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- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 23, 2012
Major Finding: A total of 1,757 flow disruptions were observed. Of these, 46% occurred in the trauma bay, 33% in imaging, and 21% in the operating...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 22, 2012
Major Finding: Epilepsy patients had a nearly threefold increase in odds for sudden cardiac arrest, compared with the general population (odds rat...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 19, 2012
Major Finding: A total of 53% of 30-day readmissions at a single institution were surgically related, and 32% of these were due to infections.Data...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 19, 2012
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 17, 2012
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 17, 2012
Major Finding: Overall, 88% of postoperative abscess cases in appendectomy patients involved at least 500 mL of irrigation.Data Source: The data c...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 12, 2012
Major Finding: A total of 53% of 30-day readmissions at a single institution were surgically related, and 32% of these were due to infections.Data...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 12, 2012
Major Finding: Approximately 32% of surgical complications, including 56% of surgical site infections, were diagnosed after patients were discharg...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 8, 2012
Major Finding: Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients who underwent robotic surgery had a 2-year survival rate of 87%, with 92% survival f...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 4, 2012
Major Finding: Adenotonsillectomy reduced bed-wetting and obstructive sleep apnea in 51% of children with both conditions.Data Source: The data co...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 3, 2012
Major Finding: In 2007, 50% of children taking antipsychotics had a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Data Source: The finding...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: September 27, 2012
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: September 25, 2012
Major Finding: Managing pediatric epiglottitis without intervention significantly shortened hospital stays (4 days vs. 11 days) and cut costs ($18...
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: September 20, 2012
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- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Publish date: September 11, 2012
