Articles

Decreasing VAP Risk in the ED

Jan 28, 2013

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) results in increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare...

Examining Chronic Opioid Use in TKA

Jan 27, 2013

Consensus statements on the management of knee osteoarthritis have not thoroughly addressed the...

Remediation & Attrition in General Surgery Residents

Jan 27, 2013

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) unveiled a new model to measure...

Survival Trends for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Jan 26, 2013

At hospitals participating in the Get With the Guidelines–Resuscitation registry, survival and...

FDA Approves Gleevec for Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Jan 25, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use of Gleevec (imatinib) to treat...

Heart Medications & Pneumonia Outcomes

Jan 25, 2013

Statin use appears to decrease mortality and reduce length of stay in patients hospitalized with...

Guidelines Update: Preventive Treatments for Migraine

Jan 25, 2013

About 38% of people who suffer from migraine could benefit from preventive treatments, but less...

Endovascular Treatment Beneficial for Peripheral AVMs

Jan 25, 2013

Endovascular treatment for patients with peripheral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) appears to...

Substance Abuse Common Among Younger Stroke Patients

Jan 24, 2013

Substance abuse appears to be common among younger adults who experience a stroke, according to an investigation from researchers in Cincinnati. Substance abuse among stroke patients increased from 45% in 1993 to 62% in 2005....

Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting

Jan 24, 2013

New research is being presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting, from...

Massage Therapy Helpful After Cardiac Surgery

Jan 24, 2013

Massage therapy appears to significantly reduce pain, anxiety, and muscular tension in elective...

New Rules for Paying MDs Proposed in NY

Jan 24, 2013

New York City’s Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), which runs 11 hospitals in four of the five boroughs of New York, is negotiating a new deal with the union representing some 3,300 salaried physicians. The corporation...

CAD in Patients With Advanced Lung Disease

Jan 24, 2013

American researchers suggest that coronary artery disease not only appears to be common among...

Chlamydia Retesting Rates Low

Jan 24, 2013

Data from the CDC indicate that retesting rates for chlamydia within 3 months after treatment for...

Surgical Checklist Decreases 30-Day Morbidity

Jan 23, 2013

Using a comprehensive surgical safety checklist and a structured team training curriculum appears...

ED Use Among Kids With Autism

Jan 23, 2013

Improvements to community-based psychiatric systems of care for children with autism spectrum...

ED Crowding Worsens Outcomes

Jan 23, 2013

Periods of high ED crowding appear to increase inpatient mortality, lengths of stay (LOS), and costs, according to results of a review of nearly a million ED visits resulting in admission. Patients admitted during periods of...