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Over the last twenty years, the proportion of cardiac-arrest victims in whom pulseless electric activity (PEA) is identified rather than asystole or ventricular fibrillation as the initial ECG finding has been increasing.
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Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a major complication of dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel.
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New high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays detect blood levels in many patients with chronic heart failure or ischemic heart disease who do not meet clinical criteria for myocardial infarction.
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Post-pericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is relatively common after cardiac surgery, and can result in life-threatening events, such as cardiac tamponade, increased length of stay, readmission to hospital, and significant patient discomfort.
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The relationship between blood pressure and cardiovascular events remains controversial, especially in patients with coronary artery disease who may need increased pressures to have adequate myocardial perfusion.
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The healthcare providers that will be successful are those that have flexibility to minimize work/family conflicts of their employees, experts predict. This flexibility is especial important in healthcare, where 80% of the workforce is female.
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Delaying elective surgical procedures after a patient has been admitted to the hospital significantly increases the risk of infectious complications and raises hospital costs, according to the results of a new study in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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Deep organ space infections are expensive to treat, to the tune of $50,000. And that figure doesn't begin to account for unrealized income due to missed work and other incalculable costs, such as distress to families.