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Pediatric stroke remains one of the top 10 causes of death in children, with a mortality rate of 0.6 deaths per 100,000 strokes, and almost all of those affected have a residual neurologic deficit.
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Rachmale and colleagues retrospectively identified 210 patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) undergoing mechanical ventilation for longer than 48 hours.
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Using a statewide administrative database and other sources, Gershengorn and colleagues examined data on all adult patients with a primary diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) who were admitted to hospitals in the state of New York from 2005-2007.
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In this issue: Side effects of finasteride; new ruling on pharmaceutical companies paying generic manufacturers; and FDA actions.
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This blinded, randomized, multicenter trial compared the colloid solution low-molecular-weight hydroxyethyl starch (HES 130/0.42) with the crystalloid solution Ringer's acetate for the treatment of severe sepsis.
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Coquin and colleagues evaluated the accuracy of noninvasive total hemoglobin measurement using a widely marketed pulse oximeter in patients admitted to the ICU with acute gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage.
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The purpose of this study was to measure light levels in patient rooms, and also to determine if there were any relationships between greater light levels and mortality, length of stay, ventilator-free days, and amount of medication.
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Measuring the number of ED malpractice claims that are avoided by calling patients post-discharge is difficult, acknowledges Jeanie Taylor, RN, BSN, MS, vice president of risk services for Emergency Physicians Insurance Company (Epic) in Roseville, CA. "It is hard to measure what did not occur, so the effectiveness of callback programs from a claims perspective is largely anecdotal," she says.
