Phenobarbital versus benzodiazepines in alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

Aim: Phenobarbital, a long-acting barbiturate, presents an alternative to conventional benzodiazepine treatment for alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). Currently, existing research offers only modest guidance on the safety and effectiveness of phenobarbital in managing AWS in hospital settings. The study objective was to assess if a phenobarbital protocol for the treatment of AWS reduces respiratory complications when compared to a more traditionally used benzodiazepine protocol.

Epidemiology, Resistance Profiles, and Outcomes of Bloodstream Infections in Community-Onset Sepsis in the United States.

Objectives: To describe frequency of positive blood cultures, patterns of pathogens' characteristics and their resistance profile in patients with blood cultures drawn due to a presumed diagnosis of community-onset sepsis, and to examine the association between blood culture-positive pathogens and hospital mortality.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Two hundred one U.

What conservative interventions improve bite function in those with temporomandibular disorders? A systematic review using self-reported and physical measures.

Background: Bite is an important function of the human stomatognathic system. Despite this, it is commonly impaired in temporomandibular disorder (TMD) populations. The aim of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of conservative interventions on self-reported and physical measures of bite function in individuals with TMD.