Support sheets for patients did not reduce low value screening tests
1. In this randomized controlled trial, providing patients with single-page, evidence-based decision support sheets for low value or potentially...
Allopurinol for asymptomatic hyperuricemia associated with hypersensitivity reactions
1. Between 2005 and 2011, the percentage of patients from the Taiwanese National Health Insurance database who received allopurinol for...
Lariat device for left atrial appendage exclusion associated with adverse events
1. In this systematic review, the off-label use of the Lariat device for left atrial appendage exclusion in patients with...
Increased risk of thyroid nodules with bomb radiation exposure in childhood
1. In a cohort of patients who were younger than 10 years of age at the time of radiation exposure...
Increasing varenicline dose ineffective in smokers refractory to standard dose
1. In a population of smokers who failed to respond to standard varenicline dosage, an increased dosing regimen of varenicline...
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Polyethylene glycol superior to lactulose for hepatic encephalopathy [HELP trial]
1. More patients treated with polyethylene glycol had improvement in their hepatic encephalopathy scoring algorithm (HESA) score, as compared to...
Gloves after hand washing linked with fewer NICU infections
1. Wearing nonsterile gloves after hand washing resulted in fewer instances of gram-positive bloodstream infections and possible central line associated...
Ezetimibe (Zetia, Vytorin) use declining after ENHANCE trial publication in 2008
1. After the publication of the ENHANCE trial results, there was a significant decrease in the number of new initiations...
24 hours may be sufficient to monitor blood cultures in febrile infants
1. The mean time to blood culture positivity in febrile infants with bacteremia was roughly 15 hours. 2. By 24...
Higher cost-sharing associated with delayed care for children’s asthma
Image: PD 1. Low-income families were less likely to delay seeking asthma care for their children if they had lower...
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