ASHP: SVP, Injectable Opioid Shortages Threaten Patient Care
98.4 percent of respondents report moderate, severe shortages of morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl
Prompts May Up Goals-of-Care Dialogues at Outpatient Visits
Patient-specific intervention tied to increase in goals-of-care discussions for patients with serious illness
Reduced-Dose Anticoagulants Feasible for Extended VTE Tx
May be as effective as full-dose direct oral anticoagulants for extended-duration treatment
Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Best in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Hypofractionated radiotherapy beats conventionally fractionated RT in orthotopic ATC model
Worse Survival for BRCA Germline Mutation Carriers in Pancreatic CA
For BRCA germline mutation carriers, better survival seen with platinum-based chemotherapy
Prediction Tool Helps Tailor Lung Cancer Screening to Patients
Researchers create web-based decision tool to facilitate personalized discussions
Senior CA Patients Also Benefit From Palliative Radiotherapy
Benefit of palliative radiation for bone metastasis across age groups; older age should not preclude tx
ACS Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening to Start at Age 45
Average-risk adults aged 45+ should undergo high-sensitivity stool-based test, structural exam
ICU Mortality Similar for Patients With Hematologic CA ± Chemo
However, patients with hematologic cancer receiving chemotherapy have longer ICU, hospital stays
American Urological Association, May 18-21
The American Urological Association's 2018 Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Urological Association was held from May 18 to 21 in...
