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Daptomycin/fosfomycin: A new standard for MRSA bacteremia?
Better survival was seen for MRSA bacteremia at 7 days using the combo vs. monotherapy.
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Need blood STAT? Call for a drone
BOSTON – Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles bring blood to remote hospitals in Africa, but a U.S.-based system will need to overcome significant...
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MedPAC eyes ‘incident to’ billing
Quality and access to care issues were raised by MedPAC officials and physician groups.
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Black patients present as sicker, more likely to receive liver transplant
PHILADELPHIA – Black patients with acute liver failure were more likely to be wait-listed, listed as status 1, and...
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For surgeons, 1 on-call night equals 3 sleep-disrupted nights
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Half of outpatient antibiotics prescribed with no infectious disease code
SAN FRANCISCO – Clinicians prescribed 46% of antibiotics without an infection-related diagnosis code and 20% without an office visit.
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Gastric banding, metformin “equal” for slowing early T2DM progression
BERLIN – Gastric banding surgery and metformin improved insulin sensitivity, suggestive of preserved beta-cell function.
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Drug-coated balloons shown noninferior to DES in thin coronaries
The first large, randomized trial comparing drug-coated balloons with drug-eluting stents established noninferiority in narrow coronaries.
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The hidden cost of excellence
SAN DIEGO – Trauma centers invest millions each year to meet high standards for emergency care
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Low-dose ketamine controls pain from severe chest injury, while sparing opioid consumption
SAN DIEGO – The drug may have a benefit among patients whose Injury Severity Score was greater than 15.
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It may be time to rethink damage-control laparotomy
SAN DIEGO - The data from a 2-year quality review process reaffirms what trauma surgeons have been seeing.