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Patients on NOACs, warfarin, or neither responded similarly to rt-PA treatment

The results suggest that giving recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) to selected patients who were taking a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) before a stroke was not associated with markedly elevated risks, the study authors said.

C. difficile recurrence risk reduced with bezlotoxumab versus placebo, industry study finds

The number needed to treat to prevent one C. difficile recurrence was 10 in the overall patient population and 6 in patients age 65 years and over and those with previous infections.

Ideal patient-to-intensivist ratio varies in U.K. ICUs

Researchers found that patient-to-intensivist ratio was significantly associated with hospital mortality after multivariable adjustment, with a U-shaped association observed.

High-flow nasal cannulas may be more reliable than noninvasive ventilation in some cases

The meta-analysis included studies that compared high-flow nasal cannulas with noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and conventional oxygen therapy in adult patients with acute respiratory failure.

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