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Hospital-onset sepsis twice as lethal as community-onset disease
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Best practices lower postsepsis risk, but only if implemented
SAN DIEGO – Study found lower death and readmission rates in those who underwent recommended follow-up
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Rounding team boosts ICU liberation efforts
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Vitamin C for sepsis? Experts take sides in sharp debate
SAN DIEGO – Controversy about using vitamin C to treat sepsis has continued since unexpected results in a 2017 study...
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Whole genome sequencing benefits pediatric ICU patients
SAN DIEGO – The first study of
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Take stronger steps to prevent staph infections and sepsis
CDC Vital Signs report suggests that declines in staph infections and death have leveled off.
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New SOFA version could streamline outcomes research
The eSOFA includes more objective criteria and should make it easier to compare data across institutions.
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Second extubation attempts should be judged on their own merits
SAN DIEGO – Study shows that changes in parameters between first and second extubation attempts did not predict...
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Myeloma therapies raise cardiovascular risks
WASHINGTON – The proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib increases risk for heart failure, and thalidomide analogs increase the risk for venous...
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Delaying antibiotics in elderly with UTI linked to higher sepsis, death rates
Older patients who were prescribed antibiotics immediately after a UTI diagnosis had the best outcomes in a large study.
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ICU admissions raise chronic condition risk
Compared to non-ICU visitors, patients had greater risk of developing new chronic conditions after discharge.