Study Highlights Readmit Factors Post Atrial Flutter Ablation
Readmission rate found to be 18.19 percent
Evolocumab Doesn’t Affect Cognition When Added to Statins
No significant between-group difference for patients receiving evolocumab or placebo added to statins
Limited Economic Evidence for Vitiligo Treatments
Research reveals no evidence to support or refute value for money afforded by vitiligo treatments
Few Racial Differences in Peds Anesthesia Meds Administration
Findings after adjustment for age, gender, attending anesthesiologist practice patterns
Intensive Blood Pressure Tx Aids Those With Prediabetes
Beneficial effects seen for cardiovascular disease outcomes, all-cause mortality
FDA: Potential Contamination in Some Liquid Pharma Products
Concerns over possible bacterial contamination that could cause severe infections in vulnerable patients
Electrotherapy, Acupuncture Ease Post Knee Arthroplasty Pain
Meta-analysis shows drop in use of opioids for electrotherapy; delayed opioid use with acupuncture
Frequency, Degree of Pubic Hair Grooming Linked to Injury Risk
Men and women who removed all their pubic hair 11 times during their life had increased risk for injury
Risk Assessment Differs for Doctors, Heart Failure Patients
Doctors consider most patients with advanced heart failure to be at high risk for transplant, LVAD, death
Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score Estimates Unfavorable Discharge
GTOS II estimates the probability of unfavorable discharge in injured elders with moderate accuracy
