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Waco hospital treated range of explosion injuries
A nursing home had caught fire. That was the first news that the physicians in the emergency department at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, Tex., heard about the West Fertilizer Co. explosion in nearby West, Tex. Based on that preliminary information relayed from persons on the scene, the... »
Over 5 L of crystalloids raises morbidity
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. - Morbidity increased with the use of more than 5 L of crystalloid solution during high-ratio hemostatic resuscitation, according to the results of a retrospective study of 451 trauma patients.
This is the first multicenter analysis to demonstrate the deleterious effect on... » The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new agent Kcentra (Prothrombin Complex Concentrate, Human) for the urgent reversal of vitamin K antagonist (VKA) anticoagulation in adults with acute major bleeding.
Kcentra, manufactured by CSL Behring of *King of Prussia, Pa. , is a... » Fifty-one runners and spectators remained hospitalized April 23 with injuries from the Boston Marathon bombings, according to the Boston Public Health Commission.
With a total of 264 patients treated at Boston area hospitals, "the team approach [was] vital," said Dr. Jeffrey Kalish,... » LAS VEGAS - Trauma patients should not get antibiotics after damage control or primarily closed laparotomies because this treatment may increase the risk of postsurgical intra-abdominal infections, according to a study from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, a Level 1 trauma center.
The... »
FDA approves PCC to reverse warfarin-induced acute bleeding
More than 50 injured by bombs still in Boston hospitals
Antibiotics after damage control laparotomy up infection risk
Fifty-one runners and spectators remained hospitalized April 23 with injuries from the Boston Marathon bombings, according to the Boston Public Health Commission. With a total of 264 patients treated at Boston area... »
AUDIO: Two Boston physicians recall Boston Marathon tragedy
When the bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon finish line, Dr. Bryan Canterbury of Whidden Hospital was a few feet away in the medical tent. He ran to the finish line to help scores of patients on the ground. At Boston... »
ED troponin testing called big time saver
DENVER Adopting troponin I point-of-care testing in the emergency department for patients presenting with chest pain significantly cuts door-to-troponin-result times and shortens ED length-of-stay, according to Dr. George... »
POINT: Model Provides Cost-Effective Surgical Care I can say without qualification that acute care surgery is the best model for handling surgical emergencies. Not only is the model safe and cost effective, but it solves... »
Need is dire for palliative care in disaster planningNEW ORLEANS In a room filled with roughly 2,000 health care providers, just a dozen or so hands went up when the audience was asked whether their hospital or state had a "crisis standards of care"... »
Storify: After Boston Marathon blasts, doctors rush to help
Whether they were bystanders or runners, surgeons or family physicians, doctors ran to help the now more than 150 wounded after the bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon finish line. Here are some of their stories.... »
Overnight Intensivists Can Cut Mortality in Low-Intensity ICUs
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) Overnight intensivist coverage reduces ICU mortality, but only in ICUs that dont have robust intensivist coverage during the day, according to University of Pittsburgh researchers. The team linked... »