Sepsis Journal Articles

• PPI Use and Mortality in Those With Pyogenic Liver Abscess A new study examines the impact of PPI treatment on mortality among patients with pyogenic liver abscess.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 2018
• Predicting Delirium After Cardiac Surgery in Older Adults What factors might put elderly cardiac surgery patients at risk of postoperative delirium?
  BMC Anesthesiology, April 2018
• OBV/PTV/r+DSV+RBV in Patients With HCV Cirrhosis Does real-life data confirm the results of clinical trials regarding the efficacy and safety profile of this DAA regimen in patients with HCV infection and cirrhosis?
  Liver International, April 2018
• Vedolizumab-treated CD Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery Biologic therapies are known to increase infection risk. How does vedolizumab impact the incidence of postoperative infectious complications among Crohn's disease patients?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 2018
• Sudden Death in Schizophrenia Sudden unexpected death is not uncommon in schizophrenia. What are the most frequently implicated causes, and what do we know about their potential mechanisms?
  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, April 2018
• Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Secukinumab in AS Is secukinumab a safe and effective treatment choice for patients with ankylosing spondylitis?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, April 2018
• Vasoplegia Treatments: The Past, the Present, and the Future Learn more about the current treatments and new therapies on the horizon for vasoplegia.
  Critical Care, April 2018
• Trends in Hospitalizations for Acute Kidney Injury -- US This report indicates a significant absolute and relative increase in hospitalization rates for acute kidney injury in the United States. What might account for this trend?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Treatment of Severe Skin and Soft Tissue Infections What are the latest management and treatment options for severe skin and soft tissue infections?
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, March 2018
• Young Febrile Infants: Step-by-Step Evaluation This article presents clinical decision rules to help identify febrile infants at low-risk vs. those who need intensive management.
  American Family Physician, March 2018
• Cardiac Arrest in the OR: Special Perioperative Situations Review management of several perioperative emergencies that are likely to be immediately life threatening, including anaphylaxis, tension pneumothorax, malignant hyperthermia, and more.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, March 2018
• Infections From Ixekizumab in Patients With Psoriasis IL-17A antagonists are increasingly used to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis, but infections are a concern. This study investigated the incidence and types of infections associated with ixekizumab.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, March 2018
• Septic Arthritis of the Wrist Learn how to accurately diagnose when wrist joint infection is suspected.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 2018
• Severity of Illness Scores May Misclassify Obese Patients Find out how severity of illness scores may differ between obese and normal weight ICU patients.
  Critical Care Medicine, March 2018
• Itching for Knowledge About Wound and Scar Pruritus When it comes to chronic itch and antipruritic therapies, what do wound care providers need to know?
  Wounds, March 2018
• Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults How does a supplemental parenteral nutrition strategy compare with using enteral nutrition alone in terms of energy delivery?
  Critical Care, March 2018
• Gut Microbiome: A Therapeutic Target in Chronic Liver Disease This review examines the role gut microbiota play in the pathogenesis and progression of chronic liver disease. Might modulation of the gut microbiome offer novel therapeutic targets?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 2018
• Risk for Readmissions After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Which patients who underwent anterior lumbar interbody fusion were more likely to be readmitted -- and why?
  Spine, March 2018
• Improving Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessments Are current preoperative cardiac risk stratification categories too broad? This study defined the cardiac risks of individual operations, demonstrating how grouping operations leads to imprecision.
  Anesthesiology, March 2018
• A Stool Management System for Fecal Incontinence Patients A new study evaluates the safety and efficacy of a stool management system designed to manage fecal incontinence in bedridden patients.
  Wounds, March 2018