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Many of the recent advances in intensive care have been the product of large clinical trials. Over the years, randomized studies have demonstrated agents and modalities that impact survival of our sickest patients.
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Inhaled bronchodilators are the cornerstone of managing acute airway obstruction, and their use in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients with asthma and COPD is a standard of care.
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Trauma surgeons at 21 institutions participated in this retrospective study of inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) placement and follow-up. A total of 599 IVCFs were placed at the 21 hospitals during the study year, 226 (0.8% of all admissions) at the 7 high-volume hospitals (> 2000 trauma cases admitted), and 373 (2% of all admissions, P = 0.009) at the 14 low-volume institutions.
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Risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF) most prominently include age, hypertension, diabetes, valvular disease, and heart failure.
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Because of the high cardiovascular risk associated with prehypertension, both lifestyle and pharmacological interventions should be vigorously utilized to prevent its progression to full-blown hypertension with its associated higher rates of both morbidity and mortality.
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Recommended periodic preventive services are more likely to be performed through a scheduled screening physical examination or other dedicated preventive visits.
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The FDA has approved a new oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor with potent, reversible, selective dual inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and ErbB2 kinases.
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When compared to The Zone, Ornish, or LEARN diets, the very low carbohydrate diet (Atkins), showed that premenopausal, overweight, and obese women lost more weight and had the most beneficial metabolic effects at 12 months.