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Pulmonary artery catheters (PACS) are widely used in critically ill patients. Proponents of the catheter, introduced into the clinical arena more than 30 years ago, argue that physiologic data provided by the use of the PAC permit clinicians to target treatment and improve patient outcomes.
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The objective of this monograph is to provide an overview of the process of organ donation from consent until transplantation of the recovered organs into the selected recipients.
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Smallpox Vaccination Guidelines Published by CDC; Nurses: Delay
Vaccination Program; Viagra Effective for Depression Treatment;
Finisteride/Doxazosin no Better than Placebo for Urinary Obstruction;
Serevent Receives Dear Doctor Letter
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With the escalating threat of biological warfare against the United States, hospitals must be prepared to treat victims of such attacks while protecting employees and patients.
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Alcohol-based hand antiseptics are strongly recommended in the new Centers for Disease Control and Preventions hand-hygiene guideline, but there may be a rub for some health care workers with sensitive skin.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a monitoring system for hospitals immunizing health care workers for smallpox.
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A recent national survey of hospital epidemiologists found that 56% support the governments plan to vaccinate volunteer teams of health care workers.
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A sixth patient has developed Exophiala dermatitis infection associated with injectable steroids prepared under poor infection conditions at a compounding pharmacy in South Carolina, Hospital Infection Control has learned.