Opioid Rx Frequently Issued for Nonspecific, Spinal Conditions
Spine, orthopedic disorders most prominent among categories of conditions linked to initial opioid Rx
Emergency Departments See Few Cases of Sepsis in Adolescents
Every 100 years, each of 12 emergency departments would treat 2.8 fatal sepsis cases
Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score Estimates Unfavorable Discharge
GTOS II estimates the probability of unfavorable discharge in injured elders with moderate accuracy
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
Diverse Spectrum of Neurologic Syndromes Seen With Zika
Increase in admissions for Guillain-Barré syndrome, encephalitis compared with before outbreak
Studies Used for FDA Approval of Device Changes Often Low Quality
And, efficacy of drugs granted accelerated approval often confirmed only years after approval
Short-Term Risk of Arterial Embolism Up in Cancer Patients
Increased risk of arterial thromboembolism, MI, ischemic stroke for cancer patients
Most Common Arrhythmia: Intra-Atrial Re-Entrant Tachycardia
Among those age ≥50 years, atrial fibrillation increased with age to surpass IART as most common
ICU Admissions for Opioid Overdose Up From 2009 to 2015
Average annual mortality rate was 7 percent, with increase to 10 percent in 2015
Cannabis Intoxication Admissions in Children Up in France
Increase in annual admissions for children from 2004 to 2014; 71 percent of patients were ≤18 months
