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A recent examination of the Medicare database illustrates that survival rates after in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) remained unchanged from 1992 to 2005.
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In a prior study, investigators at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center linked intraoperative contamination of patients' IV stopcocks with an increase in patient mortality.
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In this issue: Apixaban and rivaroxaban near approval for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; fidaxomicin for C. difficile infections; guideline for intensive insulin therapy; and FDA Actions.
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In a representative sample of Americans, about a third reported getting less than 7 hours of sleep on average, about half reported snoring, and nearly 5% reported falling asleep while driving in the past month.
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An encounter with a critically ill simulated "patient" was used successfully to analyze the communication skills of experienced physicians and identify areas for improving communication behaviors.
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The treatment of atopic dermati-tis (ATD) usually is initiated with topical steroids (TPS). Because ATD is a chronic remitting and relapsing disorder and may occupy a large cutaneous area, exposure to TPS can be extensive.
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Severe Vitamin D deficiency appears to worsen dementia and supplementation may be beneficial.
