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VIDEO: One in five hospital patients get health care–acquired infection
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STS: Score stratifies risks for isolated tricuspid valve surgery patients
Key clinical point: A risk-scoring system estimates a patient’s mortality and morbidity risk when undergoing isolated tricuspid valve surgery....
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VIDEO: Preventing healthcare acquired infections after CT surgery
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STS: Hybrid thoracic suite leverages CT’s imaging sensitivity
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VIDEO: Which lesions are best for bronchoscopic endoluminal treatment?
Promising lesions for bronchoscopic endoluminal treatment include endobronchial lesions and intraluminal exophytic tumors within the trachea or...
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Simple change increases forced-air warming use in trauma
It can take as little as a month to make forced-air warming blankets a routine part of hypothermia care in trauma.
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Baux cut-points predict geriatric burn outcomes
A decision-making tool for geriatric burn patients should help physicians and families decide the treatment course.
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Acupressure improves persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors
Acupressure is an easily learned, effective method for self-treatment of persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors.
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Who should get an ICD?
New tools are available to help in deciding which hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients ought to get an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for...
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Study: Robot-assisted hysterectomy as fast, safe as laparoscopic approach
The first prospective, randomized trial comparing the two techniques found no differences in operative time, intraoperative complications,...
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Off-pump bypass may confer stroke benefit
Key clinical point: Off-pump coronary artery bypass is associated with a significant reduction in the odds of stroke compared with conventional...