Critical Care News

Among dialysis patients who were nearing end of life, white patients were significantly more likely to use hospice care, compared with black, Asian and American Indian patients, according to recently presented data.

Data from a cluster-randomized trial demonstrated that continuous chest compressions during CPR did not affect survival or neurological function compared with interrupted chest compressions.

A prospective study of perioperative medication administration found significant medication errors and adverse drug events, according to research published in Anesthesiology.

The CDC has issued a challenge to health care providers aimed at preventing health care-associated blood clots, according to a press release.

For patients being treated with out-of-hospital life support for major trauma, stroke or respiratory failure, treatment with basic life support, rather than advanced life support, improved outcomes, according to recently published data.

Researchers estimated that 23,000 ED visits in the United States were attributable to adverse events associated with dietary supplements, according to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Compared with costs associated with heart disease, cancer or other causes, patients with dementia face the largest health care expenditures, totaling more than $287,000 in the last 5 years of life, according to recently published data.

An analysis of hospital discharge data indicated ethnic and racial discrepancies in hospital readmission rates after vaginal and cesarean deliveries, according to findings published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

WASHINGTON — The growing popularity of nonpowder firearms, including paintball guns, airsoft guns, BB guns and pellet guns, represent a significant risk of ocular injury among children with the potential for permanent disability, according to data presented at the 2015 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.

In the process of removing contaminated gowns and gloves, health care workers frequently contaminated their skin and clothing, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.