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Intravascular Complications of Central Venous Catheterization by Insertion Site Authors: Parienti JJ, Mongardon N, Mégarbane B, et al N Engl J Med. 2015;373:1220-1229 Study Summary The optimal location for central venous catheter (CVC) placement remains a contentious debate, despite years of use and thousands of published reports. This study was designed to randomly assign adult intensive […]
Read MoreA study that attempted to quantify the cost of retained surgical items (RSIs) during primary total joint arthroplasty likely underestimates the true hit that hospitals take when these events occur, both the authors and another expert said. The poster of the study, presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and […]
Read MoreImprovements in infection control and antibiotic prescribing could save 37,000 lives over five years and billions of dollars in medical care costs, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Inappropriate antibiotic use and slack infection control practices have led to the spread of C. difficile and drug-resistant bacteria, such as […]
Read MoreParacetamol, known as acetaminophen in the United States, may have more risks than originally thought, particularly when it is taken at the higher end of standard therapeutic doses, according to a new systematic review. The authors and an outside expert recommend caution when interpreting the data, as they are observational in nature and are subject […]
Read MoreThe risks associated with opioid analgesics in the chronic pain setting have been well documented, and many pain management physicians have initiated steps to reduce their overall use of these agents for long-term treatment. Now, surgeons in multiple specialties have begun to pay greater attention to their prescribing of opioids for even the short-term management […]
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