Reducing the burden of all-cause mortality after influenza hospitalization will require earlier treatment initiation and improved vaccination rates. Patients hospitalized with influenza have a high burden of all-cause mortality, particularly after...
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The number of union petitions with physicians in the bargaining units filed and certified increased in 2023 to May 2024, according to a research letter published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical...
The following is a summary of “Antibiotics versus Non-Antibiotic in the treatment of Aspiration Pneumonia: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database,” published in the December 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Zhang et al. Aspiration pneumonia (AP) is a frequent complication...
The following is a summary of “Efficacy of restrictive versus liberal transfusion strategies in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials,” published in the November 2024 issue of Critical Care by...
The following is a summary of “Obesity Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation,” published in the December 2024 issue of Critical Care by McCloskey et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor primarily occurring in infants and children. The most common sites for kaposiform hemangioendothelioma are extremities, with very few cases of abdominal kaposiform hemangioendothelioma reported in neonates....
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The number of union petitions with physicians in the bargaining units filed and certified increased in 2023 to May 2024, according to a research letter published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical...
The following is a summary of “Antibiotics versus Non-Antibiotic in the treatment of Aspiration Pneumonia: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database,” published in the December 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Zhang et al. Aspiration pneumonia (AP) is a frequent complication...
The following is a summary of “Efficacy of restrictive versus liberal transfusion strategies in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials,” published in the November 2024 issue of Critical Care by...
The following is a summary of “Obesity Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation,” published in the December 2024 issue of Critical Care by McCloskey et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor primarily occurring in infants and children. The most common sites for kaposiform hemangioendothelioma are extremities, with very few cases of abdominal kaposiform hemangioendothelioma reported in neonates....
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