Supplemental Oxygen in Critically Ill Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation Description In one of the largest critical care trials to date, outcomes were similar when targeting an oxygen saturation of 90% versus usual care.
First-Line Therapy for C. difficile Colitis: Does Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Have a Role? Description In a randomized trial in Norway, FMT was noninferior to vancomycin.
RSV Infection Substantially Raises Risk for Cardiovascular Events Description Adults hospitalized for RSV had an 18-fold increased incidence of cardiovascular events during the first 28 days after admission.
Medications as Risk Factors for Microscopic Colitis: Have We Been Wrong? Description Commonly implicated medications did not raise risk for biopsy-proven microscopic colitis in an observational study.
Lifestyle Modifications in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Description Lifestyle modifications are not enough to improve the efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs; catheter ablation is still superior.
How Patients with COPD Recognize Exacerbations and Communicate Their Experiences Description Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease often describe their symptoms differently than clinicians would.
A New Indication for Finerenone, a Mineralocorticoid-Receptor Antagonist Description The FDA has approved this drug for treating patients with heart failure and preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction.
Preventing Gastric Cancer by Eradicating Helicobacter pylori Description A meta-analysis suggests that H. pylori eradication lowers gastric cancer incidence by about 40%.
Can POCUS Improve Rhythm Identification and Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests? Description Point-of-care ultrasound early in cardiac arrest detected previously unidentified shockable rhythms, but outcomes didn't improve.
Meclizine Use Is Associated with Excess Risk for Injurious Falls Description Injurious falls were more common in both younger and older adults with dizziness who took this medication.