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Early nasoenteric feeding not beneficial in acute pancreatitis

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 18:48

Early nasoenteric tube feeding was not superior to an oral diet introduced at 72 hours in decreasing infection or death among patients with acute pancreatitis who were at high risk for complications,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Three-minute assessment detected most cases of delirium

Posted on: 20/10/2014 - 22:00

A shortened version of the Confusion Assessment Method took 3 minutes to administer and identified...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Inflammatory rheumatic diseases raise venous thromboembolism risk

Posted on: 14/10/2014 - 18:01

Individuals with inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as inflammatory arthritis, vasculitis, and connective tissue diseases, have a threefold increase in the risk of venous thromboembolism, compared...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

‘Prehabilitation’ cut postoperative care costs for total hip and knee replacements

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 22:30

Physical therapy before joint replacement surgery cut the predicted use of postoperative care by 29%, saving an estimated $1,215 in health care costs per patient, according to a Medicare claims...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Duodenoscopes transmitted resistant E. coli to 39 patients

Posted on: 07/10/2014 - 21:18

Contaminated duodenoscopes triggered a 2013 outbreak of a rare strain of Escherichia coli infections at a single hospital in northeastern Illinois, according to a report published online Oct....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Prediabetes increases cancer risk by 15%

Posted on: 08/09/2014 - 23:00

Prediabetes increases cancer risk in adults by 15%, with significantly increased risk for cancer of the stomach, liver, pancreas, breast, and endometrium, in a meta-analysis published Sept. 8 in...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

One in six SLE patients readmitted in 30 days

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 05:01

One in six patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was readmitted within 30 days after discharge in a multistate, administrative database study of more than 800 hospitals and 55,000...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Acetaminophen no better than placebo for acute low back pain

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 20:15

Acetaminophen taken regularly or as required was no better than placebo in improving time to recovery in patients with acute low back pain, Australian research shows. A randomized,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Telecare intervention lessens chronic joint pain

Posted on: 15/07/2014 - 21:05

A telecare intervention within the primary care practice setting elicited clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements in long-standing chronic joint and other musculoskeletal...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Women benefit from CRT at shorter QRS durations

Posted on: 24/06/2014 - 20:25

Women with mild heart failure and left bundle branch block benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy at a shorter QRS duration – less than 150 milliseconds – than do men, according to a report...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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