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In this study, the authors attempt to develop a risk stratification score to predict bleeding in patients treated with warfarin oral anticoagulation.
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A key advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to recommend that millions of diabetics be immunized against hepatitis B virus, a move that could finally halt the recurrent and deadly HBV outbreaks linked to needles and devices used in glucose monitoring in a variety of healthcare settings, Hospital Infection Control & Prevention has learned.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following infection prevention measures for blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration.
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The following FAQs summarize inquiries from healthcare personnel received by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention regarding best practices for performance of assisted blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration.
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A clinic in Madison, WI has contacted 2,345 patients to advise them they may have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens after finding an employee was inappropriately using insulin pens and finger stick devices during patient training.
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Infection preventionists at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville have developed a comprehensive glucometer cleaning protocol that other IPs may want to emulate as regulators respond to outbreaks of hepatitis B virus in diabetics and other patients.
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As mandatory flu immunization policies continue to gain momentum in health care settings, egg allergy one of the classic exemptions to the vaccine is being redefined by public health officials.
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In a population-based study using hospital discharge diagnosis codes, patients with sleep apnea who underwent knee arthroplasty or open abdominal procedures were more likely to require invasive mechanical ventilation and to be diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia or ARDS than were matched patients without sleep apnea. Knee-replacement patients, but not those undergoing laparotomy, also were more likely to be diagnosed with pulmonary embolism.
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