Sepsis News

• Antibiotic Delays in ED Triple Sepsis Deaths in Children Delays in antibiotic administration increased the mortality risk by threefold in children with sepsis presenting to the ED.
  Medscape Medical News, June 17, 2024
• New Era? 'Double Selective' Antibiotic Spares the Microbiome An experimental antibiotic can kill bad bacteria and spare the good, opening the door to a new strategy for the future of antibiotic development.
  Medscape Medical News, June 07, 2024
• ACOG 2024 How OB/GYNs Can Help Patients Manage Weight What OB/GYNs should know about prescribing anti-obesity medications or simply providing their patients with information about the available drugs.
  MDedge News, May 23, 2024
• ACOG 2024 Study: Low-Lying Placenta Ups Complications in C-Sections Rates of preterm delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, and other complications were all significantly higher in women with low-lying placenta, a new study found.
  MDedge News, May 22, 2024
• How Does AI Fit Into Clinical Practice? Randomized studies on AI seem to be concentrated in gastroenterology, radiology, surgery, and cardiology, with less emphasis on primary care.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2024
• Pediatric Surgeons Warn About Swallowable Magnets in Toys Once swallowed, strong magnets entail risks for intestinal obstruction and the death of the intestinal wall.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2024
• IPC Develops Consensus on Generalized Pustular Psoriasis The IPC's definition and diagnostic criteria for GPP minimized the complexity of clinical considerations to speed treatment of this potentially life-threatening condition.
  Medscape Medical News, May 08, 2024
• Diet, Nutritional Therapies in IBD: Update Offers Advice The recent guidance from AGA includes 12 best practices that address dietary options, enteral and parenteral nutrition, patient monitoring, and the need for multidisciplinary care.
  MDedge News, April 22, 2024
• New Trial Deepens Debate Over Late-Preterm Steroids Steroids can prevent neonatal respiratory distress in women at risk for delivery before 34 weeks, but their utility in women expected to deliver later in pregnancy but still preterm remains unclear.
  MDedge News, April 17, 2024
• Alert FDA Approves AI Diagnostic Tool for Early Sepsis Detection The first-ever AI diagnostic tool for sepsis was granted marketing authorization through the FDA's De Novo pathway.
  Medscape Medical News, April 15, 2024
• Surgical Clot Removal Superior to Meds Alone in ICH The benefit in functional outcome is a welcome finding for these deadly strokes but was restricted to a select patient population, one expert suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2024
• ACC 2024 Impella CP Improves Survival in STEMI, Cardiogenic Shock Use of a microaxial flow pump led to a lower risk of death in patients with STEMI-related cardiogenic shock in the DanGer Shock trial, although with more adverse events.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2024
• Bone Infections Increase After S aureus Bacteremia in RA The use of orthopedic implants or tumor necrosis factor inhibitors doubled the risk for bone infections in patients with RA who had contracted S aureus bacteremia.
  Medscape Medical News, April 05, 2024
• US FDA Approves Basilea Pharmaceutica's Antibiotic The U.S. health regulator approved Basilea Pharmaceutica's antibiotic for bacterial infections including multidrug-resistant strains, the FDA said on...
  Reuters Health Information, April 03, 2024
• Pessary or Progesterone for Preterm Birth? Advantage Med Outcomes were similar with each intervention overall, but the medication appeared to produce better outcomes in women with a cervical length of 25 mm or less.
  Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2024
• Japan Warns on Surge in Potentially Deadly Strep Throat Cases Japanese health authorities have warned about a jump in potentially deadly strep throat infections, with cases running about three times higher than last year in...
  Reuters Health Information, March 26, 2024
• Diarrhea in Cancer Therapies — Part 1: Chemotherapeutics A gastroenterologist and oncologist recently reviewed the appropriate assessment and treatment of patients with chemotherapy-associated diarrhea.
  Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2024
• SMFM 2024 Conservative Care Generally Safe for Placenta Accreta: Study The results of a new study support the use of delayed hysterectomy and conservative management as safe alternatives to cesarean hysterectomy.
  MDedge News, February 23, 2024
• Thiamine Offers Renal Protection in Septic Shock A post hoc analysis suggested that thiamine supplementation improved renal replacement therapy-free survival in patients with septic shock.
  Medscape Medical News, February 19, 2024
• SMFM 2024 Obesity's Effect on Neonatal Outcomes Dose-Dependent Infants born to mothers with higher classes of obesity are at increased risk for adverse outcomes like intraventricular hemorrhage and respiratory distress syndrome, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, February 14, 2024