “Interfacility transfer of the critically ill: Transfer status does not influence survival,” published in the August 2024 issue of Critical Care by McDougall et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to evaluate...
The following is a summary of “Impact of aggressive and conservative propensity for initiation of neuromuscular blockade in mechanically ventilated patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure,” published in the August 2024 issue of Critical Care by Shahn et al. ...
The following is a summary of “Capillary refill time assessment after fluid challenge in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective study,” published in the August 2024 issue of Critical Care by Hariri et al. Researchers...
The following is a summary of “Risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation by HIV-status and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination status during pre- and post-Omicron era in a national register-based cohort study in Sweden,” published in the September 2024 issue of Infectious Disease by...
Yvette C. Terrie, RPh, shares insights into addressing non-adherence and motivating patients to adhere to medication recommendations and health practices.
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Medical cartoon about ICD-10 codes raining down on the medical community during ICD-10-CM update season.
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