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• Extended-Care Unit Reduces ED Overcrowding

• Cardiac Gene Linked to Sudden Infant Death

• Pump Device Found to Extend Lives of Heart Patients

• No Link Between Epidural Fever and Patient Size

• Perfusion Technique May Save Cardiac Arrest Patients

• Early Infection Therapy Reduces ICU Mortality

• Tight Control of Glucose Reduces ICU Mortality 42%

• Vitamin C Found to Inhibit Congestive Heart Failure

• Blood Transfusion Reduces Mortality in Elderly Heart Patients

• 53 Deaths Linked to Dialysis Filters

• Hub System and Ground Transport for Trauma Victims

• Asthma Linked More to Genes than Environment

• Intensivist Program to Benefit ICU Patients

• Enhanced System for Monitoring Brain During Sedation

• Acupuncture Relieves Postoperative Effects of Anesthesia

• Intervention in Surgery to Maintain Oxygen Reduces Strokes

• Ratio of ICU Nurses to Patients Affects Outcomes

• Critical Care Workstation Improves Efficiency

• Electrothermal Therapy for Back Pain

• New Pain Relievers Reduce Morphine Use

• Detoxification Procedure for Heroin Addicts

• Hypothermia May Aid Sudden Heart Arrest

• Difficult Airways Make Anesthesia More Risky