Geriatrics
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PAS: Oral antibiotics better for complicated pneumonia post discharge than PICC
Key clinical point: Children with pneumonia complicated by empyema should be prescribed oral antibiotics for postdischarge treatment rather than a...
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Oil- and nut-supplemented Mediterranean diet improves elderly cognition
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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: Children’s hospitals take disproportionate financial losses from Medicaid
Key clinical point: Hospitals of all types experienced a net financial loss for inpatient care of Medicaid-insured pediatric patients, but the...
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PAS: Program curbs excess antibiotic prescribing in NICU
Key clinical point: Total antibiotic utilization in a level-IIIC neonatal intensive care unit was safely reduced by 27% through a formal...
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AAGP: Treating Parkinson’s psychosis takes balance on risk/benefit tightrope
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PAS: New NAS treatment model shortens stay, lowers costs
Key clinical point: Implementing a standardized protocol for the treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome can safely lead to a significant...
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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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ILC: Statins linked to better outcomes in hepatitis C cirrhosis
Key clinical point: Hepatitis C–infected patients with associated cirrhosis had fewer deaths and decompensations when receiving statin treatment....