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The Joint Commission has launched its Leading Practice Library, a complimentary tool available only to Joint Commission-accredited organizations.
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The overwhelming majority of women who go through pregnancy never require admission to the intensive care unit.
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In this issue: Escitalopram for menopausal hot flashes, rifaximin for IBS without constipation, herpes zoster vaccination, antiepileptics drugs and fracture risk, and FDA Actions.
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The authors set out to determine whether daily bathing of patients with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated cloths could reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate by at least 30% in a surgical ICU where CLABSI rates were above National Healthcare Safety Network averages.
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Successful shared decision-making requires three key elements: identifying patient preferences, clearly explaining pertinent medical information, and developing consensus around a treatment plan.
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Although the relationship between intrauterine infection and preterm labor (PTL) has been addressed in previous OB/GYN Clinical Alerts, I cannot pass up the opportunity to review a recent paper that sheds new light on a rational approach to PTL.
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Recent investigation into the molecular pathogenesis of epithelial ovarian cancer has implicated two dominant phenotypes.
