News
Drug abuse–linked infective endocarditis spiking in U.S.
September 18, 2019
New cases doubled from 2002 to 2016, and those affected tended to be younger white males living in poverty.
News
Early extubation to noninvasive ventilation did not decrease time to liberation from ventilation
September 3, 2019
In difficult to wean patients, does a weaning protocol with noninvasive ventilation result in earlier liberation from ventilation, compared with invasive weaning (continued invasive ventilation until successful spontaneous breathing trial)?
News
HFNC 12 L/min on floor cuts down on bronchiolitis ICU transfers
September 2, 2019
Switching from 6 L/min makes a difference.
News
CPAP safety for infants with bronchiolitis on the general pediatrics floor
August 26, 2019
SEATTLE – “Very, very few” hospitals do bronchiolitis CPAP outside of the ICU.
News
Differential monocytic HLA-DR expression prognostically useful in PICU
August 19, 2019
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – European pediatric “study of the year” paves way for novel sepsis immunotherapies.
News
Study: Cardiac biomarkers predicted CV events in CAP
August 13, 2019
The results suggest a change in usual practice is needed to reduce cardiovascular community-acquired pneumonia complications, according to a study author.
News
Sepsis survivors’ persistent immunosuppression raises mortality risk
August 7, 2019
Individuals with persistent biomarkers of inflammation and immunosuppression had a higher risk of readmission and death because of cardiovascular disease.
Opinion
Generalist knowledge is an asset
August 5, 2019
Recognition of the place for HTFMs in hospital medicine has grown in recent years.
News
Gram-negative bacteremia: Cultures, drugs, and duration
July 29, 2019
Management of gram-negative bacteremia remains a challenging clinical situation for inpatient providers.
News
Do prophylactic PPIs improve mortality in critically ill patients?
July 25, 2019
Does the use of prophylactic proton pump inhibitors improve mortality or cause more adverse events in critically ill ICU patients at high risk of gastrointestinal bleeding?