Simple Thoracostomy Shows Higher Success Rate Than Needle Decompression in Cadavers
A crossover study using fresh human cadavers found that simple thoracostomy achieved faster and more complete pleural decompression.
Trauma Center Type Does Not Predict Outcomes in Pediatric Liver Injury
A national TQIP analysis finds that facility verification status does not independently influence intervention rates or mortality.
Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization Reduces Subdural Hematoma Recurrence
Adjunctive embolization after surgery lowered symptomatic recurrence from 28% to 4.3% in a randomized trial of 186 patients.
Early IL-6 Levels Predict Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy with High Specificity
Day 1 interleukin-6 concentrations above 5,571 pg/mL identify patients at high risk for disseminated intravascular coagulation.
IVUS Guidance Reduces Target Vessel Failure in Complex Bifurcation PCI
A randomized trial shows IVUS-guided optimization more than halves the 1-year risk of failure in complex double kissing crush procedures.
Automated Model Predicts Surgical Complications Across 14 Health Systems
A multicenter analysis of 508,097 encounters shows high accuracy in predicting ICU admission, kidney injury, and in-hospital mortality.
Intravenous Tocilizumab Stabilizes Severe Pediatric Neuroinflammation Within 72 Hours
A retrospective study shows rapid clinical improvement and intracranial pressure reduction in children with refractory CNS inflammation.
Intravenous NAD+ Reduces Post-Resuscitation Lung Injury in Swine Model
Exogenous NAD+ administration improves oxygenation and limits pulmonary edema by inhibiting ferroptosis-mediated cell death.
Spectral CT Reconstructions Improve Acute Bowel Ischemia Detection
Adding iodine maps and monoenergetic images to portal venous CT increases diagnostic accuracy from 73% to 86% across scanner platforms.
Mild Acute Kidney Injury Minimally Affects Long-Term Kidney Function Decline
A study of 1,603 patients finds that mild to moderate AKI causes a small permanent drop in GFR without accelerating annual decline.
Helicopter Transport Increases Survival for Specific High-Risk Trauma Phenotypes
Patients with low Glasgow Coma Scale scores and respiratory distress show the greatest benefit from air medical evacuation.
Targeted sFlt-1 Apheresis Safely Extends Pregnancy in Very Preterm Preeclampsia
A pilot trial shows selective removal of sFlt-1 reduces maternal blood pressure and delays delivery by a median of 10 days.