News Author: Reid A. Sasaki, MD Publish date: November 16, 2016
Clinical Question: What is the validity of commonly held beliefs regarding serotonin syndrome (SS)?
Background: SS is a potentially life-threatenin...
News Author: Reid A. Sasaki, MD Publish date: November 16, 2016
Are there particular groups of patients in which lower transfusion thresholds (transfusion only at lower hemoglobin levels) may be harmful?
News Author: Reid A. Sasaki, MD Publish date: November 14, 2016
What is the incidence of loss of independence (LOI) for older adults after surgery, and is there an association between LOI and readmission or death?
News Author: Reid A. Sasaki, MD Publish date: November 14, 2016
What data are available regarding the attitudes toward and the practice of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS)?
News Author: Reid A. Sasaki, MD Publish date: November 11, 2016
How often are goals of care (GOC) discussed during hospitalization of long-term care residents, and what patient characteristics make this more likely...
News Author: Reid A. Sasaki, MD Publish date: November 7, 2016
Does improving hand hygiene compliance from a high level to a very high level reduce healthcare-associated infections?
News Author: Reid A. Sasaki, MD Publish date: November 7, 2016
Does direct observation underestimate physician compliance with hand hygiene (HH) compared to other professional groups due to the Hawthorne effect?
News Author: Reid A. Sasaki, MD Publish date: November 4, 2016
Is there a mortality difference in nondiabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) treated with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG...
News Author: Reid A. Sasaki, MD Publish date: November 4, 2016
What is the incidence of neutropenia in patients treated with prolonged courses of ceftaroline?
