Bacterial contamination has become the leading transfusion-transmitted infectious risk. Can you detect it? Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
In a prospective birth cohort study, infants who were breast-fed for at least 4 months had improved lung function at age 10 years vs those who were not breast-fed. Medscape Medical News
Brain natriuretic peptide measurement is a useful diagnostic tool for differentiating pulmonary and cardiac conditions, but is it useful for predicting mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism? Critical Care
Melatonin therapy can increase the efficiency of nocturnal sleep in critically ill patients, according to a report in Critical Care published online April 18th. Reuters Health Information
Do different applications of positive end-expiratory pressure improve survival and/or reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation? Medscape Critical Care
