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Uncategorized Published - 27 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Building a “Hospital-within-Hospital” Model for Joint Replacements

Authors: John Grady-Benson, MD et al NEJM Catalyst Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement The Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute was established in 2007 as a private physician-governed service line within Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Since CJRI’s founding, surgeons have performed >30,000 joint replacements, making it the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Antimicrobial exposure and the risk of delirium in critically ill patients

Authors: Jessica J et al Critical Care 201822:337 Prior retrospective cross-sectional work has associated antimicrobials with a non-specific phrase: encephalopathy without seizures. The purpose of this study is to determine whether different classes of antimicrobials have differential associations with the daily risk of delirium after critical illness is adjusted for. Methods Our study was a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Data supports limiting blood transfusions for moderate anemia

1. The authors observed in this retrospective cohort study that transfusion rates decreased among patients from 2010 and 2014. 2. Paralleling decreasing transfusion rates, the authors observed a reduction in 6-month mortality rates among patients with moderate anemia from 2010 and 2014. Study Rundown: Anemia is a common condition in hospitalized patients and is managed with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
VTE Prophylaxis: Orthopedic Versus Hospitalist Perspectives

Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Although prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after major orthopedic surgery is considered a patient safety measure in most mandated quality initiatives, providers disagree on specific approaches for mechanical or pharmacologic prophylaxis. According to Linda A. Russell, MD, the director of perioperative medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery, in New […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Preferring Oral and Subcutaneous Over IV Opioids May Reduce Overall Use

Author: David Wild Anesthesiology News Educating inpatient prescribers on the benefits of oral and subcutaneous administration of opioids versus IV administration can markedly reduce the amount of opioids dispensed, researchers at Yale New Haven Hospital have found. Over a three-month period of rolling out a new standard of opioid administration and educating providers, they found […]

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