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A Safety Program to Decrease SSIs

Jan 9, 2013

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common complication facing colorectal surgery...

Calcium Supplementation After Thyroidectomy

Jan 9, 2013

More than 50,000 thyroid operations are performed in the United States annually, and postoperative...

Pulmonary Hypertension Remains After Aortic Valve Replacement

Jan 9, 2013

Most patients who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) appear to have pulmonary hypertension...

Optimizing Resources in Lung Cancer Surgery

Jan 9, 2013

Performing routine needle biopsy of suspicious lung nodules in surgical candidates appears to have...

Critical Considerations for Blood Culture

Jan 9, 2013

Sepsis and septic shock are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States and...

Blood Pressure & End-Stage Renal Disease in Patients With CKD

Jan 9, 2013

Studies have shown that treating high blood pressure (BP) is one of the most important strategies...

Examining Standards of Care in Disasters

Jan 9, 2013

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States, experts began to re-examine current approaches to providing care during disasters. A definitive standard of care for disaster victims has yet to emerge....

4 in 10 Docs Cave in to Brand-Name Drug Demands

Jan 9, 2013

Even when generic drugs are available, approximately 4 of 10 physicians in practice more than 30...

Reducing the Risk of Suicide in the ED

Jan 9, 2013

Each year, an estimated 32,000 Americans commit suicide, about 1,500 of which occur within...

Duty Hour Limits: Perceptions of Residents

Jan 9, 2013

Perceptions of fatigue appear to have improved following the implementation of the 2003...

Assessing Off-Label Anesthesia Use in Pediatrics

Jan 9, 2013

A Johns Hopkins University study suggests that many anesthesia drugs used for children are not...

Examining the Nation’s Epilepsy Burden

Jan 8, 2013

Access the full data analyses in Neurosurgery Focus In recent years, several treatment modalities have emerged for people with intractable epilepsy, including new surgical techniques and vagus nerve stimulation. These new...

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Call to Action

Jan 8, 2013

Over the past 30 years, many multidrug-resistant organisms have emerged across healthcare settings...

Survival After Aortic Dissection Surgery

Jan 8, 2013

Acute kidney injury appears to be strongly associated with survival in patients undergoing open...

Annuloplasty Plus CABG Helpful in Mitral Regurgitation

Jan 8, 2013

When compared with CABG alone, CABG plus mitral annuloplasty in patients with moderate ischemic...

Law School Applications Down; Are Med Schools Next?

Jan 7, 2013

The number of people applying to law schools is in steep decline. So says a recent post on a website called “The National Jurist.” The post cited some remarkable data from the American Bar Association. In 2012, law school...