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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 25, 2013
Major finding: Although 78% of ICU staff had never performed a vertical ICU evacuation drill, only 23% admitted to feeling "inadequately trained" ...
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 25, 2013
Major finding: EBUS-guided lymph node biopsies made after electrocautery incision improved biopsy yields from 39% to 71% in 38 lymph nodes. Data s...
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 19, 2013
Major finding: Private physicians may be unprepared for how drastically the ACA will change their practice.Data source: Expert analysis from CHEST...
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 18, 2013
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 18, 2013
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 18, 2013
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 18, 2013
Major finding: 30-day readmissions after bariatric surgery fell 46% after implementation of discharge protocols.Data source: Review of single surg...
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 18, 2013
Major finding: New guidelines from the American College of Physicians warn that the risks outweigh the benefits of screening asymptomatic adults w...
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 14, 2013
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 7, 2013
Major finding: Gastric bypass showed greater improvement in all cardiovascular risk factors 1 year postoperatively.Data source: Prospective analys...
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 7, 2013
Major finding: Thromboembolic prophylaxis was found safe in blunt abdominal injury, when administered at either 48, 48-72, or 72 hours post injury...
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 6, 2013
Major finding: The addition of a transversus abdominis plane block to enhanced recovery pathways accelerated discharge rates in two-thirds of colo...
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 5, 2013
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 4, 2013
Major finding: Procalcitonin is useful in determining the duration of antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia patients.Data source: Two...
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- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Publish date: November 1, 2013
Major finding: After 6-12 weeks of immunotherapy, 62% of patients (n = 18) with antiepileptic drug refractory seizures showed improvement.Data sou...
