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Palliative care consultations reduce hospital costs
October 1, 2018
Are direct hospital costs for patients with serious illnesses affected by palliative care consultations (PCC)?
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Home telemonitoring for heart failure cuts mortality
September 29, 2018
MUNICH – Large, national German TIM-HF2 trial also shows fewer hospitalizations than with usual care.
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Admission eosinopenia predicted severe CDI outcomes
September 29, 2018
Significant predictors of mortality included having more comorbidities and lower systolic blood pressure at admission.
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Treating cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
September 28, 2018
Marijuana use is likely to rise, and with it may arise an increasing incidence of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.
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Point-of-care test for respiratory viruses lowers antibiotic use
September 27, 2018
PARIS – In patients presenting with respiratory infections, a point-of-care test for viral infections has been associated with a reduction in unnecessary admissions and antibiotics, saving resources and improving quality of care.
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Coagulopathy outbreak underscores danger of synthetic cannabinoids
September 26, 2018
Four patients died after developing spontaneous intracranial bleeding.
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Atrial fib guidelines may fall short on oral anticoagulation
September 25, 2018
Oral anticoagulation threshold according to CHA2DS2-VASc score varied widely after accounting for varying stroke rates in published studies.
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Five-year follow-up confirms safety of antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis
September 25, 2018
Antibiotic therapy offers a feasible alternative to appendectomy for the management of uncomplicated acute appendicitis.
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Signs point to growing abuse of gabapentinoids in the U.S.
September 25, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Several states have made gabapentin a Schedule V controlled substance while others have mandatory reporting of its dispensing and sales to prescription monitoring databases.
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Residents curb IV antibiotic overuse in children
September 23, 2018
ATLANTA – A 21-fold price difference was seen between an IV antibiotic and its oral equivalent.
