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In this issue: Depression and pregnancy, new vaccine recommendations from the CDC, cortico-steroids and/or antivirals for Bell's palsy, rasagiline and Parkinson's disease, and FDA Actions.
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After initial trials showed a mortality benefit from the use of insulin drips and tight glucose control in the ICU, subsequent studies have shown mixed results and, in some cases, increased mortality and episodes of hypoglycemia.
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Delirium is a common and serious disorder in ICU patients, with up to 87% incidence in some ICU populations. Studies have shown that delirium is associated with higher costs and complication rates, namely increased ventilator days and longer hospital stays.
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Peek and colleagues have recently published the long-awaited and much-discussed results of the CESAR trial (Conventional ventilatory support vs Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO] for Severe Adult Respiratory failure), a British study that has been underway for nearly a decade.
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This issue is the second part of a discussion about severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Physicians are prescribing fewer antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs), but if an antibiotic is used, it is more likely to be a broad-spectrum drug.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a global alert and response regarding the use of antivirals for pandemic H1N1 flu, reiterating that antivirals should be used to prevent severe illness and death in children and adults.