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Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who survive one week or more of mechanical ventilation can be stratified into disability groups based on age and ICU length of stay

Age, ICU LOS Can Stratify Patients Into Disability Groups

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Seven-day post-ICU Functional Independence Measure determines recovery trajectory to one year
Crushed prasugrel correlates with faster drug absorption for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

ACC: Faster Absorption of Crushed Prasugrel in STEMI

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Crushed prasugrel led to reduction in P2Y12 reaction units for up to four hours post-loading dose
For patients with critical limb ischemia

ACC: Good Outcomes for Endovascular Procedures for CLI

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Increase in endovascular procedures linked to decrease in in-hospital death, major amputation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to ban most powdered medical gloves

FDA: Most Powdered Medical Gloves Should Be Banned in U.S.

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Side effects include airway and wound inflammation, agency says
A case before a state supreme court could potentially expose physicians to large fines based on a legal technicality relating to what they should have known

Case Before Supreme Court May Expose Doctors to Large Fines

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Case surrounds whether liability under IFPA can be based on what a practice should have known
Sudden cardiac death accounts for more than 30 percent of cardiovascular deaths after non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

SCD Accounts for >30 Percent of CV Deaths After NSTE ACS

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Patients with recurrent myocardial infarction or rehospitalization have increased risk of SCD
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections are frequently associated with health care settings

Many Cases of MERS-CoV Are Health Care-Associated

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Forty-two percent of case-patients identified with MERs-CoV had health care-associated cases
Spending on prescription medications for insured Americans increased about 5 percent in 2015

Spending on Prescription Meds Up About 5 Percent in 2015

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Increase due to increased medication use and higher prices; increase about half that of 2014
Disruptive patients may get worse care from physicians

Disruptive Patients Distract Docs, May Receive Compromised Care

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In fictional scenarios, doctors were distracted by bad behaviors during diagnosis, made more errors
In an effort to reduce burnout among physicians

Mayo Clinic Has Established Model to Help Battle Burnout

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Model considers three factors that physicians need: choice, social connectedness, and excellence