ICU Transfer may reduce mortality
This seems like a no-brainer. Some elderly patients may benefit from early transfer to the ICU. From Medscape (need subscription): Transfer to an intensive care unit (ICU) may yield greater benefits with increasing age and increasing severity of illness, according to researchers who used an updated mathematical technique in their modeling. ICU transfer has been […]
Methadone ain’t good for you
I know that this would seem obvious, but Methadone has been used for years to help get folks who are addicted to narcotics get off of narcotics. It was used as a bridge. Well, it seems that the methadone bridge isn’t safe. A recent study looked at patients taking methadone verses long-acting morphine. The patients […]