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Analytics, board support are quality improvement keys
Knowing when your interventions are having an effect is a skill essential to QI success.
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Medical associations fight American College of Physicians HBA1c recommendations
Professional endocrinologist and diabetes organizations are pushing back against new guidelines for treating type 2 diabetes patients.
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Nonendoscopic nonmalignant polyp surgery increasing despite greater risk
Frequency of a risky procedure is rising even with a safer alternative available.
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ACP recommends new ideal hemoglobin A1c range for type 2 diabetes
The American College of Physicians has found evidence that current target A1c levels should be adjusted.
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Nonopioid analgesics have no major disadvantages vs. opioids for chronic pain
Chronic pain patients may be able to improve function without increasing risk of addiction.
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Opioid deaths in the ED increase nationally
Opioid overdose deaths have reached an all-time high across the country.
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Preoperative penicillin allergy tests could decrease SSI
Patients who report penicillin allergies are at higher risk for surgical site infections.
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Suicidal behaviors are associated with discordant sexual orientation in teens
Developing sexual identity may be a risk indicator for suicidal tendencies
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CPAP adherence linked to reduced readmissions
Sleep apnea treatment is turning dreams of improved hospital outcomes into reality.
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Splenic artery embolization increases risk of complications
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – Splenic embolization after blunt injury comes with an extra risk of readmission.
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FDA adds boxed warning to obeticholic acid label
Data from required studies of the drug are expected in 2023.
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Notable acute care surgery papers from 2017
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – Check out a list of acute care surgical studies from the past year that could change your practice.
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EEG burst suppression pattern prognosis not always grim post cardiac arrest
WASHINGTON – Characteristics of EEG signals may be associated with prognoses of poor outcomes.
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Elderly trauma patients at high risk for post-discharge mortality
A complete picture of the burden of trauma injury in the elderly should include 1-year mortality risk.