Critical Care
From the Journals
New melting hydrogel bandage could treat burn wounds faster, with less pain
Bioengineers have created a new hydrogel formula that dissolves rapidly from wound sites.
News
FDA pulls U.S. authorization for Eli Lilly’s COVID drug bebtelovimab
The drug is not expected to neutralize the dominant BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants of Omicron.
Feature
RSV surge stuns parents and strains providers, but doctors offer help
The parents of the child who had a severe case of RSV reflected on the their son’s bout with the illness.
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Flu, RSV infecting children at staggering rates
“What’s concerning to us are not only the number of infections, but the severity of these infections, leading to a high number of emergency room...
From the Journals
Shorter fever prevention duration effective after cardiac arrest
New study challenges guidelines on active fever prevention in comatose patients.
Conference Coverage
Study supports banning probiotics from the ICU
The risk is particularly acute for powdered formulations, presumably because powder more easily disseminates to contaminate central venous...
Feature
AAP issues guidelines to combat rise in respiratory illness
The group outlines measures to optimize resources to manage a surge of patients.
Opinion
A plane crash interrupts a doctor’s vacation
‘My oldest brother-in-law jumped into his ski boat and we sped out to the scene.’
Conference Coverage
Pulmonologist consult at COPD admission reduces risk of return
“When stratified by severity of COPD at the time of admission, the difference in the readmission rate was even greater.”
Conference Coverage
Hospitalizations for VAP rose prior to pandemic
Ventilator-associated pneumonia continues to drive hospital costs, but not mortality rates.