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Due to continuing reports of wrong-site surgeries and continuing concern from the field, The Joint Commission in 2009 took a look at its Universal Protocol and its No. 1 purpose to prevent wrong-site, wrong-person, or wrong-procedure surgeries.
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They made every list, accolades coming left and right. A safety culture had been born and bred and things were looking good for Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, GA.
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The Joint Commission issued its first sentinel event alert in August 2009. The issue: Leadership's role in committing to safety and promoting quality care.
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Though the utility of the rapid response team on decreasing mortality has been questioned in recent literature, no one disputes the importance of early recognition of patient deterioration or subsequent early intervention.
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In this issue: Depression and pregnancy, new vaccine recommendations from the CDC, cortico-steroids and/or antivirals for Bell's palsy, rasagiline and Parkinson's disease, and FDA Actions.
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A population-based telephone survey was conducted among residents < 20 years of age in Antelope Valley, CA, from 2000 through 2006. During this period, 459 evaluable cases of herpes zoster among persons < 20 years of age were reported.
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These authors followed 189 patients treated in the Phillipines for multibacillary (MB) leprosy with four different regimens, most of whom were followed for at least nine years, and up to 12 years for some.
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Academic health centers have increasingly added clinical trial (CT) and research offices to assist investigators and others involved in the research enterprise. But so far no one model has taken hold in the industry, a new survey reports.
