Arch Surg Chicago
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Oral contrast solution and computed tomography for blunt abdominal trauma: a randomized study.
Oral contrast solution (OC) is unnecessary in the acute computed tomographic (CT) evaluation of the patient with blunt abdominal trauma. ⋯ The addition of OC to the acute CT protocol for the evaluation of the patient with blunt abdominal trauma is unnecessary and delays time to CT scanning.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Perioperative immunonutrition in patients undergoing cancer surgery: results of a randomized double-blind phase 3 trial.
Perioperative administration of a supplemented enteral formula may reduce the rate of postoperative infections. ⋯ Perioperative administration of a supplemented enteral formula significantly reduced postoperative infections and length of stay in patients undergoing surgery for cancer.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is effective in nonneonatal acute respiratory failure under certain circumstances. ⋯ Nonneonatal survival with ECMO therapy is strongly dependent on the diagnosis. Pre-ECMO intubation for less than 9 days had little effect on survival. Survival rates decreased when the length of time of receiving ECMO exceeded 300 hours.