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PAS: New NAS treatment model shortens stay, lowers costs
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Implementing a standardized protocol for the treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome can safely lead to a significant...
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Systemic psoriasis treatment may resolve subclinical enthesitis
- Author:
- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Systemic treatment of ultrasonographic enthesitis in psoriasis patients significantly mitigates morphologic abnormalities...
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PAS: Device decreases hospitalization costs for bronchiolitis
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Implementation of a high-flow nasal cannula in a general pediatric hospital ward can lead to decreases in length of stay, need...
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PAS: Fewer readmissions with narrow-spectrum antibiotics in children with appendicitis
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Children with appendicitis who are treated with narrow-spectrum antibiotics experience comparable clinical outcomes to...
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Linking registries, databases may reduce surgical site infections
- Author:
- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Linking registry and infection control data with a hospital’s electronic health records can significantly improve surveillance...
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Mast cells predict hypersensitive reactions in rituximab desensitization
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Look to mast cell degranulation, not skin tests, for accurate information regarding the likelihood of hypersensitive reactions...
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CDC: LARC should be preferred contraceptive method for sexually active teens
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- Deepak Chitnis
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CDC: LARC should be preferred contraceptive method for sexually active teens
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- Deepak Chitnis
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United States experiencing drug-resistant shigellosis outbreak
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- Deepak Chitnis
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Consider cephalosporin a safe alternative for patients with penicillin allergy
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Given the low risk of adverse drug reactions with cephalosporins, patients with a history of penicillin allergy can safely...
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FDA approves Anthrasil to treat inhalational anthrax
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- Deepak Chitnis
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Self-reported penicillin allergy may be undiagnosed chronic urticaria
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Patients self-reporting penicillin allergy may have undiagnosed chronic urticaria. Major finding: 12.3% of patients with self-...
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CDC, AMA Launch Nationwide Prediabetes Awareness Initiative
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- Deepak Chitnis
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Low-volume centers using ECMO have poorest survival rates
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Low-volume lung transplantation centers in the United States typically have the poorest survival rates compared to those with...
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CDC, AMA launch nationwide prediabetes awareness initiative
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- Deepak Chitnis