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Long-Term Effects of Warfarin Use; Statins Multiple Benefits; FDA Actions
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The Institute of Medicine has documented that the hospitaland the ICU in particularis an environment in which errors are all too frequent.
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This study examined the effect of variations in ICU staffing, defined in terms of intensivist-to-ICU bed ratio, on ICU length-of-stay (LOS) and ICU and hospital mortality. The study was conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN over a 9-month period when the medical ICU underwent a series of planned changes which resulted in its capacity increasing from 15 to 24 beds.
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In a previous study involving patients in a surgical ICU1, Van den Berghe and associates at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, showed that tight control of serum glucose levels by means of a strict insulin infusion protocol decreased both morbidity and mortality.
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The duration of antimicrobial therapy for common infections has been a subject of debate and investigation for decades. During this time, there has been a general trend toward shorter duration treatments, particularly in the area of urinary and genital tract infections.
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Brinker F. Drug pharmacokinetic interactions following consumption of plant products. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(4):40-47.
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Patient handout: Prostate cancer. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(suppl):S1-S2.
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Frost AC. Selenium and cancer. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(3):30-35.