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Patients with complications after major surgery are 26% more likely to survive if they return to the hospital where they had their operation, researchers find. Patients with complications after major surgery have better survival odds if they’re readmitted to the same hospital where the surgery was performed, throwing into doubt the assumption that travel long […]
Read MoreAuthors: Pollack CV Jr et al., N Engl J Med 2015 Jun 22 Idarucizumab immediately reversed dabigatran-induced increases in clotting variables without causing serious adverse events. Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor that is approved for the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation and for the treatment of venous thromboembolism. Bleeding is usually managed by discontinuing the drug or, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Stéphan F et al., JAMA 2015 Jun 16; 313:2331 In one trial, intubation rates were similar to those of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, and 90-day mortality was lower. Use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations and cardiogenic pulmonary edema is well established, but its value in treating patients […]
Read MoreAuthors: Arabi YM et al., N Engl J Med 2015 Jun 18; 372:2398 Outcomes did not differ among patients who received permissive underfeeding or full feeds. What is the right amount of nutrition for a critically ill patient? Two randomized, controlled trials demonstrated that higher-rate enteral nutrition was not necessarily better than low-rate enteral feeds (CMAJ 2004; […]
Read MoreAuthors: Siao FY et al., Resuscitation 2015 Jul 92:70 A small Taiwanese study showed significant improvement in long-term neurological function with this intensive intervention. Survival after cardiac arrest remains low, even in patients with shockable rhythms. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may improve tissue perfusion during resuscitation, and case reports have described its use in emergency department (ED) […]
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