Sepsis Journal Articles

• Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Infective endocarditis after TAVI is a potentially life-threatening complication. This commentary highlights the need for increased efforts to improve its prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
  European Heart Journal, November 13, 2019
• Advances in the Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injuries When it comes to rehabilitation after spinal cord injury, what do orthopedic surgeons need to know?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, November 12, 2019
• Control and Elimination of Acinetobacter baumanii in an ICU What strategies helped one ICU control and eliminate drug-resistant A. baumanii infections?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 11, 2019
• Fournier's Gangrene: A Modern Analysis of Outcome Predictors Is the FGSI score a valid tool for predicting clinical outcomes of patients with Fournier's gangrene?
  Translational Andrology and Urology, November 11, 2019
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis Get up-to-date on the latest advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis.
  Current Opinion in Rheumatology, November 11, 2019
• Liver Steatosis Predicts Poor Outcomes in Chronic HCV A new study finds that the presence of liver steatosis may be a risk factor for all-cause mortality and hepatocellular carcinoma among chronic hepatitis C patients.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, November 06, 2019
• Sepsis in Pregnancy: Recognition and Resuscitation The diagnosis and management of maternal sepsis requires specific considerations. What are they?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, October 30, 2019
• PPIs: Placing Putative Adverse Effects in Proper Perspective Are doctors modifying PPI therapy based on solid scientific evidence? Most serious adverse effects attributed to PPIs are based on observational data.
  Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, October 30, 2019
• Preop Hypoalbuminemia and AKI in Non-cardiac Surgical Patients Does preoperative serum albumin concentration impact AKI occurrence in high-risk patients following non-cardiac surgery?
  BMC Anesthesiology, October 29, 2019
• Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes for M. haemophilum A better understanding of the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes could have important implications for the management of patients infected with this unusual mycobacterium.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 28, 2019
• Administration of Iloprost and Eptifibatide in Septic Shock Is dual therapy with iloprost and eptifibatide a safe and effective option that might help improve outcomes among patients with septic shock?
  Critical Care, October 28, 2019
• Safety of Non-selective b-Blockers in Decompensated Cirrhosis Treatment with non-selective beta blockers in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites remains controversial. What factors might contribute to adverse events?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, October 23, 2019
• Infliximab Induction in Refractory Acute Severe Colitis Does an accelerated induction rescue therapy regimen of infliximab improve response rates compared to standard-dose therapy in patients with steroid-refractory acute severe colitis?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, October 21, 2019
• Marijuana Smoking and Outcomes of Infertility Treatment How does female and male partner marijuana smoking affect outcomes of infertility treatment with ART? This study examined the impact on both the ability to become pregnant and pregnancy loss.
  Human Reproduction, October 14, 2019
• The Effect of Withholding Antibiotics Prior to Bone Biopsy A new study examines the question of whether antibiotics administered prior to bone biopsy impact the reliability of cultures.
  Wounds, October 09, 2019
• Clinical Examination for Mortality Prediction in the ICU Can a clinical examination accurately predict mortality among critically ill patients? How does it compare with other prognostic risk scores?
  Critical Care Medicine, October 02, 2019
• Machine Learning vs Physicians' Prediction of AKI Is this new machine-learning-based model a better predictor of acute kidney injury in ICU patients?
  Critical Care, September 30, 2019
• Thromboelastography to Guide Blood Product Transfusion This review explores the principles behind and the many uses of thromboelastography and thromboelastometry. How can these diagnostic tests be used in guiding blood product transfusions?
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, September 27, 2019
• Neurologic Infections in Travelers This article presents an overview of the the many parasitic, bacterial, and viral infectious diseases that may present with neurological manifestations in the international traveler.
  Seminars in Neurology, September 26, 2019
• Severe Odontogenic Infections With Septic Progress The vast majority of infections in the head and neck region are of odontogenic origin. Review the etiology and management of severe odontogenic infections in this paper.
  BMC Oral Health, September 24, 2019