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PPI, steroid use raises risk of CDAD recurrence

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 14:12

AUSTIN, TEX. – Use of proton pump inhibitors and steroids was independently associated with recurrences of Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea among patients in an intensive care unit,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA approves new abuse-prevention labeling for extended-release Embeda

Posted on: 18/10/2014 - 16:57

The Food and Drug Administration has approved new labeling for the opioid analgesic Embeda to include information about the drug’s abuse-preventive properties, the agency announced Oct. 17. The...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Posted on: 12/08/2014 - 16:55

The use of inpatient medical consultations for hospitalized surgical patients was found to vary by hospital, but consultations didn’t appear to have much of an impact on risk-adjusted 30-day...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Posted on: 12/08/2014 - 16:55

The use of inpatient medical consultations for hospitalized surgical patients was found to vary by hospital, but consultations didn’t appear to have much of an impact on risk-adjusted 30-day...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Seven percent of patients with life-threatening skin reactions have another episode

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 21:00

Patients who survived Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis had a 7% incidence of recurrence, based on data from a 10-year population study of more than 500 Canadian patients. The...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Even mild preop sepsis boosts postop thrombosis risk

Posted on: 18/04/2014 - 19:50

WASHINGTON – Preoperative sepsis proved to be an important independent risk factor for both arterial and venous thrombosis during or after surgery in an analysis of nearly 1.75 million U.S. surgical...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Some providers quicker to tube feed end-of-life elderly

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 17:00

Hospitalists who care for dementia patients near the end of life are much less likely to introduce a feeding tube than other physicians who follow such patients. Compared with nonhospital...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Rising to the challenge of glucose control before and after surgery

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 19:05

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Controlling hyperglycemia before and after surgery in patients with diabetes is a balancing act, but when done properly, it can reduce infections and wound complications,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Sepsis less common, less deadly in pregnancy

Posted on: 13/02/2014 - 18:00

SAN FRANCISCO – The incidence of severe sepsis was nearly five times lower and the risk of death from severe sepsis was 43% lower during pregnancy, compared with nonpregnant women, in a large...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

PPI, steroid use raises risk of CDAD recurrence

FDA approves new abuse-prevention labeling for extended-release Embeda

Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Seven percent of patients with life-threatening skin reactions have another episode

Even mild preop sepsis boosts postop thrombosis risk

Some providers quicker to tube feed end-of-life elderly

Rising to the challenge of glucose control before and after surgery

Sepsis less common, less deadly in pregnancy

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