Dressler R, Dryer MM, Coletti C, Mahoney D, Doorey AJ JAMA Intern Med 2014 Nov;174(11):1852-4 PMID: 25243419 Abstract
Against medical advice
Bartley MK J Trauma Nurs 2014 Nov-Dec;21(6):314-8 PMID: 25397341 Abstract Patients who leave the hospital against medical advice (AMA) present a challenge and concern to health care providers. Patients may leave AMA for a variety of reasons. Nurses play a vital role in patients considering an AMA discharge. Most of all, nurses can help by
Trauma advanced practice nursing: the centrifugal force of a trauma service
Pirrung JM J Trauma Nurs 2014 Nov-Dec;21(6):261-2 PMID: 25397328 Abstract
Laboratory abnormalities in pregnancy-associated hypertension: frequency and association with pregnancy outcomes
Cantu J, Clifton RG, Roberts JM, Leveno KJ, Myatt L, Reddy UM, Varner MW, Wapner RJ, Thorp JM, Mercer BM, Peaceman AM, Ramin SM, Samuels P, Sciscione A, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Obstet Gynecol 2014 Nov;124(5):933-40 PMID: 25437721 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of abnormal laboratory test results in pregnancy-associated hypertension and the relationship
Health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with rhythm control versus rate control: insights from a prospective international registry (Registry on Cardiac Rhythm Disorders Assessing the Control of Atrial Fibrillation: RECORD-AF)
Ha AC, Breithardt G, Camm AJ, Crijns HJ, Fitzmaurice GM, Kowey PR, Le Heuzey JY, Naditch-Brûlé L, Prystowsky EN, Schwartz PJ, Torp-Pedersen C, Weintraub WS, Dorian P Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2014 Nov;7(6):896-904 PMID: 25387780 Abstract BACKGROUND: Improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important treatment goal in the management of patients with atrial
Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing in hospitalized cardiac patients: a reduction in 30-day hospital readmission rates
Kauta SR, Keenan BT, Goldberg L, Schwab RJ J Clin Sleep Med 2014 Oct;10(10):1051-9 PMID: 25317084 Abstract BACKGROUND: Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with significant cardiovascular sequelae and positive airway pressure (PAP) has been shown to improve heart failure and prevent the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in cardiac patients with sleep apnea. Patients who
The timing of adverse events with Foley catheter preinduction cervical ripening; implications for outpatient use
Sciscione AC, Bedder CL, Hoffman MK, Ruhstaller K, Shlossman PA Am J Perinatol 2014 Oct;31(9):781-6 PMID: 24347259 Abstract OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the rate and timing of adverse events that occur during preinduction cervical ripening using the Foley catheter before extrusion of the balloon and institution of oxytocin. STUDY DESIGN: Using electronic medical records,
Recanalization of chronic total occlusions of the superior mesenteric artery in patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia: technical and clinical outcomes
Grilli CJ, Fedele CR, Tahir OM, Wrigley CW, Garcia MJ, Kimbiris G, Agriantonis DJ, Leung DA J Vasc Interv Radiol 2014 Oct;25(10):1515-22 PMID: 25138720 Abstract PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety and outcomes of endovascular recanalization of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI). MATERIALS AND
Etiology and management of recurrent parotid pleomorphic adenoma
Witt RL, Eisele DW, Morton RP, Nicolai P, Poorten VV, Zbären P Laryngoscope 2014 Oct; PMID: 25289881 Abstract The objective of this review study was to encompass the relevant literature and current best practice options for this challenging, sometimes incurable problem. The source of the data was Ovid MEDLINE from 1946 to 2014. Review methods
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Arterial stiffness and wave reflection 1 year after a pregnancy complicated by hypertension
Ehrenthal DB, Goldstein ND, Wu P, Rogers S, Townsend RR, Edwards DG J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2014 Oct;16(10):695-9 PMID: 25116457 Abstract Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life. The authors investigated the association of HDP with blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness 1-year postpartum. Seventy-four participants, 33 with