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Critical care patients being held in your ED for hours at a time are probably a familiar sight. Youre probably aware of the increased patient care needs these patients have, such as additional monitoring and assessment. But there is another factor putting these patients at risk: The chance of severe injury or death during transport for diagnostic tests such as computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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Here is a listing of the supplies contained in the drug and airway boxes carried by ED nurses transporting patients for diagnostic tests at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT.
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Women who initially were diagnosed with Stage IA disease and who had serous borderline tumors or underwent cystectomy appeared to derive the most benefit from restaging surgery. Nonetheless, the indications for restaging surgery remain controversial, as no difference in recurrence rate was observed between women who underwent restaging and those who did not.
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The loss of heterozygosity in the tumor tissue of carriers coupled with the high frequency of patient and family history of breast and ovarian malignancies suggest that USPC might be part of the manifestation of familial breast-ovarian cancer in Ashkenazi Jews.
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Positive Alendronate Data in Osteoporosis; NSAIDs For Myocardial Infarction; Four-Hour Window for CAP Patients; FDA Actions.
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Despite the crushing impact of steadily rising health coverage costs, the majority of employers still believe in and are willing to help underwrite health insurance for employees, according
to a new study released by The Commonwealth Fund, a New York City-based private foundation that supports research in health-related fields.
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The occupational health community has experienced the loss of one of its leaders. Geoff Kelafant, MD, MSPH, FACOEM, 45, died unexpectedly March 16 while on vacation in Cancun, Mexico.
