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For patients who have undergone total hip or knee arthroplasty

Aspirin, Rivaroxaban Similar After Total Hip, Knee Arthroplasty

Extended prophylaxis with aspirin no different from rivaroxaban for preventing venous thromboembolism
Undergoing cardiac surgery during the influenza season is associated with increased likelihood of development of acute respiratory distress syndrome

Odds of ARDS Up After Cardiac Surgery During Flu Season

Cardiac surgery during flu season is independent risk factor for acute respiratory distress syndrome
Compared with whites

In A-Fib Patients, Stroke Risk Higher for Blacks Than Whites

Higher risk of ischemic stroke seen before, after atrial fibrillation diagnosis compared with whites
For adults with sepsis

No Evidence Use of SEP-1 Bundle Ups Survival in Sepsis

Neither the sepsis management bundle nor its interventions improve survival for adults with sepsis
Increasing demands are leading to burnout among pharmacists

Increasing Demands Leading to Pharmacist Burnout

Strategies to address burnout include taking vacation time, reflecting on work, relying on others for help
All activities (of light intensity upward) are beneficial for older men

All Physical Activity Tied to Reduced Mortality in Older Men

Similarly beneficial effect for accumulation of activity in bouts of ≥10 minutes, sporadic minutes
School performance is significantly lower for children with prenatal exposure to valproate

Prenatal Valproate Exposure May Impact School Performance

Significant decrease in school performance for offspring exposed to valproate versus lamotrigine
Many patients with non-cancer-related chronic pain prescribed long-term opioids may wish to taper their opioid use

Chronic Opioid Users May Wish to Taper Opioid Use

In study completers, median morphine equivalent daily dose fell from 288 mg to 150 mg in four months
Perioperative glucose predicts 30-day mortality linearly in noncardiac surgical patients and nonlinearly in cardiac surgical patients

Perioperative Glucose but Not A1C Predicts Surgical Outcomes

A1C is not associated with increased 30-day mortality after controlling for glucose
Compared with men

Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia Risk Up for Women

Peripheral vasoconstriction, microvascular dysfunction may affect MSIMI risk in women only