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Hospitalizations for VAP rose prior to pandemic
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- Heidi Splete
Ventilator-associated pneumonia continues to drive hospital costs, but not mortality rates.
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Teens with diagnosed and undiagnosed ADHD report similar quality of life
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Those diagnosed with ADHD in childhood were more than twice as likely to report self-harm.
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Sepsis predictor tool falls short in emergency setting
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- Heidi Splete
“One of the big problems with sepsis is the lack of current tools for early and accurate diagnoses.”
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Hard-rock mining and other mining work raise RA risk
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Surveys showed a three- to ninefold higher risk for mining workers to develop RA than the general population, with the highest risk associated...
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Home-based transcranial stimulation succeeds for MDD
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Treatment of major depressive disorder at home with real-time supervision improved clinical outcomes that persisted at 6 months.
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Novel head-up CPR position raises odds of survival of out-of-hospital heart attacks
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
The shorter time to CPR initiation with a breakthrough technique improved survival chances for patients who had out-of-hospital heart attacks.
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Vaccination tied to lower mortality in ventilated patients with COVID-19
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Oxygenation was higher in the full vaccination group than in the control group on the third day after intubation.
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E-health program improves perinatal depression
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Patients who used an online intervention showed decreased depression, anxiety, and stress, compared with routine care.
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Sigmoidoscopy screening cuts CRC mortality, incidence
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
A pooled analysis of four large trials showed a 21% reduction in CRC incidence after sigmoidoscopy screening, compared with usual care.
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Longer boarding times predict patient processing in ED
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
“Extrapolating this association across the country, we predicted that nearly one million patients may have potentially not received ED care due to...
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Pandemic drove drop in rheumatology payments from industry
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- Heidi Splete
Total payments to rheumatologists decreased by 42% in 2020-2021, compared with previous years.
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Bariatric surgery prompts visceral fat reduction, cardiac changes
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Weight loss after bariatric surgery was tied to favorable cardiac effects associated with reduction in visceral fat.
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MD and APP-only care benefit patients in the ED
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
INOVA emergency department developed a Provider-Only Patients (POP) protocol for patients who required minimal nursing care.
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Dupilumab study outlines benefits, safety profile in infants, preschoolers with atopic dermatitis
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- Heidi Splete
The study was the basis of the Food and Drug Administration expanded approval of dupilumab in June 2022, to include children aged 6 months to 5...
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Shortage of family physicians in Canada intensified during pandemic
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Data from Canada show growth in early retirement in the COVID-19 pandemic.