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FDA issues warning on insulin pump cybersecurity weakness
June 28, 2019
The MiniMed 508 and MiniMed Paradigm series insulin pumps are being recalled because of potential cybersecurity risks; 4,000 patients in the United States are affected.
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Short Takes
June 27, 2019
Restrictive transfusion strategy for cardiac surgery patients remains noninferior at 6 months post op.
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Subset of patients benefits from in-hospital sleep apnea screening
June 26, 2019
SAN ANTONIO – Readmission rates can be reduced in hospitalized cardiac patients who use CPAP consistently.
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What’s new in pediatric sepsis
June 26, 2019
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Don’t obsess about “Golden Hour” for delivering sepsis treatment bundle, expert advises.
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Repeated qSOFA measurements better predict in-hospital mortality from sepsis
June 26, 2019
Do repeated quick Sepsis-Related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) measurements improve predictive validity for sepsis using in-hospital mortality, compared with a single qSOFA measurement at the time a clinician first suspects infection?
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What drives intensification of antihypertensive therapy at discharge?
June 25, 2019
Are decisions to intensify antihypertensive medication regimens appropriate in older hospitalized adults?
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Opioid use curbed with patient education and lower prescription quantities
June 25, 2019
Postsurgery patients given education on opioids and prescribed fewer tablets took less medication.
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Penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae most common cause of bacteremic CAP
June 24, 2019
Narrow-spectrum aminopenicillins should be used specifically to treat children hospitalized from suspected bacterial CAP.
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New single-dose influenza therapy effective among outpatients
June 24, 2019
Is baloxavir marboxil, a selective inhibitor of influenza cap-dependent endonuclease, a safe and effective treatment for acute uncomplicated influenza?
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No Pip/Tazo for patients with ESBL blood stream infections
June 21, 2019
Can piperacillin/tazobactam be used as a “carbapenem sparing” alternative in patients with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae blood stream infections?
