Increased off-hours mortality forces hospitalists
to learn new skills, forge new partnerships,
and increase staffing to focus on process issues. The Hospitalist
Serum levels of interleukin (IL)-8 are an independent predictor of 28-day mortality in children with septic shock, and represent a feasible stratification tool for clinical studies, investigators report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine for August 1. Reuters Health Information
Do you provide adequate analgesia to all critically ill pediatric patients, regardless of the need for sedation? Continuting Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain
What is the impact of 3-month coronary patency after successful fibrinolysis on 10-year cardiac survival? Review these APRICOT trial results to learn more. American Heart Journal
Lisa Maragakis, MD, reviews in her videoblog the serious challenges of measuring and improving hand hygiene compliance in the healthcare setting. Medscape Infectious Diseases
Commentary on a study on the effects of hypothermia in children following brain injury, published June 2008 in The New England Journal of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
Increases in overdoses were reported among illicit drug users in 6 states in 2006. Nonpharmaceutical fentanyl (NPF) was the source of some overdoses. How many NPF-related deaths occurred from 2005-07? Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
A 45-year-old man complains of gradual swelling in his neck over the past 6 months; he has a nontender, nonerythematous, fluctuant mass in the midline of the lower neck. He has not experienced any pain, fevers, difficulty swallowing, or alteration of his voice. What is the diagnosis? eMedicine Case Presentations
