A New Profession for the Age of Big Data Authors: Fiske, Amelia, PhD et al Academic Medicine: January 2019 – Volume 94 – Issue 1 – p 37–41 Health care is increasingly data driven. Concurrently, there are concerns that health professionals lack the time and training to guide patients through the growing medical “data jungle.” In […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ashraf S. Habib, M.B., B.Ch. et al Anesthesiology 2 2019, Vol.130, 203-212. What We Already Know about This Topic: Although antiemetics are commonly used to prevent postoperative nausea or vomiting, the failure rate is appreciable and there is little evidence to guide best therapy for rescue treatment after failed prophylaxis What This Article Tells Us […]
Read MoreThe self-report version of the Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor is valid for assessing post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Critical Care. Sophia Wang, M.D., from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, and colleagues validated the self-report version of the Healthy Aging […]
Read MoreBy Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News January 14, 2019 In 2016, news reports warned the public of an opioid epidemic gripping the nation. But Madeline Vaughn, then a lead clinical intake coordinator at the Houston-based addiction treatment organization Council on Recovery, sensed something different was going on with the patients she checked in from the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sang Le, M.D. et al Anesthesiology January 2019. Tracheal foreign bodies are common pediatric airway emergencies. Delays in diagnosis can lead to threatening airway complications. However, diagnosis is challenging, given that up to 52% of patients can have normal chest x-rays.1 Compared with seeds and nuts, a closed catheter suction system as a tracheal foreign […]
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