Shorter Fever Prevention Duration Effective After Cardiac Arrest Shorter Fever Prevention Duration Effective After Cardiac Arrest
Results from the BOX randomized trial show no difference in outcomes with 36 vs 72 hours of cooling, and challenge current guidelines for fever prevention after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 1, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

ABO Blood Group Systems and COVID-19 Severity ABO Blood Group Systems and COVID-19 Severity
This study aimed to further elucidate a possible association.American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 1, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Oxidative Stress in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Severity Oxidative Stress in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Severity
Could oxidative stress markers help determine the severity of acute pulmonary embolism?BMC Pulmonary Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 1, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Medical Masks, N95s May Offer Similar Prevention vs COVID: Study Medical Masks, N95s May Offer Similar Prevention vs COVID: Study
A randomized, head-to-head trial shows that common medical masks may only be slightly inferior to N95s for preventing infection among healthcare workers treating COVID patients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 29, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

An NY Hospital System Has a Big-Time Chef Making Big Changes An NY Hospital System Has a Big-Time Chef Making Big Changes
"We spent as little time, attention, and money on food as possible, but food is health. Food is good medicine."WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 28, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news

ERS/ATS Lung Guidelines Endorse Global Lung Initiative ERS/ATS Lung Guidelines Endorse Global Lung Initiative
Despite unresolved questions about the impact of race/ethnicity on lung function, the GLI explains a large portion of the variability in lung function testing.Medscape Critical Care (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 28, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Viewpoint Source Type: news

Philips Recalls Some Previously Replaced Ventilators: FDA Statement Philips Recalls Some Previously Replaced Ventilators: FDA Statement
Philips, which has been struggling with a major recall of ventilators, is recalling some machines it has previously replaced, according to an FDA statement.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 22, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Critical Care News Source Type: news

A Medically Tailored Holiday Meal A Medically Tailored Holiday Meal
Providers of food as medicine to patients with chronic diseases across the United States share their favorite healthy recipes, which can be downloaded and printed.Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 21, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

Canadian Hospitals, Strapped for Staff, Strain With Sick Children Canadian Hospitals, Strapped for Staff, Strain With Sick Children
Canadian hospitals are straining to care for an influx of sick children, many with respiratory illnesses, in the midst of staffing constraints and as a shortage of children ' s over-the-counter medication sends more kids to hospital.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 21, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Segregation by Income, Race Affects OOH Cardiac Arrest Survival Segregation by Income, Race Affects OOH Cardiac Arrest Survival
Postdischarge survival after out-of-hospital arrest differs for Black patients in lower-income residential areas than for White patients in higher-income residential areas, suggests a Medicare claims-based study.First Look (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 18, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Post-transplant HBV Reactivation With Kidneys With Resolved HBV Post-transplant HBV Reactivation With Kidneys With Resolved HBV
Is it safe to transplant kidneys from persons with resolved HBV into HBV naive recipients with end-stage renal disease?Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 16, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Children After COVID-19 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Children After COVID-19
England experienced an increase in invasive pneumococcal disease cases among children once COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, highlighting the importance of maintaining childhood vaccine coverage.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 16, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news

Surface Contamination in a Household of Persons With Monkeypox Surface Contamination in a Household of Persons With Monkeypox
This report found that Monkeypox virus was detectable on surfaces in the household environment of persons with the disease, suggesting that indirect transmission may be possible.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 16, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news

STRONG-HF Strategy for Intense ADHF Discharge Care Explained STRONG-HF Strategy for Intense ADHF Discharge Care Explained
Alexandre Mebazaa gives Ileana Pi ña the details on the STRONG-HF trial that showed benefits for early intensive drug therapy after hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 14, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

STEMI Equivalents You've Got to Know STEMI Equivalents You've Got to Know
The ACC formally recognizes decades of evidence supporting immediate reperfusion therapy for patients with MI and these ECG changes.Medscape Emergency Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 14, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Emergency Medicine Viewpoint Source Type: news