A Clinical Pharmacist-Led Transitions of Care Program for Veterans with Two Planned Care Transitions (Hospital to Skilled Care and Skilled Care to Home) amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Transitional care teams have been shown to improve patient safety. We describe a novel transitional care team with a clinical pharmacist as team leader initiated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The program focused on Veterans with 2 planned transitions of care: hospital to skilled nursing facility (SNF) and from SNF to home.

2,4,6-Trichlorophenol mediated increases in extracellular peroxidase activity in three species of Lemnaceae.

Chlorinated phenols, or chlorophenols, are persistent priority pollutants that are widespread in the environment. Class III peroxidases are well-characterised plant enzymes that can catalyse the oxidative dechlorination of chlorophenols. Expression of these enzymes by plants is commonly associated with plant stress, therefore limiting scope for phytoremediation.

In-house versus on-call attending trauma surgeons at comparable level I trauma centers: a prospective study.

Background: The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare patient outcomes based on the presence of in-house versus on-call attending trauma surgeons at comparable Level I trauma centers.

Methods: Two designated Level I trauma centers agreed to prospectively review trauma admissions over a 6-month period, one institution with 24-hour in-house trauma attending surgeons (IH), and the other with trauma-attending surgeons taking call from home (OC) available to the hospital within 15 minutes of notification. A 6-month prospective study was conducted reviewing all trauma patients admitted to both trauma centers with an Injury Severity Score > or =16.

Leukocyte responses to hypoxic/ischemic conditions.

Ischemia is an interruption of oxygen and nutrient supply to a determined area of tissue for a period of time. Because of the heterogeneity of various tissues with regard to their microvascular flow reserve and oxidative capacity, as well as their markedly different metabolic needs, a single critical Po2 level below which ischemia occurs is unlikely. This is why there are variations of tolerance to hypoxia within and among organs.

Should critical care medicine be a formal part of the undergraduate curriculum?

Medical students were surveyed shortly after completing the third year of medical school. TIle survey was designed to identify those areas of critical care medicine students had been exposed to and expressed interest in learning more about. In addition, the surveys sought to discern the level of confidence students felt with respect to different critical illnesses and intensive care unit (lCU) therapeutic modalities.