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Leonard and colleagues reviewed all the sputum specimens obtained to test for tuberculosis for nearly 4 years in a large public teaching hospital. Sensitivities of first, second, and third acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears were calculated overall and also separately for HIV-negative and HIV-positive patients.
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Intracerebral hemorrhage is defined as extravasation of blood into the brain parenchymal tissue or ventricles. This form of hemorrhage may be primary (as in hypertension or amyloid angiopathy) or it can be secondary to vascular lesions or coagulopathy, or trauma or tumor.
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In this study from the University of Vermont, Turki and colleagues sought to determine the tidal volumes delivered and peak airway pressures generated during manual ventilation (hand bagging). They recruited experienced, off-duty respiratory therapists who worked regularly in the ICU and thus frequently performed manual ventilation.
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Is Holding NSAIDs Prior to Surgery Rational?; Low-Dose Aspirin: Men vs Women; FDA Actions
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CPAP may decrease the incidence of endotracheal intubation and other severe complications in patients who develop hypoxemia after elective major abdominal surgery.
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Over the last decade there has been a growing trend from an open to a closed model of ICU care delivery. The open model is an ICU where day-to-day management decisions are made by an admitting physician with the assistance of consultants. The admitting physician may be any member of the medical staff and need not necessarily have any particular expertise in the provision of critical care services.
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Amoxicillin-Clavulanate vs Ciprofloxacin; AD Therapy and Cognitive Function; LDL Lowering in CHD Patients; FDA Actions.
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In this in-depth examination of 111 patients at a center in the original ARDS Net low-tidal-volume study, patients managed with 6 mL/kg or less did not require more sedation during the first 48 hours than those managed with tidal volumes of 12 mL/kg.
