Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cognitive impairment predicts outcomes for ICU survivors

For intensive care unit survivors, cognitive impairment at hospital discharge is associated with the risk of new physical disability at six-month follow-up, according to a study published in the July issue of the American ...

Medications

Major bleeding reduced in patients having non-cardiac surgery

A large, international study found a drug that helps the blood to clot reduced life-threatening, major and critical organ bleeding in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery—without increasing major vascular complications.

Medical research

New clinical trial to study in-flight whole blood transfusion

University of Washington School of Medicine researchers are participating in a clinical trial to understand whether trauma victims would benefit from a transfusion of whole blood during prehospital resuscitation. In the study, ...

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