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Switching biologic may lower risk of second infection-related hospitalization in RA

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 13:25

Rheumatoid arthritis patients taking an anti–tumor necrosis factor agent who had a prior hospitalization because of an infection significantly reduced their risk of a subsequent infection-related...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Nanotherapies make inroads in wound regeneration

Posted on: 21/03/2014 - 22:00

DENVER – Move over, gauze, bandages, and moist wound-healing techniques. Nanomaterials are making significant inroads in wound regeneration. Dr. Adam Friedman, director of dermatologic research at...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

‘Culture of Safety’ best defense against sharps injury

Posted on: 21/03/2014 - 18:10

DENVER – Of all the procedures and behaviors that place dermatologists at risk for occupational exposure, needlestick injuries rank at the top. According to 1999 data from the National Institute...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Frailty assessment central to TAVR decision

Posted on: 19/03/2014 - 18:05

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in nonsurgical candidates with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis carries a hefty price tag of $116,500 per quality-adjusted life-year gained...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Frailty assessment central to TAVR decision

Posted on: 19/03/2014 - 18:05

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Protocol-based resuscitation fails to beat usual care in early sepsis

Posted on: 18/03/2014 - 18:25

Protocol-based resuscitation did not reduce sepsis deaths or morbidity, compared with usual care, in the Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock study conducted at 31 U.S. academic hospitals. Among...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Patients with both HIV and HCV have higher hepatic decompensation rates, despite antiretrovirals

Posted on: 17/03/2014 - 21:00

Patients with HCV-HIV coinfections had significantly higher rates of hepatic decompensation vs. HCV-monoinfected patients, even when they received antiretroviral therapy and maintained low HIV RNA...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Apixaban approved for preventing DVT and pulmonary embolism after hip/knee surgery

Posted on: 14/03/2014 - 20:15

The oral anticoagulant apixaban has been approved for prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis, which may lead to pulmonary embolism, in patients who have undergone hip or knee replacement...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Hold the immunomodulators for surgery? Maybe yes, maybe no

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 20:55

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – When patients on immunosuppressive therapies need surgery, the risks of disease flare and compromised postoperative recovery and rehabilitation must be weighed against the risk of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Team planning cuts pancreatectomy readmissions

Posted on: 11/03/2014 - 19:05

MIAMI BEACH – A combination of teamwork and leadership led to a 50% reduction in readmission after pancreatectomy in a large academic facility. The readmission rate at Indiana University Hospital...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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