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Proposed budget cuts could seriously hamper efforts to address antimicrobial resistance

Budget Cuts Threaten Research on Antimicrobial Resistance

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Patient safety, international status of the U.S. as leader in combating AMR both at risk
For patients with acute diverticulitis

Acute Diverticulitis Recurrence More Likely With Barium Enema

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Patients who undergo barium enema are more likely to present with higher Hinchey grade at recurrence
Referring physicians have limited knowledge regarding indications for primary prevention implantable defibrillator use

Knowledge on Primary Prevention ICD Use Found Lacking

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Barriers for referral differ for internists, cardiologists, cardiology residents
For elderly patients treated with vitamin K antagonists for venous thromboembolism

CYP2C9 Variants Linked to Clinical Events in VTE

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Risk of any clinical event, death, non-major bleeding up for seniors treated with vitamin K antagonists
More research is needed to assess the role of vitamin D in the prevention of periprocedural myocardial injury

More Research Needed for Vitamin D’s Cardiac Effect in PCI

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Little effect on cardiac biomarker levels; significant effect on mean difference in CK-MB, hs-CRP
Perceptions of safety culture vary widely among nursing home staff members

Perception of Nursing Home Safety Varies by Employee Type

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Administrators consistently perceive better safety culture than clinical staff
A cognitive test involving animal name recall can predict which elderly patients succeed in mastering an insulin self-injection technique within one week

Cognitive Test Predicts Elderly Insulin Injection Success

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Number of animal names recalled in one minute was the most useful indicator

August 2017 Briefing – Geriatrics

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for August 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
A computer-based alert system with a Geneva Risk Score calculation tool in the electronic patient chart does not improve appropriate thromboprophylaxis in patients admitted to general medical wards

Electronic Alert Doesn’t Up Appropriate Thromboprophylaxis

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Patients with no score or inconsistent score result less often had appropriate thromboprophylaxis
The incidence of adverse events is low for patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Low Incidence of Adverse Events for A-Fib Catheter Ablation

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Within 30 days of index CA, 3.5 percent developed major AEs, most often hemorrhage/hematoma