SAN FRANCISCO – Too much or too little IV fluid on the day of surgery was associated with a 10%-12% increased risk for postoperative ileus in a retrospective study of 84,722 patients undergoing colon...
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,...
A financial incentive – offering patients a 10% chance of winning a $50 lottery if they completed a fecal occult blood test – improved compliance with the colorectal cancer screen by approximately...
SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with stage I colorectal cancer should be followed as closely as patients with higher-stage primary tumors after resection, according to a prospective 6-year surveillance...
AUSTIN, TEX. – Use of acid-suppressing drugs was associated with more severe presentation, longer hospital stay, and increased mortality among patients with community-acquired pneumonia presenting to...
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,...
Children under 6 years old are among those at the highest risk for poison control calls related to energy drinks, yet those most likely to experience moderate or major clinical effects from energy...
Sofosbuvir plus GS-5816 appears to be a promising treatment regimen for treatment-naive patients with chronic genotype 1-6 hepatitis C virus infection without cirrhosis, according to a new study....
BOSTON– The number of hepatitis C virus antibody tests increased by 15.4% after the 2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention task force recommendation calling for one-time HCV testing in baby...
BOSTON – Treating recurrent hepatitis C infection after liver transplantation using sofosbuvir-containing regimens produced a sustained virologic response 4 weeks later in 60%-90% of 237 patients,...
