Higher Mortality With Transfer to Endovascular Center in ICH Higher Mortality With Transfer to Endovascular Center in ICH
Current protocols recommend transporting stroke patients directly to endovascular centers, bypassing the nearest stroke center. But secondary RACECAT data show poorer outcomes with direct transfer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 28, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Beneficial for Calciphylaxis? Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Beneficial for Calciphylaxis?
There are no FDA-approved treatments for calciphylaxis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 25, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news

Back in Business: Primary Care and COVID-19 Prevention Back in Business: Primary Care and COVID-19 Prevention
Primary care clinicians were sidelined in vaccine distribution during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But now these providers are looking toward resuming their role as a major provider of the shots.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 24, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Using Metabolomics to Predict Severe TBI Outcome Using Metabolomics to Predict Severe TBI Outcome
Could metabolomics serve as an effective prognostic biomarker in severe traumatic brain injuries?Critical Care (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 22, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

New Practice Guidelines on Postdural Puncture Headache New Practice Guidelines on Postdural Puncture Headache
The guidelines provide a framework for individual clinicians to assess risk, confirm diagnosis and adopt a systematic approach to management.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 18, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

Risk Factors for Shiga Toxin-Producing E coli Infections Risk Factors for Shiga Toxin-Producing E coli Infections
A new study identifies the risk factors most commonly associated with Shiga toxin-producing E coli infections.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 17, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news

Urticaria After SARS-CoV2 in a Triple-vaccinated Patient Urticaria After SARS-CoV2 in a Triple-vaccinated Patient
This case report describes the cutaneous effects of a SARS-CoV2 Omicron BA.5 variant breakthrough infection in a triple-vaccinated patient.Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 11, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Pediatric Intracranial Infections Pediatric Intracranial Infections
This CDC report details an unusual cluster of pediatric patients hospitalized with intracranial abscesses in southern Nevada during winter 2022. What might have contributed to the increase in cases?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 11, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news

Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Durability in Preventing Severe Disease Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Durability in Preventing Severe Disease
How long does the bivalent COVID-19 booster offer protection against COVID-19-associated hospitalization and severe illness?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 7, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news

Episode 6: Now Unfolding: The Future of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Episode 6: Now Unfolding: The Future of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
In this podcast, Drs Jeffrey Swigris and Toby Maher discuss the future of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Find out where we ' re headed regarding diagnostic and treatment innovations on the near horizon.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine InDiscussion Source Type: news

Vasopressin May Promote Lower Mortality in Septic Shock Vasopressin May Promote Lower Mortality in Septic Shock
Clinical trial data showed the value of vasopressin in reducing catecholamine doses.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news

Bacterial Endocarditis Following COVID-19 Infection Bacterial Endocarditis Following COVID-19 Infection
Was bacterial endocarditis in these two patients with COVID-19 secondary to the immunocompromising effect of tocilizumab?Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Etiology of Cirrhosis Hospitalization Before, During COVID-19 Etiology of Cirrhosis Hospitalization Before, During COVID-19
This study highlights important changes in etiology-specific trends for cirrhosis and decompensated cirrhosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - July 27, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news

Chaperones for Exams? Doctors and Patients Weigh In Chaperones for Exams? Doctors and Patients Weigh In
Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Mortality Post-Perioperative CPR Climbs With Patient Frailty Mortality Post-Perioperative CPR Climbs With Patient Frailty
The frailest patients resuscitated during noncardiac surgery had a 1 in 3 chance of surviving a month, in an analysis that adds to a clinical topic with few published studies.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - July 18, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news