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This large-scale polysomnographic study demonstrated that the prevalence of REM sleep behavioral events in unmedicated patients with newly diagnosed Parkinsons disease is higher than in healthy controls.
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Thoracic outlet syndrome is difficult to accurately diagnosis and requires adherence to rigorous clinical and electrophysiological criteria to avoid errors and unnecessary surgery.
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This large, randomized Phase 3 clinical trial of high-dose coenzyme Q10 failed to show any neuroprotective benefit in early Parkinsons disease.
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In this large observational study in four hospitals with a standardized rapid response system, among patients with an initial team activation who were not immediately transferred to the ICU, those with one or more additional activations during the hospitalization were more likely to need ICU care and had both longer hospital stays and higher mortality.
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There are four predictors for a potentially avoidable readmission due to end-of-life issues: number of admissions in the past year, opiate prescription at discharge, neoplasm and Elixhauser comorbidity index.
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Reducing 30-day hospital readmission rates is an important goal in improving healthcare quality and reducing healthcare costs.
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The first U.S. case of MERS-CoV infection diagnosed in the U.S. has been identified in an individual traveling from Saudi Arabia.
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Hospitalists are frequently asked in many systems to work harder and see more patients, yet the effect of the hospitalist workload on the quality and efficiency of care has not been systematically evaluated.
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