Antibiotic use prevalent among hospitalized patients in the US
1. About 50% of hospitalized individuals in the United States received antibiotics in 2011. 2. Vancomycin was the most commonly...
Digestive tract decontamination associated with low antibiotic resistance in ICU
1. Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) was associated with a lower prevalence of antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria in the...
Fenoldopam ineffective for renal injury after cardiac surgery
1. Fenoldopam did not significantly improve mortality or reduce dialysis initiation in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery....
Incidence and prevalence of diabetes in US stabilizing
1. The age-adjusted incidence and prevalence of diabetes increased each year between 1990-2008, but has plateaued from 2008-2012. 2. However,...
Lung cancer test less accurate when lung infections prevalent
1. The specificity of FDG-PET imaging for diagnosing lung cancer is significantly reduced in areas endemic to infectious lung diseases....
Climate change has important impact on health
1. The number of days over 90 degrees Fahrenheit per year will increase 2-3 fold from 1960-1999 to 2046-2056 in...
Most anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism similarly effective
1. Apart from the increased thrombosis in 3 month follow up noted with the unfractionated heparin (UFH)-vitamin K antagonist combination,...
Antenatal magnesium sulfate may not improve pediatric neurodevelopment
1. There was no significant decrease in the prevalence of cerebral palsy in pre-term children who received antenatal magnesium sulfate...
Improved COPD outcomes with combined long-acting beta-agonist and inhaled steroid therapy
1. Compared to the use of long-acting β-agonists (LABAs) alone, combination therapy with LABAs and inhaled steroids resulted in a...
Conclusions can change following reanalysis of randomized clinical trial data
1. 35% of reanalyzed clinical trials demonstrated conclusions that differed from the conclusions reached by the original article. 2. No...
