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Bacterial transmission to the IV stopcock set was documented in 19/164 cases (11.5%); 47% of these cases were of provider origin and linked to hands of anesthesia providers.
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This study of outcomes among more than 50,000 elderly Medicare beneficiaries found that activities of daily living and mobility had deteriorated substantially more among those who had been hospitalized the previous year, and that only 27% of those who had received mechanical ventilation were alive 1 year after hospitalization.
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Therapeutic hypothermia does not result in improved outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury.
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Noroviruses are the major single cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks throughout the world and the leading cause of foodborne disease in the United States.
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Abnormal uterine bleeding affects females of all ages and is a common complaint in gynecologic practice. An estimated $1 billion annually is spent on direct costs for this diagnosis, with another $12 billion attributed to indirect costs such as health-related supplies and missed employment.
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When patients don't follow their discharge plan and end up back in the hospital or fail to keep their chronic disease under control, resulting in complications, it could be that they simply don't understand what they're expected to do.
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A program that provides face-to-face case management and hormone injection services for women at risk for pre-term birth has reduced the spontaneous pre-term birth rate by 8% among the Medicaid population served by the program.
