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In a retrospective analysis of aggressive two-stage hepatic resection of colorectal metastases, survival was 51% at 5 years compared to only 15% for comparable patients treated with chemotherapy alone. The complexity of the surgical approach and the advent of potentially more effective systemic therapies highlight the need for a definitive randomized trial before such an approach is assimilated into community practice.
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Two new drugs for treatment of hepatitis C; NSAIDs and myocardial infarction risk; AIM-HIGH clinical trial stopped; and FDA actions.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the single largest payer for health care in the United States is creating a hospital inspection program focused specifically on infection control, Hospital Infection Control & Prevention has learned.
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OK, maybe duct tape really can fix everything. A simple red roll of this prime tool in the kit of every weekend repairman led to some rather startling results for innovative infection preventionists.
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Outpatient care centers have historically attracted little attention from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, although needle market data show they have lagged in sharps safety and been a recurrent source of hepatitis outbreaks among patients.
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The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) have updated their 2003 joint guideline for reprocessing gastrointestinal endoscopes to reaffirm reprocessing methods and take into account evolved technology and disinfection systems.
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A survey tool to assess infection control in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) was created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by inspectors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is creating an infection control inspection survey for hospitals as part of its participation in the recently formed Partnership for Patients.
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There has been so much hoopla about driving central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) down to zero with checklists and bundles, that a unit that fails to achieve such success may take it somewhat personal.
