JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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To examine national age-, race-, and sex-specific trends in unintentional drowning rates among US children aged 0 through 19 years. ⋯ Drowning rates in toddlers have changed little over time despite the availability of effective prevention strategies such as pool fencing. In older children, drowning rates have declined dramatically despite the lack of clear preventive initiatives. Prevention interventions targeted specifically at the infant and toddler age groups should receive priority.
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To determine the excess length of stay, extra costs, and mortality attributable to nosocomial bloodstream infection in critically ill patients. ⋯ The attributable mortality from nosocomial bloodstream infection is high in critically ill patients. The infection is associated with a doubling of the SICU stay, an excess length of hospital stay of 24 days in survivors, and a significant economic burden.