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Five pitfalls in optimizing medical management of HFrEF
March 8, 2019
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “A key message is that stability is an illusion in patients with symptomatic heart failure.” – Dr. Akshay S. Desai
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Best practices lower postsepsis risk, but only if implemented
March 8, 2019
SAN DIEGO – Study found lower death and readmission rates in those who underwent recommended follow-up
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Sepsis survivors face ongoing immune system challenges
March 8, 2019
SAN DIEGO – Heightened risk of infection and repeat sepsis diagnoses after discharge call for better management and education of sepsis patients.
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Rounding team boosts ICU liberation efforts
March 8, 2019
SAN DIEGO – A group of clinicians making daily rounds in the ICU improved the outcomes from the ABCDEF bundle.
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Glyceryl trinitrate does not improve outcomes of ischemic stroke
March 7, 2019
HONOLULU – Although treatment reduced blood pressure, it did not reduce disability at 90 days, compared with sham.
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Vitamin C for sepsis? Experts take sides in sharp debate
March 7, 2019
SAN DIEGO – Controversy about using vitamin C to treat sepsis has continued since unexpected results in a 2017 study.
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Infective endocarditis isn’t what it used to be
March 6, 2019
Epidemiology and clinical expression of infective endocarditis are now far different from what most physicians encountered in training.
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Women survive more often than men do when hospitalized with cirrhosis
March 6, 2019
Women more often had infections and comorbidities, while men more often had liver decompensation, which contributed most significantly to their higher mortality rate.
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Whole genome sequencing benefits pediatric ICU patients
March 6, 2019
SAN DIEGO – The first study of rapid whole genome sequencing in an older pediatric population finds that it often impacts treatment.
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Take stronger steps to prevent staph infections and sepsis
March 5, 2019
CDC Vital Signs report suggests that declines in staph infections and death have leveled off.