Manage AF Risk Factors Aggressively
Aggressive risk factor management appears to improve the long-term success of atrial fibrillation...
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Month: July 2015
The High Healthcare Costs of Smoking
Researchers in the United States estimate that nearly 9% of annual healthcare spending in 2010...
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An Approach to Cutting SSI Rates
Preoperative MRSA decontamination with chlorhexidine washcloths as well as oral rinse and...
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Depression & Low Back Pain
Patients with symptoms of depression appear to have a higher risk of developing an episode of low...
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Analyzing STEMI Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients
When patients present to the hospital with STEMI, early reperfusion with PCI or thrombolytic...
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Charge Awareness & Pediatric Appendectomy
Consumers can typically compare prices before making purchases for most industries in the United...
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ED Closures & Nearby Hospital Mortality Risk
According to current estimates, the annual number of ED visits in the United States increased by...
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Comparing Maintenance Fluid Types
A comparison of isotonic to hypotonic intravenous fluid at maintenance rates for 48 hours in...
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Comparing Maintenance Fluid Types
A comparison of isotonic to hypotonic intravenous fluid at maintenance rates for 48 hours in...
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Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Lower BP
International investigators suggest that vitamin D supplementation does not appear to lower blood...
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Older AMI Survivors & Statin Prescriptions
Medicare beneficiaries with coronary heart disease (CHD) who experience acute myocardial...
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Predicting Successful Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation
Several key features appear to influence out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival to hospital...
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Surgical Resection & NSCLC
Among highly selected patients with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), surgical...
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Statin Discontinuation & Limited Life Expectancy
Discontinuing statin therapy in patients with limited life expectancy appears to be safe and...
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Conference Highlights: QCOR 2015
In light of the unrest in Baltimore in late April 2015, QCOR 2015, the American Heart...
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Pulmonary Embolism in Older Patients
Patients aged 65 and older appear to present with more severe pulmonary embolisms and have a...
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Repeat ED Visits for Pediatric Meningitis & Septicemia
A study has found that repeat ED visits prior to admission appear to be common among children with...
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Aspirin Lowers Mortality in Pneumonia Patients
Chronic aspirin use appears to lower 30-day mortality among patients hospitalized with pneumonia,...
Read MoreOutcomes for Frequent ED Users
Frequent ED users appear to have higher mortality rates and are at greater risk for being admitted to the hospital when compared with non-frequent users, according to findings of a meta-analysis. Frequent ED users had a 2.2-fold...
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Predicting Discharge to Post-Acute Care
A study has found that conducting individualized risk assessments of discharge to post-acute care...
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