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Guideline Adherence Impacts Mortality in Schizophrenia
Adherence to the 2009 Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) pharmacologic guidelines...
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Trends in AF Among Hospitalized ACS Patients
Among patients hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), overall rates of atrial...
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Surgical-Site Antisepsis in Cesarean Deliveries
Rates of surgical site infection (SSI) appear to be similar between cesarean deliveries using...
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Evaluating & Managing Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
Survivors of congenital heart disease (CHD) are at greater risk for neurodevelopmental issues from...
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A New Guideline for Treating Hypertriglyceridemia
Hypertriglyceridemia can substantially increase the likelihood of patients developing heart...
Read MoreThe Lupus Initiative
The Lupus Initiative is a national education program designed to reduce health disparities experienced by patients with lupus. The Lupus Initiative has developed a free resource toolkit for practitioners of medicine – CME...
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Patients With CKD Have Higher Rates of CDI
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) appear to have a higher risk of Clostridium difficile...
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Hospital Length of Stay in Non-STEMI Patients
Duke University research suggests that patients with non-STEMI who spend more than 2 days in the...
Read MoreA Look at Suicide Among Physicians
Mental illness appears to be an important comorbidity for physicians who complete a suicide, according to findings from a data review. After assessing postmortem toxicology data, researchers observed low rates of medication...
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Highlights from the 2013 Adult Immunization Schedule
The Advisory committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and...
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STS 2013: Identifying Small, High-Risk Lung Tumors
The Particulars: Currently, there is no reliable method for identifying pathologically staged,...
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STS 2013: CABG Bests PCI in Long-Term Outcomes
The Particulars: Optimal treatment approaches vary in the treatment of stable, multivessel...
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STS 2013: Lung Transplants From Heavy Smokers
The Particulars: The general consensus among experts is that lung transplantation using donor...
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STS 2013: Feasibility Test of Volume Criteria for T Staging
Purpose: Size criteria have been used as a gold standard for a long time in cancer staging of all...
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STS 2013: Suction or Waterseal Drainage After Lung Resection?
Purpose: Pleural suction is used after lung resection in order to promote lung expansion and...
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Newsworthy Research from 2012 ACR/ARHP
More than 20 rheumatology studies were selected as newsworthy and highlighted during the 2012...
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STS 2013: Tri-Modality Therapy for Superior Sulcus NSCLC
Purpose: Trimodality therapy incorporating preoperative chemotherapy (cisplatin-etoposide,...
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STS 2013: Vein Graft External Support System for CABG
Purpose: Vein graft failure has been attributed to increased pressure in the venous conduit....
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STS 2013: Postop AF Rates With CorMatrix ECM for Pericardial Closure
Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common postoperative complication following coronary...
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