Author: Thomas Rosenthal Anesthesiology News The innovative Critical Care Resuscitation Unit (CCRU) at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) provided care to patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) that was similar to that of the Baltimore hospital’s traditional, specialty Neuro-Critical Care Unit (NCCU), according to a new study. The CCRU also enabled a more […]
Read MoreKarol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FACC reviewing Krumholz HM et al. JAMA Netw Open 2019 Mar 1 But geographical areas with greater financial burdens show less improvement. How much have treatments and outcomes for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) changed among older patients in the U.S.? To assess recent trends, investigators analyzed Medicare data from 1995 through 2014, during which […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Daniel CArr et al Neurosurgical Focus Volume 46 (2019) Issue 4 April 2019 OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare total cost and length of stay (LOS) between spine surgery patients enrolled in an enhanced perioperative care (EPOC) pathway and patients receiving traditional perioperative care (TRDC). METHODS All spine surgery candidates were […]
Read MoreReuters Electrical brain stimulation using a non-invasive cap can help boost older people’s mental scores to those of people 20 to 30 years younger, according to a study published on Monday. The research, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, found that age-related decline in working memory can be reversed by stimulating two key brain areas […]
Read MoreSource: American College of Surgeons Summary: A standardized interdisciplinary clinical pathway to identify and manage frailty in older patients has reduced the rate of one of the most debilitating complications for older patients — delirium — and kept patients from returning to the hospital within 30 days of treatment for traumatic injury. A standardized interdisciplinary clinical […]
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