CHEST 2013: Cigarette Size & Lung Cancer Risk
The Particulars: The significant risks of smoking have been well established for decades. Little...
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CHEST 2013: Yoga Beneficial in Patients With COPD
The Particulars: Yoga is a simple, inexpensive exercise method that focuses on physical postures,...
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CHEST 2013: Transthoracic Chest Ultrasound for ARF
The Particulars: Chest ultrasound is often utilized in patients with clinically suspected...
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CHEST 2013: Predicting Neurologic Outcomes After Induced Hypothermia
The Particulars: Previous studies have shown that induced hypothermia (IH) helps improve...
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CHEST 2013: Hypotension in ED Sepsis Patients
The Particulars: The ability to predict hypotension among patients with severe sepsis or septic...
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CHEST 2013: Ultrasound Tops Other Diagnostics in ICU Care
The Particulars: Few studies have compared the safety and effectiveness of ultrasound with CT and...
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CHEST 2013: Electronic ICUs Provide Remote Care
The Particulars: Hospitals in the United States are increasingly using electronic ICUs (eICUs) to...
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CHEST 2013
New research is being presented at CHEST 2013, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest...
Read MoreACEP 13: Improving Discharge Instruction Recall
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that patient understanding of ED discharge instructions is limited. Other studies have shown that the teach-back method—asking patients in a non-shaming manner to repeat in their own...
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ACEP 13: IV Antihypertensive Therapies for High BP in the ED
The Particulars: Few studies have looked at the appropriateness of intravenous (IV)...
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ACEP 13: Automated Pain Tracker Ups Analgesia Use
The Particulars: Data indicate that pain is one of the leading complaints among ED patients....
Read MoreACEP 13: The Benefits of an ED Sepsis Alert
The Particulars: Early identification of septic patients in the ED may allow for earlier treatment and therefore decreased mortality from severe sepsis and septic shock. Researchers have hypothesized that using a sepsis alert...
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ACEP 13: Opioid Misuse in Discharged ED Patients
The Particulars: The rate of opioid misuse among discharged ED patients who receive prescriptions...
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Anesthesiology 2013: Trends in PACU Complications
The Particulars: Time spent in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) has been identified as a...
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Anesthesiology 2013: The Impact of Starting Surgery On Time
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that less than half of first surgical cases of the...
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Anesthesiology 2013: Predicting Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly
The Particulars: Postoperative delirium (PD) occurs in about 20% of elderly patients, according to...
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Anesthesiology 2013: A Different Approach to Managing PONV in Bariatric Surgery
The Particulars: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is common among surgical patients....
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Anesthesiology 2013: IV Acetaminophen for Pediatric Tonsillectomies
The Particulars: Data indicate that more than 80% of tonsillectomies are performed to correct...
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