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Early pivotal trials demonstrating the efficacy of sorafenib for patients with advanced hepatocellular cancer included primarily those with minimal liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh [CP] class A).
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LAP2 was a randomized, Phase 3 trial to evaluate and compare the modality of surgical staging (laparoscopy vs laparotomy) in endometrial cancer.
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Nutritional support is an essential component of caring for critically ill patients.
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This study conducted in five ICUs at two academic hospitals in San Francisco sought to describe how comfort care is presented to surrogates and if physicians beliefs on whether life support should be withdrawn are associated with the option of comfort care being presented.
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Fagan and colleagues at Denver Health Medical Center examined electronic data collected on all adult patients who generated a medical surgical acute-care room charge during a recent 6-month period and remained on the ward for at least 24 hours.
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In this study, the authors sought to elicit perceptions of the impact of a rapid response team (RRT) by interviewing care providers.
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In this issue: Zolpidem and risk of falls; AVR and anticoagulation; statins in cancer patients; and FDA actions.
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Calling for the development of a game-changing universal flu vaccine, the authors of a sweeping new flu report warn that the American public may ultimately lose faith in national flu recommendations that overstate the benefit of current immunization.
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In an attempt to preserve antibiotic efficacy and stem the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, there is an urgent call for antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) across the health care continuum.
