There are a number of life-threatening, infectious complications of pregnancy including chorioamnionitis and septic abortion.
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Infections in Pregnancy
Journal Review
Effect of Oximetry on Hospitalization in Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalizations among infants in the United States. Hospitalizations for this disease have increased and it has been hypothesized that reliance on oximetry values may be at least partly responsible for the increase. There is no absolute consensus on whether supplemental oxygen is required in patients with saturations between 90-95%.
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Journal Review
PROPPR – Transfusion Ratios in Trauma
Injury is the leading cause of death in the United States in the 1 to 44 year old age group and the 3rd leading cause of death overall. In patients reaching the hospital with trauma, massive hemorrhage is a major cause of mortality. Damage control resuscitation (DCR) is a concept first put forward by the US Department of Defense in 2004 but has been widely adopted for civilian trauma as well.
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Journal Review
ACLS in OHCA
Sudden cardiac arrest is common and, obviously, very bad. In the US, there are about 500,000 cardiac arrests each year. About half of these cardiac arrests are out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and the survival rate is pretty poor. The most recent survival estimates put it at 7 – 9.5% in most communities.
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