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How to reduce NICU transfers for asymptomatic hypoglycemia
August 28, 2017
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Hold off blood glucose testing until neonates are fed for the first time and glucose homeostasis can begin.
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Forgo supplemental oxygen in adequately perfused patients with acute MI, study suggests
August 28, 2017
Supplemental oxygen shows no benefit in no-hypoxemia patients with acute MI.
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Undiagnosed AF common in higher-risk patients
August 26, 2017
Patients at high risk of atrial fib and stroke commonly have undiagnosed AF.
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Axillary thermometry is the best choice for newborns
August 24, 2017
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Do it under the newborns’ arms.
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Despite global decline, rheumatic heart disease persists in poorest regions
August 24, 2017
From 1990 to 2015, the percentage of deaths worldwide due to rheumatic heart disease rose in endemic regions of Oceania, South Asia, and central sub-Saharan Africa.
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PVC phlebitis rates varied widely, depending on assessment tool
August 21, 2017
Rates also varied within individual instruments because they included several possible case definitions.
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Standardized infection ratio for CLABSI almost halved since 2009
August 21, 2017
Other hospital-related infections can’t match drop in SIR for central line–associated bloodstream infections.
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How to make the move away from opioids for chronic noncancer pain
August 17, 2017
How do physicians treat patients with chronic pain and guard against addiction?
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New findings from first all-female TAVR registry
August 15, 2017
PARIS – Preprocedural atrial fibrillation is associated with bad outcomes at 1 year.
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Cancer the most common diagnosis in palliative care patients
August 11, 2017
Survey shows that hospitalists are the main source of referrals to palliative care programs.
