A new study examines the effect of rapid infusion of 2meq/kg of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) in an ovine model on gas exchange and coronary and cerebral perfusion in the immediate post-resuscitation ...

Currently in the HSCT setting, the recommended method of administration of i.v. tacrolimus is as a continuous 24 h infusion of 0.03–0.04 mg/kg per day, usually starting on day -2 of HSCT; with the aim ...

Chicago, IL - Canadian researchers compared the occurrence of uncommon adverse events in phase 2 versus phase 3 trials, using the example of intracranial hemorrhage rates in bolus thrombolysis trials.

At a recent meeting of the AAMI Healthcare Technology Safety Institute, researchers from the University of Toronto released a report that provides nine specific recommendations to reduce the risks ...

A 27-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to a labor and delivery unit with cramping, abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, and leaking amniotic fluid. Although she was only 27 weeks pregnant, an exam ...

Comparative Analysis of Micrometastasis to the Bone Marrow and Lymph Nodes of Node-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Receiving No Adjuvant Therapy PURPOSE: To conduct a phase I study of ZD9331, a potent ...

PATIENTS AND METHODS: All patients had metastatic CRC and a World Health Organization performance status of 0 or 1. CPT-11 was administered over a 90-minute infusion every 2 weeks at a range of dose ...

A literatur survey concludes that the efficacy of recombinant activated factor VII administered by continuous infusion (rFVIIa CI) in patients with congenital hemophilia with inhibitors or congenital ...

New research just published online by JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that for many commonly used treatment regimens targeting metastatic gastrointestinal (GI) ...