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This concise review makes a compelling case for a change in the healthcare workers behavior. Helpful hints including increasing the use of alcohol-based formulations to reduce the time constrains are provided throughout the article.
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Teitelbaum assessed the annual incidence of acute HAV infection in Canadian travelers from 1996 to 2001.
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Regular use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents may reduce the risk of breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer and the Use of Statins; Warnings Issued for IBS Drugs; FDA Actions
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Tight glycemic control during surgery and 12 hours after CABG in diabetic patients improves perioperative outcomes and survival, and decreases wound infections and episodes of recurrent ischemia.
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Using a radial raft, as opposed to a vein graft as the second bypass in patients receiving a LITA to the LAD, resulted in less late mortality without a lot of quality data to support it.
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Enalapril improves effort tolerance and reduces dyspnea in patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis, but may cause hypotension in those with congestive heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or systolic blood pressure < 100 mm Hg.
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The AFFIRM study was a randomized comparison of 2 strategies for management of patients with atrial fibrillation. Patients with atrial fibrillation requiring therapy, who also had one or more risk factors for stroke or death, were randomized to either a rate control strategy of cardioversion and treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs or a rate control strategy using atrioventricular (AV) nodal blocking agents to control ventricular response. Results of this study suggest that if an effective method for maintaining sinus rhythm with fewer adverse effects were available, it might improve survival.
