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ACP guidelines for preventing, treating pressure ulcers

Posted on: 02/03/2015 - 22:00

Alternating-air and low-air-loss mattresses and overlays have little data to support their use for preventing or treating pressure ulcers, the Clinica... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ACP guidelines for preventing, treating pressure ulcers

Posted on: 02/03/2015 - 22:00

Alternating-air and low-air-loss mattresses and overlays have little data to support their use for preventing or treating pressure ulcers, the Clinica... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FDA approves antibacterial combo drug, Avycaz

Posted on: 26/02/2015 - 22:58

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the antibacterial drug ceftazidime- avibactam (Avycaz) on Feb. 25 for complicated intra-abdominal infect... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Do complications muddle NSQIP risk calculator validity?

Posted on: 26/02/2015 - 21:25

The American College of Surgeons’ NSQIP surgical risk calculator was effective for evaluating patients at average surgical risk undergoing laparosco... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

C. difficile burden in U.S. documented in 2011 estimates of infections, deaths

Posted on: 25/02/2015 - 22:00

The estimated 453,000 infections and 29,300 deaths caused by Clostridium difficile in the United States in 2011 underline the importance of appropriat... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Study: Osteoarthritis develops sooner than thought after ACL injury, repair

Posted on: 25/02/2015 - 16:11

People who have had a knee reconstruction following trauma may be susceptible to osteoarthritis sooner than currently thought, according to new MRI fi... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Baseline QOL measures not associated with outcomes in high-risk operable lung cancer patients

Posted on: 23/02/2015 - 17:20

Poor baseline quality-of-life scores were not predictive of worse overall or recurrence-free survival, or of higher risk for adverse events following ... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

More cancer patients surviving longer, but age-based disparities remain

Posted on: 19/02/2015 - 18:13

Survival rates overall for cancer patients are higher now than 20 years ago, though younger patients are faring significantly better than older ones f... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Uterine cancer low in myomectomy with power morcellation

Posted on: 19/02/2015 - 16:00

The prevalence of uterine cancer was 0.09% among women who underwent myomectomy with electric power morcellation, according to the results of a large ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Uterine cancer low in myomectomy with power morcellation

Posted on: 19/02/2015 - 16:00

The prevalence of uterine cancer was 0.09% among women who underwent myomectomy with electric power morcellation, according to the results of a large ... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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