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Is Your Smart Phone Spreading Infection in the ICU?
Bacteria were present on the cell phones of all hospital clinicians studied, with potentially pathogenic microorganisms isolated from 29% of them. Contamination with pathogens was found more commonly with smart phones than with non-smart phones, and by multivariable analysis no other factor was associated with this difference.Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
Can Chest CT Help Predict Quality of Life in Acute Lung Injury Survivors?
This study reports a correlation between the degree of abnormalities on high-resolution chest CT and both restrictive pulmonary dysfunction and poorer health-related quality of life among survivors of acute lung injury.Are Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals Cost Effective for Chronically Critically Ill Patients?
Chronically critically ill patients who receive care in either acute care ICUs or in long-term acute care hospitals have similar 1-year survival rates. However, long-term acute care hospitals incur a higher overall cost, due to higher Medicare reimbursement rates to these facilities.Lung Recruitment Maneuvers in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
A recruitment maneuver (RM) is the technique of briefly increasing alveolar pressure to levels in excess of what normally is recommended to reopen collapsed peripheral airways and alveoli so that both resting lung volume, or functional residual capacity (FRC), and oxygenation are restored.1Pharmacology Watch: New Study on Chelation Therapy Proves Controversial
Chelation therapy for cardiovascular disease; statins and kidney injuries; chlorthalidone for hypertension; and FDA actions.Treating Pain in Pediatric Patients
It has been 13 years since the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations directed hospitals to treat pain as a "fifth vital sign."Emergency Medicine Reports - Full March 24, 2013 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
Early Tracheotomy is Not Associated with Improved Mortality and Morbidity
There was no significant difference in 30-day mortality between the early vs late tracheotomy group.Pharmacology Watch: More Side Effects of Fluoroquinolones Coming to Light