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Medication Errors When Patients Transition Out of ICU
Three factors associated with decreased odds of an error occurring were daily patient care rounds in the ICU, discontinuing and rewriting medication orders during the transition of care from the ICU to a non-ICU setting, and 16-20 ICU beds in the transferring ICU.
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Blood Pressure Control: Exercise vs. Meds
A random-effects network meta-analysis demonstrated comparable reductions in systolic blood pressure among normotensive and hypertensive participants using either antihypertensive medication or exercise interventions.
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Eat Vegetables and Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
A large meta-analysis of high-quality observational studies shows that adherence to a plant-based diet is inversely related with developing type 2 diabetes.
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Is There Group Beating?
How should one proceed in analyzing this challenging rhythm strip?
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Dupilumab Injection (Dupixent)
This is the first FDA-approved treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.
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Mechanism of Persistence of Moraxella catarrhalis in Patients With COPD
Investigators examined the mechanism that allows Moraxella catarrhalis to persist in some patients with COPD.
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Early vs. Delayed Cardioversion: A Nonshocking Result
For patients presenting to an ED with recent-onset atrial fibrillation, using rate control and outpatient cardioversion only as needed was associated with a high rate of spontaneous conversion within 48 hours of arrhythmia onset and noninferior short-term outcomes compared to immediate cardioversion in the ED.
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Mind-Body Techniques May Enhance Cognitive Fitness in Older Adults
A meta-analysis regarding mind-body techniques and cognitive fitness in older adults points to enhanced cognitive performance associated with mind-body interventions in older patients, especially those without preexisting cognitive decline.
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CDC Drops Routine Annual Tuberculosis Testing of Healthcare Workers
The agency is dropping routine screening in favor of testing on hire, and after TB exposure or ongoing transmission. In updating 2005 TB guidelines, the CDC screening change was expected as the disease continues to decline nationally and healthcare workers appear to be at no greater risk of transmission than the general public.
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Surgeons’ Negative Attitudes Can Lead to Higher Infection Rates
“Surgeons who model unprofessional behaviors may help to undermine a culture of safety, threaten teamwork, and thereby increase risk for medical errors and surgical complications," according to authors of a recent study.