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Study eyes impact of blood pressure on survival in TBI
In the setting of traumatic brain injury, increases in systolic blood pressure after the nadir are independently associated with improved survival...
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AHA: Bariatric surgery slashes heart failure exacerbations
Bariatric surgery in obese patients with heart failure results in a dramatic reduction in ED visits and hospital admission for heart failure.
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No benefit in open massage over closed compressions in trauma cardiac arrest
Open-chest cardiac massage offers no benefit over closed-chest compressions in patients with traumatic cardiac arrest.
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Trauma hospitalists reduce mortality, readmissions
A hospitalist on the trauma team may improve patient outcomes.
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Hospital-acquired pneumonia threatens cervical spinal cord injury patients
The overall rate of hospital-acquired pneumonia following cervical spinal cord injury is about 20%, results from a study of national data...
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Novel treatments assessed in midst of Ebola crisis
Separate groups of researchers supported by nonprofit and government agencies have assessed two novel Ebola virus disease treatments in the midst...
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Cold weather linked to increase in strokes, MI
Expect noticeably more hospital admissions for stroke and ischemic heart disease on cold weather days.
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WDC: Hemoglobin A1c screening catches diabetes in the hospital
In newly admitted patients with plasma glucose levels at or above 140 mg/dL, check hemoglobin A1c level to screen for diabetes.
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Bystander CPR rising in children with cardiac arrest
Nearly half of all children and adolescents with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2013-2014 got bystander CPR.
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High NLR predicts poor survival in trauma patients
Key clinical point: A high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio on day 2 and day 5 of surgical ICU admission may be a useful predictor of poor survival...
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Expert shares ‘recipe’ for kidney stone disease
What factors are driving the rise in kidney stone disease prevalence?