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Intensivist-to-Bed Ratio Impacts Length-of-Stay in the Medical ICU
Differences in intensivist-to-bed ratio ranging from 1:7.5 to 1:15 were associated with an increased ICU length-of-stay. -
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Under Pressure to Heal an Ulcer?
of Stage II-IV pressure ulcers is associated with use of moist dressings and adequate nutrition. -
Intensive Insulin Therapy in the Medical ICU
The use of an insulin infusion protocol to keep blood glucose between 80 and 110 mg/dL in adult medical ICU patients had no overall effect on mortality but appeared to decrease selected complications. -
Clinical Features of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
The various identified defects in cell adhesion proteins in ARVD/C lead to the same clinical consequences. -
Status of ECG Q-Waves
The new Q-wave criteria may be too nonspecific, resulting in an inappropriately high number of false-positive results. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Prophylactic Amiodarone After Heart Surgery
Atrial fibrillation remains a common and vexing problem after cardiac surgery. -
Aminophylline in COPD Exacerbations: Just Say No
In a well-designed double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial in COPD patients admitted with an exacerbation, aminophylline produced no clinically relevant benefit but increased the incidence of nausea. -
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation in Acute MI
In daily clinical practice, OAC was only given to a minority (30%) of AMI patients with AF, despite the fact that OAC was associated with a 29% relative and 7% absolute reduction in 1-year mortality ...