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Team-Based Approach Associated With Better Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock
Implementation of a standardized, team-based approach to cardiogenic shock resulted in improved 30-day survival compared to historical controls.
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Added Sugar Labels Could Improve Health, Lower Costs
Investigators simulated what might happen if the United States fully adopts federal nutrition label policy.
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Saline vs. Balanced Crystalloids in Critically Ill Adults
Balanced crystalloids appear to reduce in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis or without traumatic brain injury and may reduce in-hospital mortality in the entire cohort of critically ill patients.
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Presepsis Pathways: Can We Predict Mortality After Sepsis Hospitalization?
Using a latent profile analysis in observational cohort studies of patients hospitalized for sepsis, investigators identified subtypes of patients based on inpatient healthcare facility use in the year prior to sepsis hospitalization and correlated to 90-day mortality.
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: Prevention and Treatment
Ventilator-assisted pneumonia and hospital-acquired pneumonia pose significant risks to hospitalized patients and increase the cost of care. It is essential to institute measures to reduce the risk of these pneumonias and to recognize and treat them early when they occur. Treatment is a balance of ensuring adequate antimicrobial coverage in those who already are seriously ill while not unduly exposing them to the risks of medication side effects and higher rates of resistant organisms that come with the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
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Brexanolone Injection (Zulresso)
Brexanolone is indicated for the treatment of postpartum depression.
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Update on Treatments for Vulvovaginal Atrophy
As with many clinical conditions, the spectrum of genitourinary syndrome of menopause requires the clinician to consider the effect on the patient’s quality of life. Although situational lubricants and regular moisturizers effectively pacify many symptoms, local estrogen is a safe, effective, and affordable way to treat the vulvovaginal changes of menopause.
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Imagine: Multidrug-Resistant Acute Gonococcal Infection
What would happen if clinicians lost ceftriaxone as an effective therapy for gonococcal infection?
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Probiotics Do Not Prevent C. difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients
A retrospective cohort study from a single California hospital revealed the administration of probiotics to patients receiving antibiotics did not reduce the incidence of healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection.
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Does Physical Activity Lower the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease?
A systematic review and meta-analysis incorporating more than 500,000 subjects revealed that moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with a significant reduction in development of Parkinson’s disease; this relationship is most pronounced in men.