Patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) over the weekend face a greater likelihood of dying compared with those admitted on a weekday, a meta-analysis suggested.
admissionWeekend ICU Admission May Up the Risk of Dying (CME/CE)MedPage Today Infectious Disease Tue, 07/06/2010 - 10:42
AHA: Cooling Cardiac Arrest Victims' Brains Before Admission App...MedPage Today Emergency Medicine Sun, 11/15/2009 - 16:13
ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Cooling the brain of a person shortly after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may improve the chances of survival without brain damage, researchers reported here. SCCM: Statin Use May Reduce Mortality Risk in SepsisMedPage Today Infectious Disease Tue, 02/03/2009 - 10:13
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- Hospitalized patients with sepsis had a significantly lower mortality risk if they were on statin therapy at admission, according to a retrospective study. |
