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Risk of NSAID use in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy after myocardial infarction
Among patients receiving antithrombotic therapy after MI, the use of NSAIDs was associated with increased risk of bleeding and excess thrombotic events, even after short-term treatment.
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Early, goal-directed therapy of septic shock
One thousand two hundred sixty patients with early septic shock were randomized to early, goal-directed therapy vs. usual care. Hemodynamic management according to a strict protocol did not lead to an improvement in outcome.
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Hospital wards with higher rates of antibiotic prescribing associated with increased risk for C. diff infection
A retrospective observational study found that among hospitalized patients, ward-level antibiotic prescribing was associated with a significantly increased risk for C. difficile infection beyond what would be expected with patient-level antibiotic use.
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Vasospastic angina with myocardial infarction – more dangerous than once thought?
Patients with vasospastic angina and a type II myocardial infarction have a worse prognosis than previous believed.
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Do I need atypical coverage for all non-ICU hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia?
Is the accepted treatment for CAP enough, or could we do more?
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Chemotherapy in Latinas: Stress Management Needs and Techniques
Healthcare providers and women with recent chemotherapy for breast cancer commented on some of the stress management challenges as well as techniques that are already being used to address them.
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Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: Prednisolone or Pentoxifylline?
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: A clinical trial studied short- and medium-term mortality in patients admitted to the hospital for severe alcoholic hepatitis.
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Statins After an MI: Does it Happen?
Following a hospitalization for coronary heart disease (CHD) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS), randomized trials demonstrate that high-intensity atorvastatin is more effective than either placebo or low- to moderate-intensity therapy with either pravastatin or atorvastatin.1-3 Based on this evidence, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association guidelines recommend high-intensity therapy in cases of an acute cardiac event, and recommend therapy be initiated before discharge.
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A Guide to When and How to Stop CPR
Although health care providers undergo hours of training and re-certification to provide resuscitative efforts for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest, few are given guidance in terms of when and how to stop it.
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Post-ICU Stress Symptoms Associated with Increased Acute Care Service Utilization
Over the past two decades, advances in critical care have resulted in more patients surviving to hospital discharge, but these successes are attenuated by several sequelae of critical illness, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).1 Risk factors for and the health care ramifications of these disorders are poorly understood. Given this, Davydow and colleagues aimed to investigate whether PTSD symptoms in the acute (< 1 month) ICU hospitalization period and PTSD and depressive symptoms at 3 months post-ICU were risk factors for future hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits.