Summary of New Healthcare Attire Guidelines
Are banning wrist watches and providing hooks for white coats realistic solutions for reducing...
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STS 2014: Preventing SSIs in CABG
The Particulars: Surgical site infections (SSIs) can increase mortality, readmission rates,...
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STS 2014: TAVR Availability Improves Outcomes
The Particulars: Recently, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) became a commercially...
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STS 2014: Long-Term Survival After Pediatric Heart Transplants
The Particulars: Research indicates that the average survival rate for adult heart transplant...
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Discrediting a Paper About Discredited Practices
According to a study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 146 papers appearing in the New England...
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Needle-Free Vaccines
One hundred sixty years after the invention of the needle and syringe, we’re still using them to...
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A Data-Driven Approach for Nurse Staffing
Unplanned nurse turnover is a primary threat to a hospital’s sustainability. Foremost, the price...
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Using SMBG in the Insulin-Naïve
Achieving glycemic control is paramount to helping patients prevent the development of...
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Combating Malnutrition
With as many as one in three patients entering the hospital malnourished, physicians and other...
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Guidelines for Managing Fever & Neutropenia in Cancer Patients
Neutropenia, a common condition among cancer patients that is caused by low levels of neutrophils,...
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The Modern Surgery Department Chairmen
At hospitals throughout the country, surgery department chairmen have an important leadership role...
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ISET 2014: Bioresorbable Scaffold Beneficial
The Particulars: Drug-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS)—which naturally dissolve into...
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Assessing Quality in Acute Care Surgery
Emergency and trauma surgeries are increasingly being performed by the same providers, often using...
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ISET 2014: Novel Technology Promising in PE
The Particulars: The EkoSonic Endovascular System is a device that uses ultrasound to accelerate...
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ISET 2014: Nitinol Stents Maintain QOL in PAD
The Particulars: Research indicates that approximately one-third of patients with untreated...
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Top 5 Cardiology Features of 2013
The top features from 2013 cover guidelines for ischemic heart disease and unstable angina/non-ST...
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Unhealthy Heart Behaviors: Getting Ahead of the Curve
The American Heart Association (AHA) has set a 2020 goal of improving the heart health of all...
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Predicting Stroke Risk in Patients With ACS
Clinical outcomes after stroke can be devastating and include high risks of mortality and severe...
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Where Does a Surgeon’s Responsibility End?
A couple of months ago, a post called “Everything’s my fault: How a surgeon says...
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