Mediterranean diet effects on vascular health and serum levels of ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · 1. The effect of the Mediterranean Diet on cardiovascular health can be partially explained by improved vascular health, lowered total cholesterol and LDL, lowered ceramides, and reduced serum inflammatory adipokines. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: The Mediterranean Diet has been previously shown to improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients. This is proposed to be
Exoskeletal assisted walking devices currently do not demonstrate …
WEBSep 14, 2024 · 1. In veterans with spinal cord injuries, exoskeletons showed no clear benefits (medical, physical or psychological) compared to standard wheelchair use 2. Exoskeleton technology is still not adopted readily with participants only using the devices an average of 86 minutes per week Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Spinal cord injuries (SCI) often result in severe
Early occupational therapy improves post-stroke outcomes
WEBAug 27, 2024 · 1. Early occupational therapy in stroke patients significantly improves recovery of functional independence, quality of life, cognition skills, and level of depression 3 months post-discharge Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Strokes incur significant changes in patients’ lives causing health, social, and economic problems that can cause disability. Additionally, there is an increasing ...
Biomarkers may help guide antibiotic stewardship in community …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · 1. Using either procalcitonin or c-reactive protein as a biomarker to guide antibiotic treatment in patients with community-acquired pneumonia reduces the length of treatment course with no effect to time to reach stability or new antibiotic prescriptions Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) 20-50% of the 3.3 million people who develop community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) need to
Oral semaglutide effectively reduces bodyweight in non-diabetic …
WEBSep 15, 2023 · 1. The semaglutide 50 mg group saw a 15.1% reduction in body weight at 68 weeks compared to 2.4% in the placebo group. 2. Any-grade adverse events were more common among the semaglutide group with the most common being mild-to-moderate severity gastrointestinal symptoms. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Patients with overweight or obese
The ABCD2 score: Risk of stroke after Transient Ischemic Attack …
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The ARMA trial: Lower tidal volume ventilation in ALI/ARDS …
WEB1. The trial was terminated early when the data demonstrated that lower tidal volume ventilator settings in ALI/ARDS patients led to a significant decrease in in-hospital mortality. 2. Low tidal volume ventilation also led to an increase in ventilator-free days and a decrease in the number of days with systemic organ failure. There was no.
Noninferiority of Short Course Antibiotics for Febrile UTI: the STOP ...
WEBDec 26, 2023 · 1. In this randomized trial 5 days of antibiotics for febrile urinary tract infection was noninferior to standard 10 day treatment. 2. Recurrence rate of infection at 30 day follow up was lower in the short course group. Evidence rating: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common occurrence in outpatient
The Child-Pugh score: Prognosis in chronic liver disease and …
WEBDec 3, 2023 · 1. The Child-Pugh score consists of five clinical features and is used to assess the prognosis of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. 2. The Child-Pugh score was originally developed in 1973 to predict surgical outcomes in patients presenting with bleeding esophageal varices.
The SAFE trial: Normal saline vs. albumin for fluid resuscitation ...
WEBSep 22, 2014 · 1. There was no significant difference in 28-day mortality when comparing albumin and normal saline for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care setting. 2. Compared to normal saline, fluid resuscitation with albumin did not yield any significant benefits in terms of secondary outcomes (i.e., length of ICU/hospital stay, duration of supportive treatment measures).