Critical Care General
Apr 05, 2014
Studies have shown that recent influenza-like infection is a non-traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor that has been linked to fatal and non-fatal atherothrombotic events. “There is i...
Mar 11, 2014
Throughout healthcare, there has been a recent push for electronic communications to be used more frequently as a means to improve quality of care. Examples include emailing test results to patients o...
Mar 05, 2014
Emergency medicine (EM) physicians have a heightened duty to advocate for the interests of their patients. They provide care for the most vulnerable people, including those who are physically and ment...
Feb 14, 2014
Every cell in the human body has a sex, which means that men and women are different right down to the cellular level. Yet too often, research and medicine ignore this insight — and the often startl...
Feb 10, 2014
Throughout the United States, reducing the rates of hospital readmissions has become a top priority, as evidenced by CMS planning to include surgical procedures in the expansion of the penalty program...
Feb 10, 2014
Imagine you are sick and live in the upper Manhattan section of New York City. Your doctor tells you that you need major surgery. Luckily, you have excellent insurance and can go anywhere in the city ...
Feb 06, 2014
Recent research in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) suggests that there are associations between medication non-adherence and an increased risk for hospitalizations, pulmonary exacerbations, lower b...
Feb 05, 2014
Delirium in the ICU has been well studied and is associated with poor patient outcomes. Other studies have suggested that few patients in the ICU get adequate sleep for a variety of reasons. The link ...
Jan 21, 2014
New research is being presented at STS 2014, the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, from January 25 to 29 in Orlando. STS leaders describe some of the mus...
Jan 15, 2014
In 2010, COPD surpassed stroke to become the third leading cause of death in the United States, affecting an estimated 24 million Americans. Studies indicate, however, that as many as half of those af...
Jan 13, 2014
The Particulars: Inadequate communication between emergency and critical care team providers has been shown to magnify the potential for serious side effects among critically ill patients with long bo...
Dec 27, 2013
The launch of the iPhone and Android smartphone platforms spurred a boom in medical application use, thanks to the ability to run much more complex medical apps at the point of care than earlier, tex...
Dec 13, 2013
Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) describes the acute airway narrowing that occurs as a result of exercise. The condition occurs in a substantial number of patients with asthma but may also...
Dec 12, 2013
About 7 million children in the United States suffer from asthma, and most are typically dependent on caregivers to administer their medications, often via metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). To ensure that...
Nov 14, 2013
The success of treatment for pulmonary hypertension (PH), including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), is dependent on early detection and an accurate diagnosis. “PH treatments are typically dir...
Nov 14, 2013
Telephone follow-up after an ED visit is an important strategy for monitoring changes in health status and ensuring compliance with discharge instructions. It is also a useful tool for notifying patie...
Oct 29, 2013
The Particulars: Research shows that tuberculosis can cause frequent pulmonary impairment. However, pulmonary function testing had not been included in tuberculosis treatment guidelines until recently...
Oct 29, 2013
The Particulars: Previous studies have shown that use of an endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) scope in the esophagus (EUS-B) provides access to areas inaccessible via the bronchial tree. Research has ye...
Oct 29, 2013
The Particulars: Studies have suggested that a brief pulmonary rehabilitation program may improve outcomes in patients with COPD. Few studies have evaluated the efficacy of such programs. Data Brea...
Oct 29, 2013
The Particulars: The significant risks of smoking have been well established for decades. Little is known, however, regarding the health risks associated with different sizes of cigarettes. Data Br...