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Read MoreAuthors: Laurent G. Glance, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 11 2018, Vol.129, 889-900. What We Already Know about This Topic: The Revised Cardiac Risk Index, and the risk calculators based on the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program can be used to assess the risk of cardiac adverse events after noncardiac surgery Recent clinical practice guidelines recommend the […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. Authors: Loftfield E et al. JAMA Intern Med 2018 Jul 2 Mortality was lower across all levels of intake, regardless of genetic influences on caffeine metabolism. Most studies have shown an inverse relation between coffee consumption and mortality (e.g., NEJM JW Gen Med Jan […]
Read MoreIn patients in which intravenous metoclopramide fails to relieve moderate or severe headache, greater occipital nerve block with bupivacaine may be an effective treatment, according to study results presented at the 2018 American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting, June 28-July 1, 2018, in San Francisco, California. The randomized, 32-month study conducted in 2 urban emergency departments included 28 patients […]
Read MoreThis is important because so many of our readers work in hospitals so I wanted to share it. Bruce Japsen a contributing editor for HealthLeaders. The pharmacy chain could be a threat to hospitals and health systems by entering into the urgent care market. CVS Health, which already has more than 9,800 locations with space allocated […]
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