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Screening database shows ABI can be cost-effective
Major finding: Individuals with an ABI between 0.41 and 0.60 had a 26.4% incidence of CAS, compared with individuals who had a normal ABI. The...
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Bedside IVC filter placement safe in critically ill
Major finding: When researchers compared the first and last 100 procedures, the complication rates dropped from 7% to 2 % (P = .08), and the...
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Screening database shows ABI can be cost effective
Major finding: Individuals with an ABI between 0.41 and 0.60 had a 26.4% incidence of CAS, compared with individuals who had a normal ABI. The...
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Telepsychiatry effective for ADHD treatment in rural areas
Major finding: During the 22 weeks of the study, children who received telemental health improved significantly in attention-deficit/hyperactivity...
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CV risk in former light smokers reduced sooner than in heavy smokers
Major finding: Former smokers with less than 32 pack-years had a 14% risk of CV death, compared with 17% in never-smokers. (P = .691)Data source:...
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Mohs surgery site, not type, predicts risk of suture contamination
Major finding: Nearly 100% of sutures removed from periorificial surfaces showed bacterial contamination. Data source: Analysis of bacterial...
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Ohio Medicaid data document rising polypharmacy in foster children
Major finding: Based on 2008 Medicaid data, the rate of polypharmacy was 27% in foster children.Data source: Foster care, disabled, and low income...
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Mechanical device as effective as manual chest compressions
Major finding: LUCAS did not improve patients’ 4-hour survival, compared with manual CPR (23.6% in LUCAS vs. 23.7%; P = 1.00)Data source: A...
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Ask young patients about social media use
Major finding: Fifty percent of patients whose social media comments caused concern were hospitalized for assessment. Data source: Data from 82...
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E-cigarettes gaining popularity in high schools
Major finding: Thirty-five percent of e-cigarette users said the product was a safer route of nicotine administration, compared with 3% of teens...
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Don’t ignore headaches in teens with bipolar disorder
Major finding: Teenagers with headaches had significantly greater identity confusion (P = .026) as measured by the LPI, and anger/depression (P...