April 17, 2024
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Patients with low-risk S. aureus bacteremia may not need routine imaging
In a retrospective cohort study in the Netherlands, relapse-free survival at 90 days was similar in patients with low-risk S. aureus infection who received additional imaging and those who did not.
In-hospital insulin pump use associated with less hyperglycemia
Patients with type 1 diabetes who continued using their insulin pumps while hospitalized had fewer hyperglycemic events than those who got multiple daily insulin injections, according to a small retrospective study.
Current tools insufficient to guide anticoagulation decisions for new-onset AF in sepsis
The most commonly used stroke risk calculator does not predict postsepsis stroke and should not be used to guide decisions about anticoagulation among patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) and sepsis, a new study concluded.
Early minimally invasive surgery may improve outcomes for certain intracerebral hemorrhages
An industry-sponsored trial found that functional outcomes at 180 days were better with minimally invasive hematoma evacuation plus guideline-based medical management than medical management alone, if surgery could be done within 24 hours.
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