Study touts effectiveness and convenience of remote monitoring after surgery by iMedicalApps Staff May 03, 2017 Patients undergoing ambulatory surgical procedures are routinely sent home the same day of their surgery. Effective systems for follow-up to monitor for things like wound [...]
by Evan Sweeney | FierceHealth May 4, 2017 10:23am At a Dignity Health hospital in Northern California, a woman who had just given birth was showing early signs of septic shock. Although clinicians noted her elevated heart rate, many of the [...]
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealth May 4, 2017 11:54am The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidelines to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). The updated recommendations, published in JAMA Surgery, include: • Recommend that patients take a full body [...]
Brain damage, nursing home admissions lower with intervention • by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer May 03, 2017 Action Points • Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation was associated with better survival and reduced long-term disability among survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. • Note that the [...]
Steep BP decrease among non-hypertensives also a concern by Ed Susman Contributing Writer, MedPage Today May 01, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered [...]
By Carl Campanile - NY Post May 1, 2017 | 12:17am New York hospitals are making people sick at an alarming rate. The state Health Department “flagged” 52 hospitals for patient-infection rates that greatly exceeded the state average — and 15 [...]
Granddaughters of women who smoked during pregnancy had 53% increased risk of ASD by MedPage Today Staff April 27, 2017 Increased risk for autism may be associated with maternal grandmothers' smoking habits, ScienceDaily reported. Published in Scientific Reports, an ongoing study [...]
Study's energy drink arm had higher change in corrected QT interval by Alexandria Bachert Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 26, 2017 Drinking a high-volume energy drink was linked to more heart and blood pressure changes compared with a control drink containing [...]
Verily launches Study Watch for use in medical research by Satish Misra MD April 26, 2017 Verily recently announced the launch of a new smartwatch called the Study Watch that will be focused on use in medical research studies. When it [...]
by Christy Dempsey | FierceHealth Apr 26, 2017 5:29pm The concept of patient satisfaction has been evolving for the past three decades. While clinical excellence has always been the goal of care delivery, ascertaining how patients felt about their care was [...]