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Authors: Bakke SA et al., Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2014 Nov 22:69 A systematic review of controlled trials suggests that CPAP reduces need for intubation. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) are commonly used in-hospital therapies for respiratory failure, predominantly in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary edema. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kim H-J et al., J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014 Dec 3; 96:1959 In a randomized trial, bracing did not improve pain and function, compared with no bracing. Patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures sometimes are advised to wear back braces to relieve pain and improve early mobility. In this trial, researchers in Korea […]
Read MoreThis is copied from today’s USA Today newspaper Orthopedic surgeon Jeffrey Stimac worked part of Thanksgiving and Christmas and expects to work part of New Year’s Day checking on patients in the hospital after their operations. ‘Tis the season for elective surgeries. “November and December are definitely my busiest months,” says Stimac, who works for […]
Read MoreWhile ICD-10 might have codes that seem excessive–like injury via turkey–without its comprehensive codes, doctors will never detect the one-in-a-million disease when it matters. With advanced computing power that can record human behavior in vital healthcare situations, we should be able to capitalize on that in a recent post for HIT Consultant. If a patient […]
Read MoreHealthcare professionals should not prescribe combination drugs that contain more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per tablet or capsule, the FDA advised on Tuesday in an effort to reduce patient risk for liver injury from accidental overdose. Nearly half of acetaminophen-related liver failure cases in the U.S. are caused by accidental overdose from prescription combination […]
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