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Hand hygiene was more likely to be performed when the first person entering the room or the attending physician (regardless of order) performed hand hygiene.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated its systematic review of menopausal hormone therapy. The findings, heavily influenced by the Womens Health Initiative results, do not support the use of hormone replacement therapy to prevent chronic conditions.
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Application of the ABCD2 score to identify cerebrovascular causes of dizziness in the emergency department.
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Clinical Briefs: An Unexpected Connection Between PTSD, ACE Inhibitors, and ARBs, The Right Amount of Vitamin D to Prevent Fractures, Prevention of Diabetes
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Transmission of varicella zoster virus from individuals with herpes zoster or varicella in school and day care settings.
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THE REASONS FOR THE HIGHER RISK OF STROKE IN WOMen who have atrial fibrillation (AF), compared to men, is unclear, but under-treatment with warfarin has been suggested as a cause.
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The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) early after myocardial infarction (MI) has been shown to increase the risk of death or recurrent MI, but little is known about the long-term risks. Thus, this group from Denmark evaluated their national database and identified more than 99,000 patients who survived 30 days after discharge following their first MI.
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In this single-center, prospective study, median duration of antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) decreased from 10 to 7 days with an antibiotic stewardship program that included education and prospective feedback to the managing team.