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Neurology Alert - Full December 2013 Issue in PDF
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Sometimes Coma Is Not a Coma
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Does Dietary Nicotine Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease?
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MR-Perfusion Patterns of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Lesions Affect the Risk of Developing IRIS
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Tight vs Loose Rate Control in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation
The Rate Control Efficacy in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation (RACE II) trial compared strict rate control vs lenient rate control in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation. In this substudy, the RACE II investigators report results based on three groups of patients: those with successful strict rate control, those with unsuccessful rate control, and those with lenient rate control. -
Can Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Use be Expanded?
The Evaluation of Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure (LESSER-EARTH) trial tested the hypothesis that cardiac resynchronization therapy in addition to optimal medical therapy would benefit patients with severe congestive heart failure but no pacing indication and a QRS duration < 120 milliseconds (msec). -
Does Therapeutic Hypothermia Cause Stent Thrombosis?
Therapeutic hypothermia (THT) in survivors of cardiac arrest due to shockable rhythm is associated with improved neurological outcomes. -
Clinical Cardiology Alert - Full April 2013 Issue in PDF
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How to Use Less Sedation and Improve Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
This was a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, 2-year quality improvement project to reduce continuous sedation infusions and improve the recognition and prevention of delirium in patients with acute lung injury. It resulted in less infusion use, more days per patient without sedation, and more patient days awake and not delirious, although the median proportion of days with delirium per patient actually increased. -
Mortality Decline With the Use of a Sepsis Treatment Bundle
This large, multicenter, quality improvement project showed a dramatic reduction in mortality among patients with severe sepsis or septic shock after implementation of a sepsis treatment bundle.