Clinical

SAN DIEGO – Stent retrievers were associated with higher rates of recanalization, shorter recanalization times, and better outcomes than multimodality recanalization strategies, based on a retrospective, single-center chart... »

LAS VEGAS – Vancomycin is as safe on the kidneys of critically ill patients as linezolid, so long as trough levels don’t exceed the recommended upper limit of 20 mcg/mL, according to researchers from the University of Virginia in... »

ORLANDO – Nosocomial infections in cirrhotic patients are associated with acute kidney injury and prolonged hospital stay, and thus adversely affect outcomes, findings from a Swedish population-based study suggest.

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In nearly half of all in-flight medical emergencies, an on-board physician volunteer is the first medical responder, based on a retrospective analysis of nearly 12,000 medical emergency calls over a 3-year period from five... »

Children and teenagers take longer to recover from a concussion if they’ve had one before, especially within the past year, Boston Children’s Hospital emergency department physicians found in a study of 280 of their concussed... »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are continuing to monitor the spread of the newly named Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) caused by the MERS-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). As of... »

WASHINGTON – A delay of up to 10 hours between appendicitis diagnosis and surgery in children was not associated with an increased risk of appendiceal perforation, according to a subanalysis of a large prospective study.

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