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Unplanned Extubations as a Quality-of-Care Issue
Reintubation following unplanned extubation in critically ill post-operative patients is associated with increased hospital mortality. -
After-Hours ICU Discharge: A Potentially Modifiable Cause of Increased Hospital Mortality
Examination of outcomes in 710,535 patients in relation to the timing of ICU discharge showed that being moved out to the ward between 1800 and 0600 hours was associated with increased risks of both in-hospital death and unplanned ICU readmission. -
Ebola Virus Disease and the ICU Clinician
As hospitals in the United States and other resource-intensive countries prepare for the care of patients with possible Ebola virus disease, the greatest impact on its clinical outcome and further spread will most likely come from the application of existing basic critical-care and infection-control principles. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full October 29, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Risk of Non-Cardiac Surgery with Severe Aortic Stenosis
Perioperative risk of major non-cardiac surgery in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a reappraisal in contemporary practice. -
Aortic Prosthetic Valve Type and Survival
Survival and long-term outcomes following bioprosthetic vs mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50 to 69 years. -
Is it Time to Consider Catheter Ablation for Asymptomatic WPW?
The authors prospectively collected data from a single center in Italy including symptomatic and asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White ([WPW]pre-excited) patients.
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Revascularization of Chronic Total Occlusions After Successful Primary PCI Shows Mortality Benefit in Registry Study
Impact of chronic total occlusion revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention. -
Outcomes with Worsening Renal Function in Patients with Diastolic Heart Failure
Worsening renal function and outcome in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction and the impact of angiotensin receptor blocker treatment. -
The New Guidelines Put C. difficile on the Run
SYNOPSIS: Patients have decreased disease recurrence and mortality when physicians follow the IDSA/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines for the treatment of C difficile infection.