The author reviews simple techniques available to treat hemorrhagic shock in under-resourced countries. Transfusion Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine
Families of patients dying in the ICU were noted as having higher satisfaction with their ICU experience than families of survivors. The same researchers now seek to identify reasons for the finding. CHEST
Mortality with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is increased when vancomycin is used to treat the infection and strains have a high vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration. Reuters Health Information
Researchers say the transcripts come from immune-response-related genes and might form the basis for future blood-based lung cancer testing. Medscape Medical News
