-
The American Heart Association reports that there are approximately 310,000 annual cases of out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest. In 20-38% of these persons, the initial rhythm is ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (vfib/tach).
-
-
-
In 2002, esteban et al reported the results of an ambitious study, enrolling a prospective cohort of consecutive adult patients in 361 ICUs in 20 countries who received mechanical ventilation for more than 12 hours during the month of March 1998.
-
This prospective cohort study examined the epidemiology and outcomes of patients with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH).
-
-
An 18-year-old man from Togo was admitted to a hospital in Sweden with a 3-day history of chest, stomach, and back pain with recurrent episodes of sweating and fever.
-
There is a broad differential diagnosis for eosinophilia, defined as an absolute eosinophil count of > 500 cells/µl, yet cases due to helminthic disease probably occur more often in routine travelers than in the general population.
-
This report updates the 2007 recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) with regard to the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents.
-
In this issue: Some women with DVT may stop warfarin after six months; Vytorin and cancer; preventing recurrent stroke; and FDA news.