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The Joint Commission has dropped a controversial infection prevention patient safety goal that recommended sentinel event investigations of unanticipated patient deaths and serious injuries due to health care-associated infections (HAIs).
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A proud "Aussie" is the 2010 president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), putting an international face on an organization that clearly wants to expand its global reach.
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Results from a Phase 3 study of dabigatran, intensive lipid-lowering in CVD, H1N1 vaccine dosing and efficacy, and FDA Actions
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the most common DRG for Medicare patients in U.S. hospitals and is therefore the target of considerable regulatory attention due to its financial impact on the federal budget.
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In a retrospective review of 71 patients treated in either a second- or third-line setting for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) at a single institution, three orally administered drugs (lomustine, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide) were shown to be effective in producing responses (overall response rate 38%) but had little effect on overall survival (median survival 19 weeks).
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Results from a Phase 3 study of dabigatran, intensive lipid-lowering in CVD, H1N1 vaccine dosing and efficacy, and FDA Actions
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A 68-year-old white female presented to her internist complaining of fatigue for the past month. The patient is a piano teacher who traveled to her students' houses for their lessons, which had become a significant effort for her.
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In this review of 195 patients with metastatic breast cancer, detection of 5 or more circulating cancer cells in 7.5 mL of whole blood correlated with reduced overall survival. Furthermore, the presence of extensive bone metastases, as detected by PET/CT, was shown to be associated with increased circulating tumor cells (CTC).