Articles Tagged With: infection
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Failure to treat bacterial infection from routine injection results in $2.3M verdict
Physicians and healthcare providers must recognize that HAIs are common, and when they are treating a patient who recently has received healthcare services or undergone a procedure involving an injection, extra precautions should be taken to rule out the possibility of an infection.
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Lumbar Spinal Surgery Versus Conservative Treatment
Surgery for a herniated lumbar disc with sciatica does not have a better long-term result than conservative therapy. -
Prognosis of Normal Coronary Arteries
Up to 20% of patients undergoing coronary angiography have normal arteries or mild luminal irregularities. -
Don't let emergency patients be harmed by unsafe storage of meds
To control a patient's blood pressure, an ED nurse began an infusion with a bag of dopamine from an automated dispensing cabinet (ADC), but the nurse failed to realize that instead of the usual concentration of 400 mg/250 mL, the bag contained 400 mg/500 mL that had accidentally been stocked there. -
Tuberculosis: A Primer
Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most common infectious cause of death in adults worldwide after HIV/AIDS. -
Follow tips to avoid unplanned admissions
In a study recently published in The Archives of Surgery, researchers developed an outpatient surgery admission index from independent predictors of immediate hospital admission using the following point values: -
Researcher says surgery centers are 'pushing the envelope'
"We know about 1 in 200 patients get admitted to hospital following outpatient surgery, but that rate can easily vary. Outpatient surgery centers are going to continue pushing the envelope, and it is imperative that patients and physicians take control back. -
The A TO Z Study: Examining the Efficacy of Weight Loss Alphabet Soup
O'Mathuna DP. The A TO Z Study: Examining the efficacy of weight loss alphabet soup. Altern Ther Women's Health 2007;9(7):53-54. -
Back care program helps to keep pain under control
After being enrolled in MVP Health Care's back care program for a year, the percentage of participants reporting that their back pain did not interfere with their work increased from 10.9% to 22.9%. -
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