March 19, 2025
Dealing with devices
Preoperative assessment can involve an increasingly long list of medical devices. Learn what to do with them.
Controversies in perioperative care
An anesthesiologist weighs in on whether to give carbohydrates before surgery and gabapentin after.
New guideline covers platelet, plasma transfusions in critically ill adults
The American College of Chest Physicians set thresholds for platelet transfusions in critically ill patients with thrombocytopenia with and without active bleeding, as well as offering guidance on prophylactic transfusions of platelets and fresh frozen plasma for common procedures in critical care.
Cardio society's consensus statement offers guidance on cardiogenic shock
A new statement from the American College of Cardiology includes a proposed road map for the first 24 hours of cardiogenic shock evaluation and management, as well as a mnemonic for initial diagnosis.
Awake prone positioning reduces intubation, mortality in COVID-19, review finds
Being prone for at least 10 hours per day during the first three days of hospitalization was associated with a significant improvement in survival without intubation for patients with COVID-19 and respiratory failure, according to a new meta-analysis.
Limited evidence supports continuing buprenorphine for acute pain in patients with OUD
Available evidence supports the current best practice of continuing buprenorphine during episodes of acute pain for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) already prescribed this medication, a systematic review of 115 studies concluded.
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