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Careful evaluation of epidemiologic data from recent African outbreaks of meningococcal disease suggests that significant risks now extend beyond the sub-Saharan belt through the Rift Valley and Great Lakes regions into Mozambique, then into Namibia and Angola.
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Review of Efficacy of Ginkgo; Celebrex OK for Asthma Patients; Losartan Not Superior to Captopril; Alfa-Interferon Could Help Fight West Nile; FDA Actions
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Interviewer asks: Dr. Janiak, how and when did you get started doing medical-legal reviews?
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Through the efforts on an interdisciplinary team, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics has been able to shrink the number of patients who remain in the hospital for 30 days or longer from an average of 60 or 70 in-house each day to an average of 20 or fewer.
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The results have shown that the Ethicon 6-row stapler had more misfires and the Autosuture Endo-GIA 6-row stapler resulted in more bleeding complications.
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The patient's eating habits before surgery play an important role in the choice of the operative technique used.
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The quality and safety of stroke care in U.S. hospitals can be vastly improved if risk managers first understand how patients may be injured as a result of medical mishaps, according the experience of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.
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Most ED managers breathed a sigh of relief after The Joint Commission approved an interim action, effective Jan. 1, 2007, that changed the requirement for pharmacy review of ED medication orders [element of performance (EP) 1 for standard 4.10 of medication management].
