ICAAC 2012: Reducing CVC-Related Bloodstream Infections
The Particulars: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are frequently used throughout hospitals...
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The Particulars: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are frequently used throughout hospitals...
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New research was presented at ICAAC 2012, the 52nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents...
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University of North Carolina researchers have found that decision-making patterns appear to vary...
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs in an estimated 2 million women in the United States each year and in up to 26% of American women over the course of their lifetime. IPV involves any pattern of assaultive and coercive...
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Despite the apparently high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among patients hospitalized...
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Survey results from patients on chronic opioid therapy with no history of substance abuse...
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A report from the National Center for Health Statistics indicates that 55% of physicians had adopted an electronic health record (EHR) system in 2011. The report, available at www.cdc.gov/nchs, reviews the types of systems that...
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For patients with ovarian cancer, social attachment appears to be associated with a survival...
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National survey data show that women with chlamydia symptoms were tested in just 16% of visits to...
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Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appear less likely to respond to antiarrhythmic...
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University of Connecticut investigators have found that financial reinforcement interventions appear to significantly improve medication adherence. Interventions that were longer in duration, offered an average of $50 or more...
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The Particulars: Some of the most common postsurgical complications involve the respiratory system and include pneumonia and ventilator dependency. Evidence is lacking on standard care for postoperative pulmonary complications....
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President Obama and Mitt Romney made some swift punches on healthcare in the first presidential debate Wednesday night. Healthcare was officially allotted 15 minutes in the 90-minute debate, so let’s check out their...
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The Particulars: Falls increase the likelihood of hospitalization and mortality in older adults....
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The Particulars: Elderly patients with colorectal or bladder cancers are generally treated with...
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New research was presented at the American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress Sept. 30...
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Two recent papers have prompted me to ask myself the question, “Why do malpractice suits take so long to be resolved?” One was by a group from Harvard, USC and the RAND Corporation. They looked at more than 10,000 closed...
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Echometrix LLC today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug...
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In 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated screening...
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View our NEW Guidelines Update eBook. Work-exacerbated asthma (WEA) has been defined as...
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