Learn about factors that define high-risk patients prior to cardiac surgery and evidence-based interventions for limiting bleeding and blood transfusions in these patients. Medscape Cardiology
Treatment of intraventricular hemorrhage with catheter-based clot lysis using low-dose tissue plasminogen activator is safe and dramatically reduces death and disability in individuals with this usually lethal condition. Medscape Medical News
Is the accumulation of work stress associated with higher risks of CHD? Does work stress affect CHD directly through neuroendocrine mechanisms and/or indirectly through behavioral CHD risk factors? European Heart Journal
Pediatricians have identified specific criteria for safe, early discharge from the emergency department (ED) of small children with bronchiolitis. Reuters Health Information
Dr. Sergey Motov explores the ceiling effects of analgesics commonly used in the ED: acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and opioids. Medscape Emergency Medicine
