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Overnight extubations associated with higher mortality risk
ICU patients who had received mechanical ventilation for less than 12 hours were significantly more likely to be extubated between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. than those who were on ventilation for longer.
Measuring procalcitonin at ICU admission associated with lower cost and antibiotic exposure
A multivariable regression analysis showed that procalcitonin testing, presumably for sepsis diagnosis, was associated with shorter lengths of stay, both in the hospital and in the ICU.
Prasugrel, ticagrelor show similar safety, efficacy in acute MI treated with PCI
Patients were randomized to either a loading dose of 60 mg prasugrel and a maintenance dose of 10 mg once per day or a loading dose of 180 mg ticagrelor with a maintenance dose of 90 mg twice daily, for 12 months along with a recommended dose of 100 mg of aspirin daily.
Combination treatment for COPD associated with lower rate of exacerbations versus usual care
The industry-funded study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of once-daily treatment with combined fluticasone furoate-vilanterol.
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