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Coquin and colleagues evaluated the accuracy of noninvasive total hemoglobin measurement using a widely marketed pulse oximeter in patients admitted to the ICU with acute gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage.
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This blinded, randomized, multicenter trial compared the colloid solution low-molecular-weight hydroxyethyl starch (HES 130/0.42) with the crystalloid solution Ringer's acetate for the treatment of severe sepsis.
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In this issue: Side effects of finasteride; new ruling on pharmaceutical companies paying generic manufacturers; and FDA actions.
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Using a statewide administrative database and other sources, Gershengorn and colleagues examined data on all adult patients with a primary diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) who were admitted to hospitals in the state of New York from 2005-2007.
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Rachmale and colleagues retrospectively identified 210 patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) undergoing mechanical ventilation for longer than 48 hours.
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Although efforts to cut the overuse of antibiotics have made some headway in hospitals, the majority of prescriptions are written by community-based clinicians often for pediatric patients with common ailments.
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Preventing bloodstream infections among the most costly and potentially fatal patient complications provides a benefit so powerful that one is tempted to dismiss the risk.
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Influenza poses a rare but real risk of fatal infection in otherwise healthy children, a Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention epidemiologist reports.