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Idarucizumab: A Promising New Drug that Reverses the Anticoagulant Effects of Dabigatran

Several new oral anticoagulants are changing the approach to anticoagulation for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary emboli.

Optimal Duration of Anticoagulation for Unprovoked Pulmonary Embolism

The PADIS-PE study is a randomized, double-blind trial of adult patients with a first episode of unprovoked PE that seeks to better define the appropriate duration of therapy.

Oral Nutritional Supplementation for Hospitalized COPD Patients Pays Off

<>In contrast to many of the other top 10 causes of death in the United States, COPD deaths are increasing, such that COPD is now the third most common cause of death. Although a variety of pharmacologic interventions are available to improve symptoms and decrease exacerbations, none has been shown to reduce mortality.

Tighter Blood Pressure Control Post-Intracranial Hemorrhage May Decrease Recurrence

Fifty percent of stroke-related morbidity and mortality are related to intracerebral hemorrhage.

Does Bacteremia Associated with Bone and Joint Infections Require Prolonged IV Antibiotic Therapy?

Two hundred sixty-five previously healthy children with culture-proven acute bone or joint infection (age range 3 months to 15 years) were studied.

A Modern Epidemiologic View of Status Epilepticus in the United States

Although definitions have changed, status epilepticus is presently defined as a prolonged seizure or multiple seizures with incomplete return to baseline function lasting longer than 5 minutes.

Antibiotics for Acute Appendicitis

Appendectomy has been the treatment for acute appendicitis since the late nineteenth century. During the past decade, the notion of treating acute appendicitis with antibiotics alone has been proposed and evaluated in several clinical trials. However, these trials have been criticized because of methodological limitations.

Is Peripheral Intravenous Administration of Vasopressors Really Safe?

Vasoactive medications are most commonly administered through central venous catheters

Emergent Vascular Access: Is Intraosseous Better Than Central Venous Catheter Placement?

Traditionally, the easiest vascular access has been placement of a triple lumen catheter in the femoral vein, as anatomic landmarks here are often easier to identify than other areas, minimizing the need for ultrasound assistance.

Cryptogenic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation

In large prospective databases of ischemic stroke, cryptogenic stroke occurs in as many as 30% of all ischemic stroke patients. Many of these patients have the characteristics of cardioembolic stroke, and there has always been a strong suspicion that some of these patients have atrial fibrillation.