Failures in using personal protective equipment are commonly observed
1. In this qualitative study, active failures in infectious agent transmission precaution practices were observed frequently. 2. Common failures include:...
Exercise linked to reduced mortality in survivors of childhood cancer
1. In this retrospective cohort analysis, adult survivors of childhood cancer demonstrated reduced mortality with increasing levels of vigorous exercise...
Increased attending supervision may not reduce medical errors and may decrease educational outcomes
1. In this randomized controlled trial, increasing direct attending physician supervision did not reduce the rate of medical errors. 2....
Survey-based priming intervention linked to improved communication and goals-of-care discussions amongst patient-clinician pairs
1. Goals-of-care (GOC) discussions were linked to improved patient outcomes and reduction of intensity in end-of-life care. The current study...
Restrictive state alcohol policies may reduce alcohol-related crash fatalities
1. Increasingly restrictive state alcohol policies were associated with reduced odds that a crash fatality was alcohol related, both when...
Aldosterone antagonist therapy linked to reduced mortality following STEMI without heart failure
1. In this meta-analysis of available randomized clinical trials, use of aldosterone antagonist therapy in patients with preserved ejection fraction...
Long-acting buprenorphine depot injections may be efficacious in treatment of opioid use disorder
1. In this double-blind randomized controlled trial, weekly or monthly buprenorphine depot injections were non-inferior to daily sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone in...
Standard of practice intervention linked to reduced total and intravenous opioids for inpatients
1. A standard of practice and educational intervention aimed to reduce intravenous opioids in favor of subcutaneous route resulted in...
Surgical repair improves survival and pain control in patients with dementia who suffer hip fracture
1. In this retrospective study, nursing home patients with dementia who had a hip fracture had improved survival if they...
Elevated FGF-23 associated with recurrent cardiovascular events after acute coronary syndrome
1. Elevated FGF-23 concentration was associated with increased risk of adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, including CV death and heart failure...
