-
-
Call more information
660-596-2224 -
Authors: Abroug F and Krishnan JA., Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014 May 1; 189:1014 Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations who require intensive care admission do better with low-dose steroids. A 2010 observational study suggested that relatively low-dose oral corticosteroids were as good as — or better than — high-dose parenteral steroids […]
Read MoreAuthors: Donnino MW et al., Crit Care Med 2014 Apr 25; Lower lactate levels and more rapid lactate clearance were associated with improved survival and good neurologic outcomes. Although guidelines recommend serial lactate measurements to assess perfusion in critically ill patients, data to support this approach are derived mainly from burn, trauma, and septic patients […]
Read MoreAuthors: Clarke H et al., BMJ 2014 Feb 11; 348:g1251 A small but substantial percentage of opiate-naïve patients were still taking pain medications 90 days after major surgery. Annually, more than 200 million patients undergo major surgery worldwide. Many patients require treatment with opiates for moderate-to-severe postoperative pain; most quickly transition off of pain medications. […]
Read MorePublished in Arch Pediatr. 2014 Apr Authors: Walter-Nicolet E et al., Abstract Tracheal intubation in neonates is a painful procedure performed daily in the delivery room despite the widespread development of noninvasive ventilation. Specific analgesia is not commonly performed. The objective of this observational study was to compare practices between two level-III centers: […]
Read MoreThe purchase of Health Management Associates by Community Health Systems for $7.6 billion and the sale of Vanguard Health Systems to Tenet Healthcare for $4.3 billion were healthcare’s two largest deals last year. Hospital mergers and acquisitions in the United States declined in 2013, but the number of hospitals and hospital beds involved in those […]
Read More