This review highlights the importance of in-hospital hyperglycemia management for patients with critical illnesses and diabetes, and appropriate discharge planning for continued outpatient care. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Severe chronic kidney disease poses a problem of selecting chemotherapy. Liposomal doxorubicin was found to be safe and effective in treating a patient with advanced ovarian cancer. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
ESC 2007: The STEEPLE results coupled with the results of a large meta-analysis further document the safety of LMWH vs UFH in patients undergoing elective or urgent PCI. Medscape Cardiology
Can device therapy benefit patients with heart failure, including those patients who have no history of ventricular arrhythmia? American Journal of Critical Care
In a randomized controlled trial, the "open-lung" strategy did not reduce mortality or barotraumas but improved oxygenation and reduced hypoxemia-related deaths and use of rescue therapies. Medscape Medical News
Select risk factors incorporated into simple scoring tools allowed more accurate identification of persons with pneumonia caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Medscape Medical News