F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, shares insights from a review of recent study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine examining duty-hours rules at 63 residency…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Left ventricular thrombus is still quite a frequent finding in patients with an anterior wall MI who have been treated by percutaneous coronary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with NYHA class I or II heart failure benefit from spironolactone therapy as well as those with class III or IV HF,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Trauma patients transfused with ABO-compatible plasma have a higher rate of complications such as sepsis and renal failure than patients given ABO-identical plasma,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children with acute diarrhea recover more quickly when treated with a hypotonic oral rehydration solution containing zinc and prebiotics than those given standard…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – General surgery patients with elevated blood glucose levels after the operation have an increased risk of developing an infection at the surgical site,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rates of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in immobilized stroke patients are lower when thigh-length graduated compression stockings are used rather than below-knee stockings,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children hospitalized with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, or HSP, corticosteroid treatment is associated with a decreased likelihood of several clinically relevant outcomes, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using the rapid-acting insulin analog glulisine instead of regular human insulin at mealtimes improves glycemic control in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The concern about proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) possibly interfering with the efficacy of clopidogrel may be misdirected, according to a new report. It…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, it is safe to continue chest compressions while a defibrillator is charging prior to shock administration, and this strategy shortens…
