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The concept of abandoning the use of whole blood in favor of packed cells for the treatment of hypovolemia in obstetric hemorrhage should be questioned in view of this study's suggestion of a lower rate of acute tubular necrosis in patients treated with whole blood.
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In January 2009, the publication of an updated vancomycin monitoring guideline gave clinicians a set of recommendations on: 1) timing of monitoring, 2) optimal trough concentration, 3) dosing to achieve optimal trough concentrations, 4) loading doses for complicated infections, 5) criteria for monitoring, and 6) frequency of monitoring.
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Initiation of a respiratory therapist-driven protocol for assessment and management of risk for respiratory complications in the study hospital's neurosurgery step-down, trauma/surgery step-down, and trauma/surgery general units was followed by an increase in the number of patients receiving respiratory treatments, but decreases in ICU and hospital stays and overall hospital costs.
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Current recommendations for stroke prophylaxis with warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation do not take into account the risks of hemorrhage.
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Folke et al from Copenhagen, Denmark, studied the consequences of automatic external defibrillator (AED) placement in a large metropolitan area.
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The ARMYDA (Atorvastatin for Reduction of Myocardial Damage During Angioplasty) series of randomized, controlled trials has assessed the role of atorvastatin loading prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in both stable and unstable coronary syndromes.
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Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel has become the standard of care for patients suffering an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, there remains a significant incidence of recurrent ACS and mortality even in patients treated with dual antiplatelet therapy.
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Do patients with diabetes share in the reduction of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors as much as non-diabetics?
