A model that incorporated multiple blood biomarkers for the prediction of pulmonary arterial hypertension was comparable with existing survival risk models.
ECMO or ventilator use was the most significant predictor of mortality in patients undergoing lung transplant for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Dr. MedLaw discusses where the line between safely offering informal consultation, or “curbsiding,” and taking on the liability of a consultation gets drawn.