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In a randomized, multicenter trial, chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges used in the dressing of intravascular catheters reduced catheter-related infections by 60%. Increasing the interval of catheter-related dressing changes from 3 to 7 days did not increase the rate of infection.
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Syncope is commonly accepted to be a danger sign in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In this paper, Spirito et al report data from a registry of 1,511 patients with HCM who have been followed longitudinally at four institutions.
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Although breast cancer may not be the most common cancer in women, the diagnosis or even the suspicion is a cause of great distress. Primary care physicians play a pivotal role in their female patients' care by providing the proper risk assessment, encouraging women to get the regular screening, and providing patients with the appropriate referral to definitive treatment.
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In this issue: Clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors; adverse events with tamsulosin after cataract surgery; new guidelines for persistent pain in the elderly; and FDA Actions.
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Though many infection preventionists are inundated with data reporting requirements and are having difficulty maintaining routine surveillance activities, health care administrators are reluctant to provide them with "data mining" software, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) reports.
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Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as those common in staph and enterococci strains are increasingly the cause of infection, prolonged illness and death among a large patient population, The Joint Commission emphasizes in a new report aimed at health care senior leaders.
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IPs today must be willing to learn, willing to change, become tech-savvy, and demonstrate their programs save lives and dollars.
