Prone positioning decreases mortality in severe ARDS (PROSEVA Trial)

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1. ICU patients with severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) who underwent prone positioning had lower 28-day and 90-day mortality rates than those who remained supine. 

2. This mortality benefit appears to stem from superior oxygenation and a … Read More

Antidepressant may reduce mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (REMIT Trial)

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1. Rates of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) were significantly lower in patients taking escitalopram (Lexapro) vs. placebo at the end of 6 weeks.

2. Rates of exercise-induced myocardial ischemia (ESIMI) were not significantly reduced in patients taking … Read More

Delayed tracheostomy in critically ill does not increase mortality

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1. Critically ill patients who underwent tracheostomy  within the first 4 days after admission did not experience a reduction in all cause mortality at 30 days when compared to patients who underwent delayed tracheostomy (after 10 days). 

2. The … Read More

2 Minute Medicine Rewind

In this section, we will highlight the some of the recent high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in the past week.

May 13 – 19, 2013

Human Infection with a Novel Avian-Origin Influenza A (H7N9) Virus

Reminiscent of past … Read More

Music therapy reduces anxiety and sedative requirements in the ICU

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1. Conscious, intubated patients in the intensive care unit frequently experience significant anxiety, which can affect their clinical condition and often requires significant sedative use.

2. In the present study, patient-directed music therapy reduces both anxiety and sedative … Read More

Childhood ADHD significantly associated with adult obesity

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1. Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was associated with a greater body mass index (BMI) and obesity rate in adulthood when compared to controls; these associations remained after adjustment for socioeconomic status, substance abuse, and other mental health disorders. 

… Read More