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UnknownStop The Falls! A framework for injury prevention outreach for older adults presented by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Geriatric Trauma and Injury Prevention Committees.
With the increasing age of the population in the USA, fall prevention events to target older patients are imperative. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma hosted a fall prevention event at the host city of the 2023 Annual Meeting. We review the planning and implementation of this "Stop...
S-EPMC11603794 | biostudies-literature
UnknownSurgeons in Conflict Zones: Ethical Considerations Beyond the Operating Room.
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S-EPMC12610914 | biostudies-literature
UnknownIntegrating tobacco cessation into mental health care for posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

Context

Most smokers with mental illness do not receive tobacco cessation treatment.

Objective

To determine whether integrating smoking cessation treatment into mental health care for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) improves long-term smoking abstinence rates.

De...

S-EPMC4218733 | biostudies-literature
UnknownPotassium Supplementation and Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: The TIGHT K Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance

Supplementing potassium in an effort to maintain high-normal serum concentrations is a widespread strategy used to prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery (AFACS), but is not evidence-based, carries risks, and is costly.

Objective

To determine whether a lower seru...
S-EPMC11366075 | biostudies-literature
UnknownEvaluation of a National Quality Improvement Collaborative for Improving Cancer Screening.

Importance

Cancer screening deficits during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic were found to persist into 2021. Cancer-related deaths over the next decade are projected to increase if these deficits are not addressed.

Objective

To assess whether participation in a nationwide qual...
S-EPMC9669819 | biostudies-literature
UnknownDexmedetomidine- or Clonidine-Based Sedation Compared With Propofol in Critically Ill Patients: The A2B Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance

Whether α2-adrenergic receptor agonist-based sedation, compared with propofol-based sedation, reduces time to extubation in patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is uncertain.

Objective

To evaluate whether dexmedetomidine- or clonidine-b...
S-EPMC12090071 | biostudies-literature
UnknownCost-Effectiveness of α2 Agonists for Intravenous Sedation in Patients With Critical Illness.

Importance

Propofol and the α2 agonists dexmedetomidine and clonidine are used for sedation in patients with critical illness receiving mechanical ventilation. Evidence about the cost-effectiveness of intravenous (IV) sedation with these medications is lacking.

Objective

To investigat...
S-EPMC12090026 | biostudies-literature
UnknownContinuous vs Intermittent β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis: The BLING III Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance

Whether β-lactam antibiotics administered by continuous compared with intermittent infusion reduces the risk of death in patients with sepsis is uncertain.

Objective

To evaluate whether continuous vs intermittent infusion of a β-lactam antibiotic (piperacillin-tazobactam or...
S-EPMC11170452 | biostudies-literature
UnknownMethodology for the Development of the Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA)-EAACI 2024-2025 Guidelines: From Evidence-to-Decision Frameworks to Digitalised Shared Decision-Making Algorithms.
The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines produced their first edition in 1999, with subsequent revisions in 2008, 2010, 2016 and 2019. A new iteration of ARIA-ARIA 2024-2025-in collaboration with EAACI is currently being developed, focusing on the management of allergic rhini...
S-EPMC12862529 | biostudies-literature
UnknownFluid Optimisation in Emergency Laparotomy (FLO-ELA) Trial: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised trial of cardiac output-guided fluid therapy compared to usual care in patients undergoing major emergency gastrointestinal surgery.

Introduction

Postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing major emergency gastrointestinal surgery are a major burden on healthcare systems. Optimal management of perioperative intravenous fluids may reduce mortality rates and improve outcomes from surgery. Previous small tri...
S-EPMC10163929 | biostudies-literature
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