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Printing 3D Medical Devices Have Liability Angles
Hospitals are adopting 3D printing for a variety of uses without fully exploring the new dimensions of risk.
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A Cup of Coffee a Day Keeps the Grim Reaper Away
A recent study gives new meaning to "Good to the Last Drop."
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STIs: Bad and Getting Worse
New research from the CDC says sexually transmitted infections are at epidemic levels. -
Does Atrial Fibrillation Portend a Worse Prognosis in the ICU?
In this prospective, observational cohort study, both new-onset and recurrent atrial fibrillation were associated with increased hospital mortality, especially in patients without sepsis.
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Nutrition in the ICU: The Controversy Continues
When comparing critically ill patients who receive standard enteral feeding vs permissive underfeeding, there is no difference in 90-day mortality.
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Is Optimizing Respiratory Muscle Function During Mechanical Ventilation an Illusion?
Rapid loss in diaphragmatic thickness during the first week of mechanical ventilation is common and associated with higher levels of ventilator driving pressure.
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Is Less More Or Is More Less?
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Here are details on oxygen saturation goals in the mechanically ventilated.
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Reducing Daily Chest Radiographs in the ICU
Quality improvement protocols can reduce the number of chest radiographs in the ICU without compromising care.
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Is it a study or not? Decision tree helps
When researchers told the Cornell University IRB in a survey how difficult it was to determine whether a study should be submitted for IRB review, the IRB office created a tool that would make it easier for researchers to make the correct choice.
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Small IRBs can demonstrate value to research institutions
Among the anticipated changes with the Common Rule’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is a shift from having IRBs make exempt determinations to researchers using an exempt status tool to make their own determination.