JAMA Infographic March 17, 2020 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Italy Edward Livingston, Karen Bucher JAMA. Published online March 17, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4344

Delirium Subtypes in Adult ICUs Delirium is a common problem in patients admitted to the intensive care unit and is associated with increased length of hospital stay, high mortality and long term cognitive impairment. Delayed diagnosis can often make things worse. Delirium is known to fluctuate in its presentation and its severity can also vary. Delirium is generally classified into one of three subtypes- hypoactive (inattentiveness, lethargy, and motor slown...

Research Article: Neutralization of interleukin-17A alleviates burn-induced intestinal barrier disruption via reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines in a mouse model How to cite: Song Y, Li Y, Xiao Y, Hu W, Wang X, Wang P, et al. Burns Trauma.2019; 7:37. 烧伤后肠粘膜屏障受损可能由多种机制共同作用，其中，局部及全身炎症反应的参与是肠粘膜屏障功能受损的重要因素。因此，如何在烧伤早期有效控制炎症的发生、发展，是保护肠粘膜，减少并发症，改善预后的重要因素。在多种炎症疾病模型中...

Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus-Infected Pneumonia The recent outbreak of coronavirus has created a global hysteria mainly because not much is known about its clinical presentation, morbidity, and mortality. Prior to this outbreak, only anecdotal reports existed about coronavirus. The outbreak has infected thousands of people and has resulted in hundreds of deaths in China. However, despite this outbreak and global concerns, there is a lack of data regarding th...

Research Article: Timely completion of multiple life-saving interventions for traumatic haemorrhagic shock: a retrospective cohort study 引用格式: Mitra B, Bade-Boon J, Fitzgerald MC, Beck B, Cameron PA. Timely completion of multiple life-saving interventions for traumatic haemorrhagic shock: a retrospective cohort study. Burns Trauma. 2019; 7:22. Abstract Background Early control of haemorrhage and optimisation of physiology are guiding principles of resuscit...

Early Prediction of Sepsis From Clinical Data Sepsis continues to be a leading cause of death in hospitalised patients. Approximately 1.7 million individuals develop sepsis each year in the US and of these, around 270,000 die from the infection. Sepsis affects nearly 30 million patients worldwide and nearly 6 million die from sepsis each year. Billions of dollars are required to manage sepsis, far exceeding the cost of most other healthcare disorders. Sepsis is trea...

The INCEPT Study: Impact of Post-Traumatic Cerebral Infarction In the Hospital Senior Patient Rests on the Bed, Nurse in Ward Does Checkup. Recovering Man Sleeping in the Modern Hospital Ward. Post-traumatic cerebral infarction (PTCI) is common after traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity mostly among young people, but its incidence is also increasing in older people, particularly in high-income countries. The outcome of a TB...

Liberal or Conservative Oxygen Therapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Loic Barrot, Pierre Asfar, Frederic Mauny, et al N Engl J Med 2020; 382:999-1008DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1916431 Abstract BACKGROUND In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ARDS Clinical Trials Network recommends a target partial pressure of arterial oxygen (Pao2) between 55 and 80 mm Hg. Prospective validation of this ...

Violent Attacks Against Emergency Physicians young drunk man gets shirty with an ambulanceman at casualty Violent attacks against emergency physicians remain a problem. While mass shootings at hospitals are quite rare, violent attacks against emergency physicians are becoming too common these days. There have been cases where emergency physicians have been knocked unconscious, physically assaulted, hit, bitten, kicked, and punched by patients. According to a recent ...

Choosing the Best Blood Pressure Target for Vasopressor Therapy John C. Marshall JAMA 2020; 323: 931-933 Medical research drives innovation and improves outcomes. In cardiology, advances in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment reduced the 30-day mortality fromacutemyocardial infarction from 20% to 12.4% between 1995 and 2014.1 Similarly, for women diagnosed with breast cancer, 5-year survival has increased from74% to 88.5%over the past 4 decades2 in parallelwith ...