Pre-op Anemia Linked to Poor Post-Surgery Outcomes
ISSUE: JUNE 2009
Mounting evidence suggests that surgery patients with preoperative anemia face a greater risk for postoperative cardiovascular problems than do those whose blood levels of iron are normal.
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CMV Raises ICU Mortality, Even in Pts With Hardy Immunity
ISSUE: JUNE 2009
Infection with cytomegalovirus, an opportunistic viral infection often found in immunosuppressed patients, appears to double the risk for death the critically ill, even those with an otherwise sound immune system, researchers have found.
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