Higher Mortality Risk for Low BMI, Frail Patients After Emergency Surgery
New research indicates low body mass index and frailty dramatically increase mortality odds following emergency surgery.
Category: Critical Care
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Critical Care
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Salt Aerosol May Counter Increased Cough Sensitivity from Dry Air
Exposure to very dry air collapses airway mucus, but an inhaled magnesium mist could help protect the respiratory tract.
Critical Care
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FDA Licenses First Freeze-dried Emergency Plasma
The room-temperature-stable freeze-dried plasma product provides a new option for patients in remote or austere environments where conventional frozen plasma is unavailable.
ICU & Ventilation
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Draeger Expands Corrections for Atlan A350 and A350 XL Anesthesia Workstations
A manufacturing error in the ventilator motor assembly may cause mechanical ventilation to fail before or during use, according to an FDA early alert.
Emergency Room
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Pediatric Septic Shock Therapies Perform Equally Well
Data on 9,000 children with septic shock shows no difference in kidney outcomes between two common types of IV fluids used for emergency resuscitation.
Ambulance & EMS
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FDA Approves OTC Rextovy for Opioid Overdose
Rextovy, a 4 mg naloxone medication, will be available for purchase without a prescription at retail stores and online.
ARDS
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Rapid Test Detects ARDS Subtypes
An immunoassay measured key inflammatory biomarkers and classified patients into two ARDS subtypes—hyperinflammatory and hypoinflammatory—within approximately one hour.
Sepsis
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Remote Monitoring Fails to Reduce Readmissions After Sepsis, LRTI
Remote monitoring did not increase the time spent at home after discharge among patients hospitalized with sepsis or lower respiratory tract infection, according to results from a randomized clinical trial of 1,286 adults.
Other Acute Disorders
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Alcohol Intake Tied to Small Airway Obstruction
Higher alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of small airway obstruction, even before major lung disease develops.