Early Loop Diuretic Tx Tied to Lower Mortality in Heart Failure
Early-treatment group had significantly lower in-hospital mortality even after adjustment
Report Addresses Patient Refusal of Home Health Care Services
Importance of home health care services increasing, partly due to shorter hospital stays, complex needs
Sharp Rise Among Women for Opioid-Related Hospitalizations
U.S. cases rose 75 percent for females versus 55 percent for males over a decade, researchers say
Risk of Cardiovascular Events Similar With, Without Diabetes
Patients with versus without diabetes, without CAD, were more often treated with statins and aspirin
AUA Reports on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention
Treatment algorithm proposed based on stratification of patients by risk and by symptoms
Support for Financial Penalties Up With Emphasis on Patient Harms
Penalties supported by 41% of physician recipients of clinical vignette describing harms to patient
Marital Status Among Factors Tied to Gout Rx Adherence
Belief about medicines, presence of comorbidity, being married positively influence meds adherence
Age a Factor in Patients Leaving Hospital Against Medical Advice
Race/ethnicity and poverty are more pronounced as risk factors for DAMA in elderly inpatients
Yoga Noninferior to Physical Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain
Nearly half of yoga group saw clinically meaningful improvement in pain and disability
Guidelines Address Peri-Op Care in Rheumatic Disease
Guidelines address use of antirheumatic drugs for adults with RA, SpA, JIA, SLE undergoing THA/TKA
