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Adult congenital heart disease guideline gets 10-year update, new classification system
August 16, 2018
New data in the expanding range of adults with congenital heart disease spurred a revamp of the guidelines.
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Enhanced recovery initiative improved bariatric length of stay
July 25, 2018
ORLANDO – Employing New Enhanced Recovery Goals for Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY) will generate data on best practices.
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New hypertension guidelines would add 15.6 million new diagnoses
July 11, 2018
A new analysis estimates that adopting the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines would add 15 million Americans to the ranks of the hypertensives, and half of those would be candidates for treatment.Similar increases would occur in other countries, according to study auth...
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DOACs’ safety affirmed in real-world setting
July 9, 2018
Direct oral anticoagulants were linked with lower bleeding risk, regardless of reason for use. One shone brightest.
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RBC transfusions with surgery may increase VTE risk
June 14, 2018
Stricter blood management practices and VTE prophylaxis may be needed if the study findings are confirmed.
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Education sessions upped COPD patients’ knowledge of their disease
June 10, 2018
With the right education tool, patients can gain knowledge about their disease.
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Many hospitals had no mandatory flu vaccine requirements in 2017
June 1, 2018
Many VA and non-VA hospitals still do not have mandatory influenza vaccination requirements for health care personnel.
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Severity of sepsis-associated coagulopathy predicts hospital mortality
May 31, 2018
This study outlines a simplified classification scheme for coagulopathy with implications that are potentially “profound.”
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Delays in lactate measurement ups mortality risk in sepsis patients
May 30, 2018
Delays in lactate measurement meant delays in treatment.
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Lower glucose target linked to improved mortality in critically ill
May 3, 2018
The findings of a new study of critically ill patients challenge current guidelines on the use of intensive insulin therapy.