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National patient safety legislation that would encourage the confidential reporting of medical errors is critically needed in todays health care system, urged Dennis OLeary, MD, president of the Joint Commission.
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Warfarin Effectively Prevents Venous Thromboembolism; Vitamin D Reduces
Osteoporotic Fractures; Adefovir Effective for Hepatitis B Treatment;
Ibuprofen/Aspirin Study Revisited; ACE Inhibitors Favored in Cardiovascular
Care; Digoxin Dosing and Heart Failure
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The role of the team physician involves a myriad of responsibilities and opportunities in the care of the athlete. To optimize the physicians ability to perform well on the road, a carefully prepared travel medical bag is essential.
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The objective of this study was to prospectively evaluate the oxygenation effect of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) delivered during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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Alvan Barach, who pioneered the clinical use of oxygen, was also the first investigator to treat acute asthma by having the patient breathe a mixture of helium and oxygen. In 4 adult asthmatics, Barach demonstrated a reduction in dyspnea after just a few breaths of the helium-oxygen mixture, now known as heliox.
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Nine years ago, muhlenberg regional medical Center in Plainfield, NJ, opened Progressive Care, an intermediate critical care floor to serve patients with diagnoses and conditions that qualify them for ICU care but who dont require the full, intensive nursing and monitoring that an ICU traditionally provides. The system has worked so well that the facility has added a second such flexible unit.
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In this large, randomized trial, critically ill patients who received weekly doses of recombinant human erythropoietin had higher hemoglobin levels and required fewer transfusions than placebo-treated patients.
