30-Day Mortality Down During Joint Commission Survey Weeks
Patients admitted during survey weeks (versus non-survey weeks) have significantly lower mortality
Adenotonsillotomy Noninferior to Adenotonsillectomy in Peds OSA
However, non-negligible risk of recurrence of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea after ATT
Intensive Strategy Addresses Hypoxemia After Cardiac Surgery
Intensive alveolar recruitment strategy linked to less severe pulmonary complications after cardiac sx
Serum Periostin IDs Comorbid Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Asthma
High serum periostin levels in asthma with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps versus without polyps
Black, Asian Medical Students Less Likely to Be AΩA Members
After adjustment, black, Asian medical students are less likely than white students to be AΩA members
Counseling Visit Helps Patients Decide About Lung CA Screening
Improves patient knowledge of eligibility criteria, benefits, harms of screening with low-dose CT
Raised CTCs Precede Recurrence in Locally-Advanced NSCLC
Fifteen of 20 patients with recurrence had increase in circulating tumor cell counts post chemoradiation
Video Helps Patients Meet Radiotherapy Educational Needs
Ninety-eight percent of patients reported that video was useful for meeting at least one educational need
Los Angeles eConsult Program Can Reduce Wait Times
eConsult program rapidly adopted; used by more than 3,000 primary care providers by 2015
ACC: Exercise May Improve Prognosis of Hypertrophic CM
Moderate-intensity exercise linked to increase in exercise capacity at 16 weeks versus usual activity
