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Troubled Maquet’s woes continue. On the heels of a permanent injunction from the Department of Justice that resulted in the halt of manufacturing at one of its facilities, the suspension of 5 of its devices from the market and a $6 million fine, the FDA just warned practitioners that the company’s Flow-i Anesthesia Systems have a problem that […]
Read MoreAuthors: Luedtke K et al., BMJ 2015 350:h1640 A study of transcranial stimulation preceding behavioral cognitive therapy does not support the effectiveness of this procedure for the treatment of low back pain. Chronic low back pain is a frequent and costly problem for which few interventions are effective. Chronic low back pain is characterized by a number […]
Read MorePatients 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 […]
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