Biden Administration Uses Wartime Powers to Help Restart IV Fluid Plant in North Carolina
American Thoracic Society Provides Tips for Hospitals to Manage IV Fluid Supply Amid Shortage
Tips include strategies for conserving fluids, cutting waste
IV Fluid Plant in Florida Remains Functional After Milton
Liberal Transfusion Strategy May Avert Unfavorable Neurological Outcome
Fewer patients with acute brain injury receiving transfusion triggered by hemoglobin <9 g/dL versus <7 g/dL had unfavorable neurological outcome
Industry Payments Common for Physician Peer Reviewers of Top Journals
Peer reviewers in this study received $64.18 million in general payments between 2020 and 2022
Extracorporeal Blood Purification Can Cut Cardiac Surgery-Associated AKI
EBP device in nonemergent cardiac surgery linked to lower rate of CSA-acute kidney injury in patients after cardiopulmonary bypass
Tele-ICU Rounds Ineffective in Shortening ICU Stay for Patients
Intervention involves daily multidisciplinary rounds and monthly audit and feedback by board-certified remote intensivists
U.S. Scrambles to Find Hospital IV Fluids After Helene Damages NC Plant
Ziresovir Reduces Signs, Symptoms of Bronchiolitis in Babies With RSV
Significantly greater reduction from baseline seen in Wang bronchiolitis clinical score at day 3 for those aged 1 to 24 months
Large Difference in Survival Seen for Preemies Born at 25 Versus 22 Weeks
Survival ranges from 24.9 percent at 22 weeks to 82.0 percent at 25 weeks; survival without severe complications varies from 6.3 to 43.2 percent