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Weekend surgery safer with more nurses, EMR use
Key clinical point: Surgeon-independent factors impacted patient outcomes for urgent surgical procedures.
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VIDEO: Dermatologists should embrace tissue adhesive
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Ultrasound accurately predicts trauma thoracotomy survival
Key clinical point: Trauma arrest victims who will survive resuscitative thoracotomy can be predicted using focused assessment with sonography in...
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AAN: Largest neuroleptic malignant syndrome study finds predictors of poor outcome
Key clinical point: Patients diagnosed with neuroleptic malignant syndrome may be at increased risk of a poor outcome if they are older and have...
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PAS: Bronchiolitis clinical pathway reduces length of stay, costs, readmissions
Key clinical point: High adherence to a bronchiolitis clinical pathway can lead to shorter lengths of stay and lower costs for patients in the ED...
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PAS: Prior antibiotic exposure leaves children susceptible to resistant infections
Key clinical point: Children exposed to antibiotics are significantly more likely to develop infections with resistant Enterobacteriaceae over the...
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AAN: OnabotulinumtoxinA injections reduce migraine hospitalizations
Key clinical point: OnabotulinumtoxinA injections reduced hospital usage for chronic migraine for up to 1 year. Major finding: By 6 months after...
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AAN: Intranasal sumatriptan powder works faster than tablet form
Key clinical point: An intranasal powdered sumatriptan worked fast and more effectively on acute migraine attacks than did the oral form of the...
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NASPAG: Migraines don’t always preclude combined OCs
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AAS: Experts say suicide research needs a reboot
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PAS: Even slight preterm/low-weight births increase infection risk
Key clinical point: The rate of infection is significantly increased in those born preterm and/or with a low birth weight, and persists into late...