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Negative, positive vs. even fluid balance may increase long-term mortality risk among critically ill, study finds
Researchers at a single academic center compiled cumulative fluid balances during patients' ICU stays and looked for any association with mortality and renal recovery over the following year.
CMS metric for 30-day readmissions may not be linked with improved care quality, outcomes after MI
Overall adherence to acute process-of-care measures for myocardial infarction (MI) was high and did not differ significantly by whether hospitals had more or fewer admissions.
Guidelines released on management of empyema
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery offered recommendations related to clinical presentation, imaging studies, laboratory and pleural fluid analysis, and treatment in patients with possible empyema.
Cardiology groups issue guidance on heart failure
A focused update addresses biomarkers, new therapies for stage C heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, new data on important comorbidities, and new insights into heart failure prevention.
And the winner is …
ACP Hospitalist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.