The bill is designed to improve information and counseling for patients, but it also encourages the use of palliative sedation and voluntary starvation and dehydration, and has been met with strong opposition. Medscape Medical News
This study evaluated the influence of two transfusion protocols on ABT requirements in patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty surgery for proximal humerus fracture. Transfusion Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine
Female pediatric burn patients exhibit a reduced inflammatory and hypermetabolic response compared to male patients, according to a study published in the July Annals of Surgery. Reuters Health Information
The EARLY study is the first randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial to study the role of endothelin receptor antagonism on disease progression in early-stage PAH. Medscape Pulmonary Medicine
Patients who leave the hospital following cardiac arrest without severe neurological sequelae can expect fair long-term survival and quality of life for reasonable expenses to the health care system, according to a report in the July 18th issue of the BioMed Central journal Critical Care. Reuters Health Information
Can newer techniques to evaluate coronary perfusion help guide vasoactive therapies for acute heart failure syndromes? Learn more about options for fine-tuning acute heart failure treatment. Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The authors discuss techniques that will become increasingly important not only in the routine investigation of infectious disease, but specifically the diagnosis of endocarditis. Future Microbiology
Stent thrombosis: What are the current recommendations for prevention of this untoward complication? This concise review summarizes recent findings. The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Despite considerable progress, clinical application of these approaches to pathogen recognition in hospitalized patients with severe sepsis is still years away. Future Microbiology
Clinical concerns in the last hours of living include managing feeding and hydration, changes in consciousness, delirium, pain, breathlessness, and secretions. Learn what to expect and what to do. Medscape Nurses
