World-wide, ectopic pregnancy occurs in approximately 1-2% of pregnant women. Although it likely is underreported, according to CDC data covering 1970-1989, there was nearly a four-fold increase in the incidence of ectopic pregnancy, from 4.5/1000 to 16.0/1000 of all reported pregnancies.
In this issue: Depression and pregnancy, new vaccine recommendations from the CDC, cortico-steroids and/or antivirals for Bell's palsy, rasagiline and Parkinson's disease, and FDA Actions.
After initial trials showed a mortality benefit from the use of insulin drips and tight glucose control in the ICU, subsequent studies have shown mixed results and, in some cases, increased mortality and episodes of hypoglycemia.
Delirium is a common and serious disorder in ICU patients, with up to 87% incidence in some ICU populations. Studies have shown that delirium is associated with higher costs and complication rates, namely increased ventilator days and longer hospital stays.
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.
This issue is the second part of a discussion about severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).