Does a combination of alfentanil-lidocaine-propofol provide better intubating conditions than fentanyl-lidocaine-propofol in the absence of muscle relaxants?
An alfentanil-lidocaine-propofol sequence offers significantly better intubating conditions than a fentanyl-lidocaine-propofol sequence in healthy adult patients.
Nadir lymphocyte count, not nadir neutrophil count, was independently associated with moderate, severe, or life-threatening infections in the IDEAL study. Clinicians should be aware of their patients' absolute lymphocyte counts during peg-IFN/RBV therapy; peg-IFN dose reductions may be a consideration in patients with significant lymphocytopenia (<0.5 × 10(9) cells/L).