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Aspirin therapy, as compared with placebo, significantly reduced the rate of major vascular events with improved net clinical benefit and also reduced the rate of recurrent venous thromboembolism.
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Disproportionately longer time was allocated to ICU patients discussed early in attending physician handoff sessions, regardless of complexity or severity of illness.
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Aspirin use and AMD risk; using NSAIDs and antihypertensive agents; and FDA actions.
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Use of dexamethasone in community-acquired bacterial meningitis is associated with long-term survival in treated patients.
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Advantages of a rapid response team extended beyond a reduction in codes to impact multiple endpoints, including positive effects on nurse morale and empowerment, unit workload, and education.
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Angioedema is an infrequent, but serious, adverse event from drug therapy. Drugs that affect the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system have been linked to angioedema, but the relative frequency of this complication with these drugs is poorly understood.
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This study shows that as hospitals adopt electronic workflows, automatic triggering of a rapid response system based solely on changes in vital signs could place a tremendous burden on the system.
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In a meta-analysis, investigators found that recent studies show no difference in the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections between internal jugular, subclavian, and femoral sites. Older studies had a lower risk for the internal jugular site compared to the femoral site.