Various strategies and recommendations to treat patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are provided in a clinical review published in the April 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Keeping 2 doses of epinephrine on hand is recommended for children with life-threatening food allergies, according to a study published online March 22 in Pediatrics.
Pharmacotherapy, ventilation strategies, and other management issues regarding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are reviewed in an article published in the March 1 issue of American Family Physician.
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Lactate clearance is noninferior to central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) as a target of early sepsis resuscitation, according to the results of a multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial reported in the February 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Leggi l’articolo intero.
Prophylactic antibiotics may improve survival of burn patients, a meta-analysis suggests, although the authors acknowledge that the quality of the supporting data is weak. Leggi l’articolo intero.
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Although pooled data of two studies suggested that critically ill pediatric patients may benefit from receiving prophylactic treatment to prevent upper gastrointestinal bleeding, we found that high-quality evidence to guide clinical practice is still limited. Leggi l’articolo intero.
Il nuovo test dell’emoglobina A1C predice il diabete così come il test di digiuno, ma supera il vecchio standard nel predire il rischio di un rischio futuro di malattia cardiaca e ictus. Il test A1C è noto anche come test dell’emoglobina glicata; usando un piccolo campione ematico, misura la media dei livelli dei due-tre mesi [...]
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Un basso indice caviglia-braccio (Abi) è indicativo di aterosclerosi e di aumentato rischio di eventi cardiovascolari e cerebrovascolari. Lo screening per un ridotto Abi può identificare un rischio asintomatico potenzialmente utile per trattamenti preventivi. Allo scopo è stato condotto uno studio per verificare l’efficacia in tal senso dell’Asa in una popolazione generale, controllata in doppio [...]
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Lactate clearance is noninferior to central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) as a target of early sepsis resuscitation, according to the results of a multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial reported in the February 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Start Oncology in Europe (03/2010): Enteropathy-associated T-cell Lynphoma
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Nuove linee guida pubblicate dall’ICSI: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Treatment
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Airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR) is a cardinal feature of asthma. Its absence has been considered useful in excluding asthma, whereas it may be present in other diseases such as atopic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. AHR is often considered an epiphenomenon of airway inflammation. Actually, the response of airways to constrictor stimuli is modulated by [...]
Blood Test Can Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Before Symptoms Arise Researchers from University Hospital in Umea, Sweden, have identified several cytokines, cytokine-related factors, and chemokines that increase significantly prior to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease onset. Blood Test Can Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Before Symptoms Arise Researchers from University Hospital in Umea, Sweden, have identified several cytokines, cytokine-related [...]
SIMG (01/2011): Linee Guida per la Diagnosi e la Gestione dei Pazienti con Malattie dell’Aorta Toracica
Carotid artery (CA) cannulation for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is associated with a higher risk for central nervous system (CNS) injury than femoral artery or aorta cannulations in all pediatric patients younger than 18 years of age, according to a study presented here at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 39th Critical Care Congress. [...]
