Latest - Critical Care

• Use of NPWT With Instillation for Complex Wounds In this article, the authors describe their experience using negative pressure wound therapy with instillation in two critically ill patients requiring management of complex wounds.
  Wounds, February 2019
• The Case for Cautious Consumption: NSAIDs in CKD This review explores the benefits and risks associated with the usage of NSAIDs in patients with chronic kidney disease.
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, February 2019
• ISC 2019No Loss of Thrombectomy Benefit in Late Stroke With Transfer Latest results from the DEFUSE 3 trial suggest transferring candidates for late-window thrombectomy is associated with substantial clinical benefits and should be strongly encouraged, authors say.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Infectious Complications in Liver Failure Patients What are the most commonly reported infectious complications among patients with liver failure, and what are the risk factors for these infections?
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, February 2019
• Sepsis Death Common, Often Unpreventable Sepsis deaths were common, but most were unpreventable and related to underlying illness; an expert urges caution when interpreting results and calls for more research to improve sepsis care.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Hip, Spine Fractures Hit Women's Long-Term Quality of Life The impact of fragility-related fractures on quality of life in people aged 50 or older persists for years after the initial injury, with women potentially never recovering, say Canadian clinicians.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Physicians Call for Action on Root Causes of Drug Shortages Physicians have urged US officials to take steps to end chronic shortages of critical hospital drugs. The government and private groups are considering options to expand production of these medicines.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• One Third of Hospital Inpatients Underfed One in three inpatients ate a quarter of their meal or less, putting them at risk for malnutrition, a study found; the results were twice as alarming for patients who ate none of their food.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Decreasing Urologic Complications Related to Uncontrolled DM Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus can contribute to urologic problems. Could the use of continuous glucose monitoring systems help reduce the incidence of these complications?
  Urologic Nursing, February 2019
• A Better Way to Deliver Oxygen to Preemies in the NICU? A unique study tested the use of ambient servo-controlled oxygen. Does this method prevent episodes of hypoxemia?
  Medscape Pediatrics, February 2019
• Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Under 50%, Low-Severity Season: CDC Interim estimates put overall adjusted vaccine effectiveness for all influenza virus infection related to medically attended acute respiratory illness at 47% so far this season, the CDC reports.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• MRSA Decolonization Reduces Postdischarge Infection Risk A new study finds that decolonization of MRSA carriers following discharge from the hospital can reduce the risk of developing an infection in the subsequent year.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• EHR Vendors Seek More Time on Proposed Data Rules The trade association for EHR vendors said that federal proposals to open up patient data are good but need more examination by software developers.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Long-term Durability of TAVR Encouraging: NOTION, UK TAVI Transcatheter valve replacement is increasingly being used as an alternative to surgical replacement in severe aortic stenosis, but how durable is it? Two studies provide reassuring findings.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Transferred Emergency General-Surgery Patients Arrive Sicker Transferred emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have slightly higher mortality and morbidity rates, compared with directly admitted patients, according to a new study.
  Reuters Health Information, February 2019
• ISC 2019EXTEND: More Evidence of tPA Benefit 9 Hours After Stroke Past research showed MRI imaging can identify patients best suited for therapy; new results now show that CT perfusion imaging also works for patient selection.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Current Therapies and Viral and Immune Responses in HBV This review summarizes current and future directions for therapeutic options for chronic HBV infection. Is a functional cure for HBV within sight?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, February 2019
• Effects of Vadadustat on Hemoglobin in Hemodialysis Patients Vadadustat is a potential new treatment for anemia in chronic kidney disease -- but what do we know about its impacts in patients receiving hemodialysis?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, February 2019
• Gout and Cardiovascular Disease: Crystallized Confusion What is the biological relationship between gout and cardiovascular disease?
  Current Opinion in Rheumatology, February 2019
• ISC 2019Good Outcome Possible in Large-Core Stroke With Thrombectomy The sooner thrombectomy treatment is initiated and the lower the infarct volume, the better the chances of functional independence, a new study confirms.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019