Medication errors associated with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps most often are caused by inadequate patient and staff education, misuse by well-intentioned family members, and improper patient selection, according to results of a recent survey by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in Hunting-don Valley, PA.
In the past, a dont ask, dont tell mentality permeated the issue of surgeons and their possible infection with bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B.
Most Americans believe that screening tests for cancer save lives and that it is irresponsible not to undergo recommended periodic screening. The presence of a large market for cancer screening may make Americans vulnerable to unproven and unnecessary testing.
Beksinska and colleagues from South Africa measured FSH levels in long-term older users of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (117 women) and norethindrone enanthate (60 women), long-acting progestin-only methods of contraception.
Oral rofecoxib (Vioxx) may have a role in controlling postoperative pain patients undergoing knee surgery.
The management of advanced, hormone-resistant prostate cancer remains challenging.
