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Event-free survival after failed thrombolytic therapy was significantly higher with rescue PCI than with repeated thrombolysis or conservative treatment.
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Oral temperatures for 100 nursing home residents were measured on 3 consecutive days using a single digital electronic thermometer, and once during mid-day office visits for 50 community dwellers.
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Differences in intensivist-to-bed ratio ranging from 1:7.5 to 1:15 were associated with an increased ICU length-of-stay.
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of Stage II-IV pressure ulcers is associated with use of moist dressings and adequate nutrition.
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The use of an insulin infusion protocol to keep blood glucose between 80 and 110 mg/dL in adult medical ICU patients had no overall effect on mortality but appeared to decrease selected complications.
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Atrial fibrillation remains a common and vexing problem after cardiac surgery.
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In a well-designed double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial in COPD patients admitted with an exacerbation, aminophylline produced no clinically relevant benefit but increased the incidence of nausea.
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In daily clinical practice, OAC was only given to a minority (30%) of AMI patients with AF, despite the fact that OAC was associated with a 29% relative and 7% absolute reduction in 1-year mortality ...
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This case series and prospective observational study describe propylene glycol toxicity in patients receiving IV benzodiazepines.