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Failure to Wean From the Ventilator: Is Pleural Effusion the Culprit?
The authors of a multicenter, prospective cohort study did not find an association between the presence of moderate or large pleural effusion and ventilator weaning failure.
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Functional Outcomes After Receiving Life-sustaining Therapy in the ICU
Among patients who have spent at least three days in an ICU and required even brief mechanical ventilation and/or vasopressor support, almost half are dead and only one-third return to their baseline at six months. Several factors present on the first day of admission are associated with not returning to baseline status.
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Thrombocytopenia in the Critically Ill
Thrombocytopenia is not only a pathologic entity, but the severity of thrombocytopenia and the recovery time of the platelets often predicts outcome, including overall mortality of ICU patients. Critically ill patients with moderate and severe thrombocytopenia demonstrate higher ICU and hospital mortality. If the recovery is delayed beyond day four, several studies have demonstrated higher morbidity and mortality.
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Reproductive Rights in 2017: Follow-up and Call for Advocacy
The Trump administration has made good on a number of promises to roll back reproductive rights. As clinicians, we need to fight back to ensure access for our patients to essential services. This article seeks to document where we stand as of summer 2017, and present opportunities for engagement.
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Is Bariatric Surgery the Antidote for Female-associated Cancers?
This study investigated gastric surgery as a prevention for female-associated cancers. Women with a body mass index of ≥ 38 kg/m2 who had surgery had an average of 28 kg of weight loss compared to the control group. This resulted in a statistically significant decrease in endometrial cancer.
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Video Colposcopy: Does It Reduce Patient Anxiety?
This German randomized, controlled trial of 225 women naïve to colposcopy found that video colposcopy did not reduce patient anxiety during the procedure. However, the authors found that the real-time video feed increased participants’ understanding of their disease.
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17 P vs. Vaginal Progesterone
A recent randomized study suggested that vaginal progesterone is at least as good as, and may be superior to, intramuscular 17 alpha-hydroxy progesterone caproate in preventing recurrent preterm birth, but shortcomings in the study indicate that more investigation is needed.
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Quickly Update Patient Access About Changes
Patient access frequently needs to update all employees across the entire department quickly. This article discusses strategies for time-sensitive training.
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Training and Tools Can Stop Duplicate Medical Records
Patient access departments are using education and technology to prevent the creation of costly and dangerous duplicate medical records. This article discusses strategies to help prevent duplication.
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More Inpatient Spending Linked to Better Outcomes
High inpatient spending is linked to better patient outcomes, according to recent report.