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The Latest in Critical Care, 9/28/23 (Issue #15)

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Systemic corticosteroids (such as intravenous dexamethasone) improve outcomes in severe pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. It makes sense that inhaled steroids might improve outcomes from less severe infections. Do inhaled steroids improve Covid pneumonia? About two thirds of patients in each arm were vaccinated.

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Friday Reflection 41: Sometimes I Just Need to Complain

Sensible Medicine

She is admitted with suspected stroke. If I had it all to do again, there is no doubt that I would choose medicine in general and academic general internal medicine in particular, but occasionally we all have a bad week. There were no personal crises or untoward patient outcomes. I love my job. Last week was one of them.

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To Treat or Not to Treat

Sensible Medicine

For many doctors in academic medicine, publishing in peer reviewed journal is an important part of their careers. People can rise through the academic ranks as gifted clinicians, creative and effective educators, and talented administrators. years, anticoagulation reduced the rate of stroke or systemic embolism by 1.7% (HR: 0.63; 0.45

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SGEM Xtra: Walk of Life – Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Shahriar Zehtabchi is a tenured professor and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center & Kings County Hospital. Shahriar also serves […] The post SGEM Xtra: Walk of Life – Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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The ECLS-SHOCK Trial: ECPR in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock

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bleeding, stroke, limb ischemia, and hemolysis). to 1.03) Poor Neurologic Outcome (CPC 3 or 4): 24.8% to 1.03) Poor Neurologic Outcome (CPC 3 or 4): 24.8% to 1.03) Poor Neurologic Outcome (CPC 3 or 4): 24.8% to 1.03) Poor Neurologic Outcome (CPC 3 or 4): 24.8% Zeymer HT et al. Control: 53.4% D ECLS: 18.2%

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SGEM Xtra: This is My Life – Centralization of Rural Emergency Healthcare

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

2023 Apr Guest Skeptics: Dr. Louella Vaugh is an internist practising as a hospitalist physician at an academic centre in London, UK with a special interest in smaller, rural and remote healthcare. The main outcome was the adjusted odds ratio for in-hospital mortality and hazard ratio for 30-day mortality with some pre-specified subgroups.

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

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1, 2 Its occurrence often portends worse outcomes in intubated patients, whose projected hospital course was already tenuous. 3, 6 Among patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), the risk may be as high as 28%-76% and 23%-60%, respectively. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C., 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

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