Antidepressant may reduce mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (REMIT Trial)
Image: PD 1. Rates of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) were significantly lower in patients taking escitalopram (Lexapro) vs. placebo ...
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Delayed tracheostomy in critically ill does not increase mortality
Image: PD 1. Critically ill patients who underwent tracheostomy within the first 4 days after admission did not experience a reduction ...
Music therapy reduces anxiety and sedative requirements in the ICU
Image: PD 1. Conscious, intubated patients in the intensive care unit frequently experience significant anxiety, which can affect their clinical ...
Brain injuries linked with increased military suicide risk
Image: PD 1. Service members who had multiple traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) were at greater suicide risk than those who ...
Key pathogens burden diarrhea in the developing world
Image: PD 1. Most attributable cases of moderate-to-severe diarrhea were due to four pathogens: Totavirus, Cryptosporidium, Enterotoxigenic escherichia coli producing ...
Post-operative acute kidney injury more common in obese elderly
Image: PD 1. Very obese patients older than 65 had a 1.68 odds ratio (p=0.01) for acute kidney injury (AKI) ...
High rate of hernia recurrence with biologic mesh repair
Image: PD 1. Single-stage ventral hernia repair (VHR) using biologic mesh in the setting of a contaminated field results in ...
Analysis confirms guidelines on PCI versus CABG
Image: PD 1. Bayesian analysis of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies of patients with unprotected left main coronary artery ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind
In this section, we will highlight the some of the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in the past ...
Pelvic organ prolapse surgery has increasing complications long-term
Image: PD 1. The abdominal sacrocolpopexy procedure has been shown to be a promising treatment for pelvic organ prolapse but ...
