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HFNC 12 L/min on floor cuts down on bronchiolitis ICU transfers
September 2, 2019
Switching from 6 L/min makes a difference.
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Standardized communication may prevent anticoagulant adverse drug events
September 2, 2019
What information is needed on discharge to reduce anticoagulant adverse drug events (ADEs)?
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POP AGE shakes up DAPT in elderly
September 1, 2019
PARIS – Clopidogrel hailed as P2Y12 inhibitor of choice in older patients with non-ST-elevation ACS.
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Some HCV medications associated with serious liver injury
August 29, 2019
In many cases, the medications should never have been prescribed, according to the FDA.
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Additional physical therapy decreases length of stay
August 29, 2019
Does additional physical therapy reduce length of stay and improve outcomes?
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Use hospital MRSA rates to guide pediatric osteomyelitis treatment
August 28, 2019
SEATTLE – If your hospital MRSA rate is less than 10%, cefazolin is a reasonable empiric choice for acute pediatric hematogenous osteomyelitis.
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Blood test may reveal brain injury
August 27, 2019
Levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) are lowest in patients with nonconcussive body trauma, higher in patients with nonconcussive head trauma, and highest in patients with concussion.
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FDA’s low-risk TAVR okay set to propel case volume
August 27, 2019
The FDA’s approval of TAVR for low-risk patients should boost both case numbers and U.S. TAVR sites.
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CPAP safety for infants with bronchiolitis on the general pediatrics floor
August 26, 2019
SEATTLE – “Very, very few” hospitals do bronchiolitis CPAP outside of the ICU.
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Anticoagulant therapy for AFib in patients with end-stage renal disease
August 23, 2019
Apixaban may be safer than warfarin for patients who have ESRD and who plan for anticoagulation because of AFib.
