Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Survivor bias makes best transfusion ratios in trauma patients unclear

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Many studies advocating use of a 1:1 ratio of fresh frozen plasma to erythrocytes in trauma patients needing massive transfusion are prone to survivor bias, report researchers.

Statins improve outcomes in STEMI patients, irrespective of LDL cholesterol

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Previous statin therapy decreases long-term mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients, irrespective of their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels on admission, results from a Turkish study suggest.

Global rates of diabetic retinopathy and its vision-threatening endpoints soar

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Almost 93 million individuals were affected by diabetic retinopathy in 2010, with 28 million having vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy, show findings published in Diabetes Care.

Cholecystectomy surgery reveals Medicaid patient care disparity

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Medicaid patients attending the emergency department with acute cholecystitis are less likely to receive definitive treatment than patients with private insurance, US researchers have found.

Half of CABG patients unable to meet nonHDL targets

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from an Australian study suggest that lipid management is "suboptimal" in high-risk coronary artery disease patients.

Changes in fitness and fatness independently associated with CVD risk

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Healthy adults who wish to reduce their risk for developing cardiovascular disease risk factors should maintain or improve their cardiorespiratory fitness, as well as prevent fat gain, suggest study findings.

Hyperbaric oxygen helps a variety of chronic radiation injuries

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is associated with high response rates among patients with various types of soft tissue radionecrosis, show results of an 8-year review of patients treated at a regional referral center for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Palliative radiation misunderstood by end-stage cancer patients

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with end-stage cancer often do not understand the role of palliative radiotherapy, even after full disclosure of their prognosis and treatment aims, suggest study findings published in Clinical Oncology.

Stromal cell markers may aid in OSCC prognostication

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Cancer-associated fibroblasts and tumor-associated macrophages are potential biomarkers for prognosis in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, research suggests.

Treatment response similar in schizophrenia patients with predominant and prominent negative symptoms

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with schizophrenia who have predominant negative symptoms and those with merely prominent negative symptoms respond similarly to treatment with atypical antipsychotics in terms of improvement in negative symptom scores, research shows.

Levels of β-amyloid 42 peptide reduced in bipolar depression

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Plasma levels of β-amyloid 42 peptide are reduced in patients with bipolar depression, and could serve a possible biomarker of cognitive decline in patients with mood disorders, say researchers.

Anemia predicts depression following ACS

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with anemia admitted to hospital for acute coronary syndrome are at increased risk for developing depression, research shows.

FD-OCT identifies predictors of MI before and after stenting

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Thin-cap fibroatheroma assessed prior to percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with an increased risk for periprocedural myocardial infarction, research shows.

Dapagliflozin reduces weight through glucose excretion, not fluid loss

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Adding dapagliflozin to metformin results in significant weight loss among diabetes patients principally as a result of caloric loss through glucose excretion rather than fluid loss, report researchers.

Laparoscopic rectal resection acceptable for octogenarians

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Laparoscopic surgery shortens hospital stay in octogenarian patients undergoing rectal surgery compared with an open approach and does not significantly affect other markers of outcome, indicates research published in Colorectal Disease.

Antibiotic treatment ineffective for uncomplicated diverticulitis

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis fails to accelerate recovery or prevent complications or recurrence, shows research.

Dapagliflozin reduces weight through glucose excretion, not fluid loss

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Adding dapagliflozin to metformin results in significant weight loss among diabetes patients principally as a result of caloric loss through glucose excretion rather than fluid loss, report researchers.

Inflammatory pattern differs by sampling site in children with CF

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

The pattern of inflammation in the airway lumen of children with cystic fibrosis differs from that in the bronchial mucosa, study data show.

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