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Use of specially trained palliative care teams in the ICU has increased in frequency in recent years. Consultation by these teams tends to occur very late in patients' length of stay. Few studies have been performed evaluating outcomes, such as length of stay.
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Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is increasingly recognized as a source of infection in immunocompromised ICU patients, but accurate diagnosis remains challenging.
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In the majority of patients who develop the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), oxygenation can be supported using increased inspired oxygen concentrations (FIO2) or higher levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).
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Prilosec and Nexium Cleared; Anastrozole over Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer; Antibiotics and Steroids Not for Sinusitis; FDA Actions
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These next two issues of Emergency Medicine Reports will cover many of the complications and problems that may cause the pregnant woman to come see you. Part I will focus on miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, gestational trophoblastic disease, and venous thromboembolic states. Part II will discuss hypertensive disorders, amniotic fluid embolism, and late pregnancy bleeding.
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Greenville (SC) Hospital System University Medical Center has been able to achieve a return on investment (ROI) of more than $6 million in two years by using technology to more efficiently capture charges.
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EDs that are using the latest technology in computed tomography (CT) scanning devices are finding numerous benefits in patients with chest pain.
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According to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers, ED managers and their staffs are doing a poor job of treating pneumonia and heart attack patients.
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On Wednesday evening, Oct. 24, 2007, a man drove his pickup truck into the exterior wall of the ED at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.
