As the use of ECMO expands, input from infectious disease clinicians is needed to standardize antimicrobial prophylaxis and infection prevention practices. “Over the past 10 years, there has been a rapid expansion in the use of extracorporeal...
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The following is a summary of “Virtual practice facilitation as an implementation strategy for launching opioid safety committees for quality improvement in primary care: feasibility, acceptability, and intervention fidelity,” published in the October 2024 issue of...
Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Reduces TF and TFPI
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