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Audio conference tackles HIPAA concerns
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Same-Day Surgery Reports: Role of COX-2 Specific Inhibitors for Pain Management after Ambulatory Surgery
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Pre-op procedures: Check all women for pregnancy?
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MRI or CT: Which is Best for Acute Stroke Imaging?
MRI is more sensitive than CT for detecting acute ischemia and can detect acute hemorrhage with equal sensitivity to CT. -
Intervertebral Disc Transplantation: Treatment in Motion
A pilot study of human cervical disc transplantation has been shown to be surgically feasible, but requires further investigation. -
Emergency Colectomy For Fulminant C. Difficile Colitis
Using laboratory results from a recent 30-month period for case finding, Lamontagne and colleagues reviewed the medical records of all patients with fulminant Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) who received care in the ICUs of 2 tertiary-care hospitals in Quebec. -
Hepatic Intra-Arterial Paclitaxel for Breast Cancer Metastases
In a pilot study, ten women with liver predominant metastatic breast cancer were treated with intra-hepatic arterial infusion of paclitaxel (200 mg/m2 over 24 hours, monthly). -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Legal Review and Commentary: Machine tips over while patient is asleep
A woman in therapy following knee replacement surgery was using a continuous passive motion machine to aid in strengthening her knee without her muscles being used. She fell asleep while using the machine, and it subsequently tipped over and twisted her knee. -
Infection rates ignite after OR alcohol ban
A hospital that restricted the use of alcohol-based skin preps (ABSPs) in operating rooms due to concerns about surgical fires saw infection rates flame up in very short order.