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Almost one-fifth of Medicare patients who were discharged from a hospital were rehospitalized within 30 days, and about a third were rehospitalized within 90 days. Most of these readmissions were not planned.
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To review the evidence supporting indications for inductions of labor.
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Remember how you were told in medical school that history is 90% of diagnosis? Was it usually ascribed to William Osler or another such legendary figure? Do you still believe it?
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Fluid therapy is an integral aspect of trauma resuscitation. With advances in resuscitation research, controversies abound regarding approaches to the initial fluid management.
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Along with yearly vaccination, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by health care workers (HCWs) to prevent influenza infection in the ICU.
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Colonization of the respiratory tract and other sites with Candida species is common in ICU patients but it is unclear how often these species cause pneumonia that warrants antifungal therapy.
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The ICU is commonly viewed as a stressful environment. While common, stress responses are likely to vary over time, between individuals, and as a result of the context in which they occur.
