Do critically ill patients admitted to ICUs really benefit from more intensive healthcare delivery from nurses, physicians, and other providers? Medscape Critical Care
A retrospective review shows that buprenorphine produces similar effects in children as do other opioids, including central nervous system and respiratory depression, miosis, and vomiting. Medscape Medical News
When the Office of Human Research Protections froze an ICU checklist study, how did the Society of Hospital Medicine challenge this ban to protect the state of quality improvement research? The Hospitalist
Noninvasive positive-pressure mechanical ventilation (NPPV) is useful in treating patients who fail weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), according to a report in the April 17th issue of Critical Care. Reuters Health Information
I work in a long-term care setting and we often find that after a resident is hospitalized, they suffer setbacks in mobility and functional status. Can anything be done to prevent this? Medscape Nurses
In patients with stabilized neck, the Pentax-AWS provided a better view of the glottis and a higher success rate of tracheal intubation, compared with the conventional Macintosh laryngoscope. British Journal of Anaesthesia
