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During a recent survey at Trident Health System in Charleston, SC, there were times it was obvious that a staff member didnt understand what the surveyor was getting at, says Helena Feather, vice president of compliance and health information.
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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.
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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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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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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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Breast Cancer and the Use of Statins; Warnings Issued for IBS Drugs; FDA Actions
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