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
Increased off-hours mortality forces hospitalists
to learn new skills, forge new partnerships,
and increase staffing to focus on process issues. The Hospitalist
Are peak CK and peak CK-MB comparable independent predictors of left ventricular function and 1-year mortality in patients after primary PCI? American Heart Journal
The use of sedation algorithms was associated with reduced duration of MV and lengths of stay compared with daily interruption of sedation. Critical Care
