in a recent article that published in JAMA, Qiam et al. found among 2,511 patients who received antibiotic treatment, it was determined that treatment with piperacillin-tazobactam did not lead to a higher occurrence of acute kidney injury or mortality. Conversely, treatment with cefepime was associated with an increased risk of neurological dysfunction. Link to article […]
Continue ReadingHelsloot et al. found in a retrospective analysis that the first several hours of resuscitation in patients with thoracic injuries are absolutely critical. The majority of fatalities occur within the first hour, and a significant portion of deaths occur within the initial six hours following the injury. Link to article
Continue ReadingIn a recent article published in the British Journal of Surgery, Jain et al. conducted a multicenter superiority randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 451 children with nail bed injuries. The study showed that, following nail bed repair, discarding the fingernail yielded similar rates of infection and cosmetics ratings as replacing the fingernail Link to article
Continue ReadingA recent study by Savage et al., utilizing propensity score matching, revealed that children under 17 years of age diagnosed with acute sinusitis demonstrated no significant difference in the rate of treatment failure between those receiving amoxicillin and those receiving augmentin. However, it is worth noting that the latter group had a higher risk of […]
Continue ReadingA recent prospective study was published in CHEST regarding the use of peripheral administration of Norepinephrine in ICU. 603 patients received medication through peripheral IV access, and they found almost half of patients did not require central access, and 35 patients had extravasation with no significant complications. Link to article
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