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Nassar and colleagues at the University of São Paulo in Brazil investigated the incidence, associations, and outcomes of constipation among all patients admitted to their 14-bed surgical ICU during a 6-month period.
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Levin and colleagues at Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem carried out a 4-phase study to clarify the role of radiology technicians and portable X-ray equipment as potential vectors for the spread of infection in their 20-bed ICU, as well as to determine whether an intervention designed to diminish this role would be effective.
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In this issue: WHO recommendations for antiviral use for H1N1 flu; antibiotic use trends for acute respiratory tract infection; denosumab clears FDA Expert Panel; FDA Actions.
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This meta-analysis of 12 clinical trials in adult patients with acute respiratory failure showed that extubation directly to non-invasive ventilation before weaning would normally have been attempted decreases mortality, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and length of stay especially for patients with COPD.
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Patients who receive proton-pump inhibitors in the hospital are at increased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia.
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This paper describes the results of an epidemiologic survey of the results of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in U.S. hospitals.
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Although still controversial, pooling of data from randomized trials suggests the neuroprotective benefit of magnesium sulfate in patients in preterm labor prior to 34 weeks of gestation.
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