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Policy on Inappropriate Treatment Used in 25% of Ethics Consults
This suggests providers are searching for definitive tools, in addition to the ethics committee, to help resolve difficult end-of-life cases.
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COVID-19 Patients Can Be Managed Safely with Noninvasive Respiratory Strategies
In this retrospective chart review of adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19 over a one-month period, the implementation of a noninvasive respiratory protocol that encouraged high-flow nasal cannula, noninvasive mechanical ventilation, and self-proning did not result in any significant increase in mortality.
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In the Setting of Non-COVID ARDS, Improvement in Oxygenation with Proning Predicts Survival
In this retrospective cohort study, improvement in the PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio by 54% was the optimal cutoff to predict those more likely to be alive at 28 days.
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Prone Positioning in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
A review of the potential benefits and uses of prone positioning in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
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Tirbanibulin Ointment (Klisyri)
Tirbanibulin is indicated for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis on the face and scalp.
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Transitioning Patients from ECLS to Durable MCS
A registry of patients transitioned from extracorporeal life support to durable mechanical circulatory support was used to derive a tool predicting one-year survival.
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Paclitaxel-Eluting Devices: Is It Time to Stop Worrying?
Paclitaxel-eluting devices vs. bare metal stents in peripheral arterial disease showed no significant difference in all-cause mortality, contradicting the results of a controversial meta-analysis.
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Is There an Ideal Time to Administer Antihypertension Medications?
Taking all antihypertensive agents before bed vs. upon awakening in hypertensive patients showed there was less hypertension during sleep and few cardiovascular events over a six-year follow-up.
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How to Record Reliable Blood Pressure Measurements
A small, community-based study to detect hypertension revealed one week of twice-daily home blood pressure (BP) measurements are more reliable and more accurately predict increased left ventricular mass than clinic or 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring.
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Giving the Cold Shoulder to Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
In two randomized trials published simultaneously, cryoballoon ablation proved superior to drug therapy for prevention of arrhythmia recurrence in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.