Results of the ICU Liberation Collaborative in Over 15,000 Adults Authors: Pun, Brenda T., DNP, RN, FCCM et al Critical Care Medicine: January 2019 – Volume 47 – Issue 1 – p 3–14 Objective: Decades-old, common ICU practices including deep sedation, immobilization, and limited family access are being challenged. We endeavoured to evaluate the relationship between ABCDEF […]
Read MoreI wanted to share with our readers however it has nothing to do with anesthesia. Author: David Leffler Washington Post January 23 Pushed to the brink by mounting debt, compassion fatigue and social media attacks from angry pet owners, veterinarians are committing suicide at rates higher than the general population, often killing themselves with drugs […]
Read MoreAuthor: Erin Daksha-Talati Paquette MD, JD Scientific American Jan 19 It’s the leading cause of preventable death worldwide; migrant children are especially vulnerable; and time is of the essence in treating it The death of seven-year-old Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin in December, shortly after she was taken into custody by Customs and Border Patrol has sparked outrage […]
Read MoreAuthor: Casey Ross Stat Feb 2019 Spurred by the opioid crisis, a once marginalized therapy that relies on electrical stimulation to treat chronic pain is undergoing a renaissance as device makers race to upgrade their products for a wider population of patients. The companies believe the therapy, known as neuromodulation, can reduce reliance on opioid […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Intensive blood pressure (BP) control in older adults does not lower the risk for dementia, but it does appear to prevent mild cognitive impairment — a precursor to dementia — according to an analysis from the SPRINT trial published in JAMA. Over 9000 adults aged 50 and older with systolic BP between […]
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