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Teaching Value Project, Choosing Wisely Competition Accepting Applications for 2015
October 15, 2014
Co-sponsored event hosted by Costs of Care, American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation highlights healthcare innovations promoting value
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Nonclinical Factors Influence Hospital Readmissions
October 15, 2014
Patients' socioeconomic status, functional ability at home play role in rehospitalization risk
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Once-Weekly Antibiotic Might Be Effective for Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin Infections
October 15, 2014
Research suggests intravenous dalbavancin similarly efficacious to intravenous vancomycin
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Outperforms Noctural Oxygen for Blood Pressure Reduction
October 15, 2014
CPAP better at decreasing 24-hour mean arterial pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, cardiac risk factors
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Lactate Clearance Portends Better Outcomes after Cardiac Arrest
October 13, 2014
Lower lactate levels, greater clearance associated with better survival, neurological outcomes
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Time to Meds Matters for Patients with Cardiac Arrest Due to Nonshockable Rhythms
October 13, 2014
Earlier administration of epinephrine associated with better survival outcomes
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Frailty Indices Tool Predicts Post-Operative Complications, Mortality after Elective Surgery in Geriatric Patients
October 13, 2014
Tool uses pre-operative comprehensive geriatric assessment that includes fraily measurement
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Pre-Operative Use of Angiotension Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Angiotension Receptor Blockers Examined in Elective Joint Replacement Surgery
October 13, 2014
ACEI/ARB administration associated with higher risk of intra-operative hypotension, acute kidney injury
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No Mortality Difference Associated with Pre-Operative Beta Blocker Use for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Without Recent Myocardial Infarction
October 13, 2014
Pre-operative beta blocker use not found to improve outcomes, but is linked with slightly higher rates of atrial fibrillation
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Delirium Severity Scoring System CAM-S Correlates with Length of Stay, Mortality
October 13, 2014
Enhanced confusion assessment method scoring system associates delirium severity, inpatient outcomes