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To underscore the risks of fatal bacterial infection following platelet transfusions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published these two case reports.
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It is critical that clinicians are aware of the problem of bacterial contamination of blood components, particularly platelets, and consider the possibility of bacterial contamination when investigating transfusion reactions, the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) is urging.
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No evidence was found of nosocomial transmission of H5N1 avian influenza among 83 health care workers with exposure to case patients in Vietnam, researchers reported.
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Is your state next? Laws requiring disclosure of individual hospital infection rates are sweeping the nation. Four states Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, and Missouri have passed infection rate disclosure laws, and 20 others have introduced bills.
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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.
