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Thromboprophylaxis efficacy similar before and after colorectal surgery
Lower extremity duplex scans should be performed prior to colorectal surgery, and anticoagulation should be tailored to the result, findings from...
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Surgery for PHPT improves sleep quality
BALTIMORE – Primary hyperparathyroidism disrupts sleep patterns and curative surgery can improve sleep quality in a third of patients.
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Hospitalists' Career Path: A Pinch Unexpected, and Lots of Quality Leadership
I believe there is no better field than hospital medicine to find your career path, and there’s no better organization than SHM to support you as...
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NIH stops production at 2 facilities
Photo by Daniel Sone The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has suspended production in 2 of its facilities—a National Cancer Institute (NCI)...
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Surgery has edge over surveillance for micropapillary thyroid cancer
BALTIMORE – Endocrinologists and surgeons need to have in-depth conversations with their patients to determine their level of anxiety about having...
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Post-parathyroidectomy follow-up may need to be open-ended
Key clinical point: Long-term recurrence rates for hyperparathyroidism (HPT) after “curative” parathyroidectomy are likely higher than previously...
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Reintubation avoided by majority of patients on noninvasive ventilation therapy, high-flow oxygen
Key clinical point: Extubated patients who either received noninvasive ventilation (NIV) therapy or high-flow nasal cannula oxygen reduced their...
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Cochrane Review nixes specific allergen immunotherapy for atopic dermatitis
Specific allergen immunotherapy “cannot be recommended for atopic eczema at present.”
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Negative sestamibi scan for primary hyperparathyroidism can mean no referral or surgery
BALTIMORE – Study data indicate that endocrinologists are using sestamibi results to determine whether or not to refer a patient for...
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Tool Offers Hand Hygiene Help
The healthcare industry is not yet at zero when it comes to healthcare-associated infections—and that’s a problem.