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Multidetector CT Angiography Highly Sensitive, Specific for Vascular Extremity Injury
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: All but 1 of 24 vascular injuries detected on CT angiography were confirmed intraoperatively, indicating that CT angiography is a...
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Rapid Thromboelastography Test Provides Coagulopathy Results in 5 Minutes
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- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: The median time to the earliest coagulopathy results with rapid thromboelastography (rapidTEG) was 5.2 minutes, vs. 23 minutes for...
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Early Vasopressor Use in Trauma Linked to Increased Mortality Risk
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- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Vasopressor use in the first 24 hours of a trauma case was associated with an 11.5-fold increased risk for death.Data Source:...
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A Third of Patients Transferred to Level 1 Trauma Center Didn't Belong There
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
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Prophylaxis Increases VTE Risk in Traumatic Brain Injury
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
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Prophylaxis Increases VTE Risk in Traumatic Brain Injury
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
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Low Ionized Calcium Levels Predict Trauma Mortality, Transfusion Needs
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
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Elevated Chloride Levels Predict 30-Day Mortality in C. difficile Infections
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Hyperchloremia is a significant predictor of disease severity and 30-day mortality from C. difficile infections. Data Source:...
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Longer Donor Management Times Improve Organ Procurement Rates
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: A total of 34% of available lungs and 45% of hearts were successfully procured from donors managed for more than 20 hours, compared...
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Longer Donor Management Times Improve Organ Procurement Rates
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: A total of 34% of available lungs and 45% of hearts were successfully procured from donors managed for more than 20 hours, compared...
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Combination Therapy Gives Survival Edge in KPC Bacteremia
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
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Combination Therapy Gives Survival Edge in KPC Bacteremia
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
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Low-Level Mupirocin, Chlorhexidine Resistance Thwart MRSA Control in Hospitals
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Persistent MRSA infection after decolonization therapy was 3.4-fold more common among patients with low-level mupirocin resistance...
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Depression Might Impair Compliance In Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
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Rise in E. coli May Challenge Empiric Therapy
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil