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Does ECMO Save Lives in Severe ARDS?
Peek and colleagues have recently published the long-awaited and much-discussed results of the CESAR trial (Conventional ventilatory support vs Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO] for Severe Adult Respiratory failure), a British study that has been underway for nearly a decade. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 12, 2009 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Maximizing Survival from Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Applying Guidelines to Clinical Practice: Part II
This issue is the second part of a discussion about severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 12, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Antibiotic Use Declines Overall, While Use of Broad-Spectrum Increases
Physicians are prescribing fewer antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs), but if an antibiotic is used, it is more likely to be a broad-spectrum drug. -
Antiviral Recommendations for H1N1
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a global alert and response regarding the use of antivirals for pandemic H1N1 flu, reiterating that antivirals should be used to prevent severe illness and death in children and adults. -
Pharmacology Watch - Full October 1, 2009 Issue in PDF
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FDA Actions
The FDA is requiring new boxed warnings on TNF-blockers regarding the risk of lymphoma and other malignancies in children and adolescents who have received the drugs. -
Denosumab Receives Conditional Approval from FDA Expert Panel
Denosumab is a new human monoclonal antibody that suppresses osteoclast function and thus inhibits bone resorption. -
Respiratory Therapist-driven Protocol for Non-ICU Surgical Patients Reduces ICU Use and Decreases Costs
Initiation of a respiratory therapist-driven protocol for assessment and management of risk for respiratory complications in the study hospital's neurosurgery step-down, trauma/surgery step-down, and trauma/surgery general units was followed by an increase in the number of patients receiving respiratory treatments, but decreases in ICU and hospital stays and overall hospital costs.