Patients with marked clinical fluctuation in neurologic status due to cerebral ischemia may benefit from thrombolytic therapy, researchers from Canada report in the Archives of Neurology for August. Reuters Health Information
The annual MRSA-related mortality rate in the United States exceeds the mortality rate for HIV disease. Clinically relevant findings from outcomes research on the July phenomenon, fetal and maternal outcomes, a modified SOFA screening tool, and candidemia risk assessment are highlighted. Medscape Critical Care
Commentary on a study on the effects of hypothermia in children following brain injury, published June 2008 in The New England Journal of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
Is a loading and maintenance dose of prasugrel superior to clopidogrel in preventing death from cardiovascular causes? Journal of the American College of Cardiology