Discover how complete heart block, due to chest trauma and ventral septal defect, was treated in a combat support hospital. Read this case report. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded $3 million to a nationwide project to help prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive care units. Medscape Medical News
A systematic review shows that people who drink more than 40 g of alcohol per day and/or have an alcohol disorder are at greater risk for active tuberculosis. Medscape Medical News
Is the metabolic syndrome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery a predictor of an increased risk of post-operative mortality? Future Lipidology
Because anxiety is a universal emotion that is managed without consequence by many people, its importance is often ignored by healthcare providers. American Journal of Critical Care
Is it more difficult for novice ultrasound users to obtain long axis vascular access with linear vs. curvilinear transducers? The Journal of Emergency Medicine
