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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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Skip the catheter-directed thrombolytics
May 30, 2018
Does the addition of catheter-directed thrombolysis to standard therapy with anticoagulation reduce the risk of the postthrombotic syndrome in proximal DVT?
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Opioids still overprescribed for postop pain management
May 29, 2018
Excessive opioid prescriptions can lead to waste and misuse.
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Safety of MRI in patients with implantable cardiac devices
May 29, 2018
Is MRI safe for patients who have implanted ICD or pacemakers that have not been deemed to be “MRI conditional” by the Food and Drug Administration?
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Hospital safety program curbs surgical site infections
May 25, 2018
An AHRQ-designed program significantly reduced SSIs and improved safety culture in Hawaiian hospitals.
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Postop delirium management proposed as hospital performance measure
May 25, 2018
Delirium rates varied across hospitals.
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MDR Candida auris is on the move
May 24, 2018
MADRID - C. auris made its first appearance in Spain 2 years ago, and infection control specialists are still struggling to eradicate it.
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LAAC in nonvalvular AF provides stroke protection comparable to warfarin
May 24, 2018
Is mechanical left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) as effective as warfarin at preventing stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?
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No clear benefit of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the community after hospital discharge
May 23, 2018
Does pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the community after hospital discharge reduce health care utilization, readmission rates, ED visits, primary care visits, or primary care workload?
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In-hospital mortality predictors eyed in pneumonia patient subset
May 22, 2018
About one in four intubated or mechanically ventilated patients with gram-negative pneumonia die during hospitalization, results from a large retrospective cohort study found.
