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To investigate the attitudes and practices of health care providers toward intrauterine device (IUD) use in nulliparous women, the authors performed a national survey of both office-based physicians and Title X health care providers from December 2009 to March 2010.
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In this issue: Drug shortages; metformin and cancer prevention; migraine prevention guidelines; and FDA actions.
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Endoscopic hysterectomy and staging has proved to be equivalent to open laparotomy in reference to survival for selected women with endometrial cancer. Increasingly, endoscopic procedures are being performed with robotic assistance under the claim of improved safety and efficacy.
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Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate-Severe Alzheimer's Disease; Treating Hyperhidrosis with Systemic Therapy; A New Intervention for Actinic Keratoses: Ingenol Mebutate Gel; Colon Cancer Screening: Getting the Right Test Done; Can Male Pattern Baldness Predict BPH?
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This retrospective, multicenter study found that nighttime intensivist staffing is associated with lower patient mortality only in ICUs that lack mandatory daytime intensivist staffing.
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Hand hygiene was more likely to be performed when the first person entering the room or the attending physician (regardless of order) performed hand hygiene.
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This study of potentially life-threatening changes in patient condition during trips to the radiology department of a large academic medical center found that such events occurred about once a week, involved both ward and ICU patients who had comorbidities and high overall mortality, and were often unanticipated by vital sign changes or other recognized warnings.
