<ѻý>Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Betterѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients Jan 13, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Pain, Impairment Linger Months After ECMO for Mostѻý> Meta-analysis shows long-term functional and cognitive problems, neuropsychiatric symptoms Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggestsѻý> Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Hospitals Often Failed to Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics in Eligible Patientsѻý> Study shows only 43% of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections were transitioned Jan 02, 2024
<ѻý>Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolismѻý> Worst outcomes for patients with hemodynamic collapse Jan 01, 2024
<ѻý>Brain Impairment Persists at Least 18 Months After COVID Hospitalizationѻý> Cognitive dysfunction similar to that seen in other illnesses of comparable severity Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>Nirsevimab Reduced Hospitalizations for Infants With RSVѻý> Monoclonal antibody is highly effective, but in short supply Dec 27, 2023
<ѻý>Therapeutic Hypothermia May Not Benefit Cardiac Arrest Patientsѻý> Mortality, functional outcomes similar to normothermia in patients with nonshockable rhythm Dec 21, 2023
<ѻý>Learning to Control Traumatic Hemorrhage Can Prevent Firearm Deathsѻý> Escalating gun violence necessitates widespread bystander response Dec 21, 2023
<ѻý>Giving Oropharyngeal Surfactant at Birth Is No Help to Preemiesѻý> Increased rates of pneumothorax emerged among newborns treated prophylactically Dec 11, 2023
<ѻý>Doing More With Less Bloodѻý> Blood management programs can save money and resources Dec 07, 2023
<ѻý>Conservative Oxygenation Outperforms Liberal Targets for Critically Ill Kidsѻý> Oxy-PICU is the first randomized trial to compare different SpO2 targets in these patients Dec 05, 2023
<ѻý>Prone Positioning Falls Flat for Weaning COVID Patients Off ECMOѻý> Similar ECMO duration, mortality compared with supine position in randomized trial Dec 01, 2023
<ѻý>Safer to Hold Off on Intubating Comatose, Intoxicated Patients, Trial Findsѻý> French centers showed faster discharge, fewer adverse events Nov 29, 2023
<ѻý>Convalescent Plasma Improves Survival in COVID Patients With ARDS, New Trial Showsѻý> Might be one treatment option for the sickest of patients Oct 25, 2023
<ѻý>Antibiotic Combo for Acute Infection Cleared of Kidney Riskѻý> Use of cefepime meanwhile resulted in more neurological dysfunction Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Hemoglobin Targets a Good Idea for Massively Transfused Patientsѻý> Outcomes improved with values approaching 10 g/dL Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>'Yellow' Blood Products Come With VTE Risk, Study Findsѻý> Increased thrombosis, mortality when fresh frozen plasma is used in transfusions Oct 15, 2023
<ѻý>Cryoprecipitate, REBOA Flop for Improving Major Hemorrhage Outcomesѻý> The first randomized trials of both approaches failed Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>ECMO Has Become a Harder Sell in Severe COVID-19ѻý> Studies show decreased use, cast doubt on clinical benefit Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>ITP Drug Shows Benefit in Hospitalized COVID Patientsѻý> Fostamatinib reduced time on supplemental oxygen, improved clinical status Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>'Surprising' Contribution of Pulmonary Hypertension to ARDS Outcomesѻý> Coexisting conditions spell markedly poor clinical course Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Overdoing Blood Transfusions? JAMA Special Issue Shines a Lightѻý> Also includes two negative trials in hemorrhage control Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Brain Death Guidelines Revisedѻý> New recommendations address hypothermia, ECMO, pregnancy Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Too Woke? FDA Warns on Probiotics; Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Moves Forwardѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 02, 2023
<ѻý>Primary Care Visits With NPs, PAs on the Rise; C. Diff in the Intensive Care Unitѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: suicide risk among health workers Sep 30, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Low Tidal Volume Compliance Still Lacking in Mechanical Ventilationѻý> Women, shorter patients, those with a high BMI more likely to receive higher tidal volumes Sep 29, 2023
<ѻý>No Benefit to Tight Glucose Control in ICUѻý> Trial attempts to settle the controversy once and for all Sep 29, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Reviewers Have Concerns About Artificial Womb Trials in Humansѻý> The Pediatric Advisory Committee will discuss if data support a safe first-in-human trial Sep 15, 2023
<ѻý>Is Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk Shared via Blood Transfusion?ѻý> Findings may suggest a transfusion-transmissible agent linked to some types of spontaneous ICH Sep 12, 2023
<ѻý>MIST Didn't Reduce Death in Preemies With Respiratory Distress Syndromeѻý> Another study shows kids who survive ARDS at high risk of readmissions Sep 11, 2023
<ѻý>Deciding Who Is Dead: Physician Group Issues New Statementѻý> American College of Physicians adds to debate about redefining death Sep 05, 2023
<ѻý>Real-World Data Back ECMO Use in Critically Ill Patients With Obesityѻý> Obesity should not be considered a contraindication for use, say researchers Aug 30, 2023
<ѻý>Immune Suppressant Stumbles for Acute Myocarditis in Early Dataѻý> Phase II trial might not end the story for anti-inflammatory approach, though Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>Recreational Drug Use More Common in Intensive Cardiac Care Than Many Admitѻý> Routine drug screening proposed for cardiac ICUs Aug 17, 2023
<ѻý>In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continuesѻý> HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds Aug 17, 2023
<ѻý>A Code Blue While Dressed in Redѻý> "He actually had a cardiac arrest right in the middle of a national cardiac conference" Jul 21, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Treating a Double Trouble Shark Attackѻý> One afternoon, two shark bites ... just another day in the life of an emergency doctor Jul 07, 2023
<ѻý>Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgeryѻý> Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023