Poverty Ups Risk for Amputation After Knee Replacement
No racial or sex disparities seen for risk for amputation after periprosthetic joint infections
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No racial or sex disparities seen for risk for amputation after periprosthetic joint infections
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In population with cerebral microbleeds, no increased risk seen for those starting antiplatelet therapy
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Caution advised for low-dose aspirin in individuals without symptomatic cardiovascular disease
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FRI second-leading diagnosis for readmission with FRI and cognitive impairment at index admission
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Findings in U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Colombia based on national vital statistics data from 1990 to 2015
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Only 1.5 percent of high-risk patients are prescribed naloxone upon ED or inpatient discharge
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Men and those with diabetes have higher risk of volume overload; overload linked to mortality
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Organization claims guidelines influenced by people with financial ties to Purdue Pharma
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Many parents with opioid, substance use disorder are living with children; treatment rates are low
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Weight loss before transplantation associated with increased hospitalization LOS, graft loss, mortality
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Decline seen in CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP rates; no change in C. diff infection, MRSA blood infection rates
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Report finds 47.2 million doses lost due to health care worker misuse and theft in 2018
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Recommendations support educational initiatives to increase awareness, need to seek emergency care
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Glucocorticoid use ups risk for hospitalized infection, prosthetic joint infection after arthroplasty
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Findings reinforce need for team approach to treatment decisions for heart conditions
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Decreases not consistent across states, with significant increases in Illinois, Indiana, Utah
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However, greater naloxone availability tied to more nonfatal overdoses seen in emergency departments
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Patients with diabetes and hypoglycemia have higher readmission rate, postdischarge mortality
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Bariatric surgery was only independent predictor of arrhythmia-free survival in multivariate analysis
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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – A tiny percentage of people at high risk for opioid overdose are getting prescriptions for naloxone, a medication that could potentially save their lives, a new study finds. Researchers...
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