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Uncategorized Published - 28 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: ICD Benefits in the Ejection-Fraction Border Zone

Authors: Al-Khatib SM et al., JAMA 2014 Jun 4; 311:2209 In a cross-registry cohort of patients with LVEFs between 30% and 35%, mortality was significantly lower in those who received a device than in those who did not. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in patients with cardiomyopathies have generally restricted enrollment to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: ICD Benefits in the Ejection-Fraction Border Zone

In a cross-registry cohort of patients with left-ventricular ejection fractions between 30% and 35%, mortality was significantly lower in those who received a device than in those who did not. The findings were published in JAMA.

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Uncategorized Published - 25 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: Worker fatigue cause of health care mistakes, study finds

This is important no matter what department you practice in. Health care worker fatigue contributed to more than 1,600 incidents reported through the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS), with 37 considered harmful and four resulting in patient deaths, according the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. An article released from the PPSA’s June advisory examined data […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: Continue training, testing to maintain ICD-10 momentum

Healthcare organizations should use the extra time afforded by the delay of ICD-10 to conduct more testing and training and to maintain the momentum they’ve developed thus far, according to AHIMA officials, CIOs and consultants. “I think the biggest concern that I have involves most of our clients keeping that level of engagement,” Mary Beth […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: 4 Traits of “Invisible” People — And Why Your Organization Needs Them

A new book profiles ambitious professionals who find the most satisfaction in work that is critical to their organization’s success, but goes largely unnoticed by the public. David Zweig worked as a fact checker at Conde Nast for five years. In an interview with Mr. Zweig says he enjoyed “slaving away on the minutiae of […]

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