Healio

Study: Use of low sodium fluids for continuous renal replacement therapy safe, effective

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of low-sodium dialysate and replacement fluids safely prevented an “overly rapid” correction of plasma ...
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Continuous intravenous infusion Rh-endostatin in combination with dacarbazine and cisplatin as the first-line therapy for metastatic melanoma.

Safety and interim results from a phase II, single-arm study of atezolizumab and bevacizumab in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...
Becker's Hospital Review

IV Fluid management: saving millions of dollars in operating costs by improving patient outcomes

Imagine your hospital significantly optimizing patient throughput, reducing the risk of mechanical ventilation and the need for acute dialysis treatment — while saving millions of dollars in operating ...
clinicaladvisor.com

American Thoracic Society Provides Tips for Hospitals to Manage IV Fluid Supply Amid Shortage

Tips include converting patients to oral rehydration, oral medications, and oral antibiotics, as appropriate. HealthDay News — The American Thoracic Society is providing tips to help hospitals ...
WMUR

NH hospitals, ambulance services discuss strategies to deal with IV fluid shortage

CARE PROVIDERS SAY IT’S A DIFFERENT SITUATION. IN A STATEMENT SENT TO NEWS NINE, A MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE FROM MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM SAYS IN PART THEY, QUOTE, MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO DEFER SOME ...
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Continuous low-dose intravenous lidocaine is effective for visceral pain secondary to peritoneal carcinomatosis in terminal cancer patients

A placebo-controlled trial of etanercept, a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor, in patients with the cancer anorexia/weight loss syndrome. North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) trial N00C1 ...