Goldsack J, Cunningham J, Mascioli S Nursing 2014 Jul;44(7):61-2 PMID: 24937623 Abstract
Headache, hand clumsiness, and “involuntary serial sevens” in a young person
Bivens MJ, Boegle AK, Jesus JE, Camacho MA, Tibbles CD, Madsen BE J Emerg Med 2014 Jul;47(1):71-5 PMID: 24816180 Abstract
Fetal outcomes of elective delivery
Hoffman MK, Merriam AA, Ehrenthal DB Clin Obstet Gynecol 2014 Jun;57(2):401-14 PMID: 24709710 Abstract Retrospective observational studies have suggested that delivery at or beyond 39 weeks has numerous neonatal benefits including less need for respiratory support, fewer neurodevelopmental delays and lower health care costs. This has lead governmental agencies, and professional organizations to endorse a
Personalized Antiplatelet Therapy
Gurbel PA, Rafeedheen R, Tantry US Rev Esp Cardiol 2014 Jun;67(6):480-487 PMID: 24792466 Abstract It is well established that high on-treatment platelet reactivity to adenosine diphosphate during clopidogrel therapy is an independent risk factor for ischemic event occurrences in a postpercutaneous coronary intervention patients. However, the precise role of platelet function testing remains debated. Platelet
Elimination of socioeconomic and racial disparities related to lung cancer: closing the gap at a high volume community cancer center
Caposole MZ, Miller K, Kim JN, Steward NA, Bauer TL Surg Oncol 2014 Jun;23(2):46-52 PMID: 24630274 Abstract BACKGROUND: Healthcare disparities have afflicted the healthcare industry for decades and there have been many campaigns in recent years to identify and eliminate disparities. The purpose of this study was to identify disparities in the lung cancer population
Conducting a successful systematic review of the literature, part 2
Riesenberg LA, Justice EM Nursing 2014 Jun;44(6):23-6 PMID: 24841603 Abstract
Methods of cervical ripening and labor induction: mechanical
Sciscione AC Clin Obstet Gynecol 2014 Jun;57(2):369-76 PMID: 24785420 Abstract
Clinical prediction model suitable for assessing hospital quality for patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy
Wimmer NJ, Spertus JA, Kennedy KF, Anderson HV, Curtis JP, Weintraub WS, Singh M, Rumsfeld JS, Masoudi FA, Yeh RW J Am Heart Assoc 2014 Jun;3(3):e000728 PMID: 24938712 Abstract BACKGROUND: Assessing hospital quality in the performance of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) requires appropriate risk adjustment across hospitals with varying case mixes. The aim of this study
Risk factors for cardiovascular events and bleeding complications following non-cardiac surgery or procedure in patients with drug eluting stent placement
Tiwari D, Jurkovitz CT, Zhang Z, Bowen J, Kolm P, Wygant G, Weintraub WS Heart Asia 2014;6(1):69-75 PMID: 27326174 Abstract OBJECTIVES: Previous studies suggest an increased incidence of cardiovascular (CV) events after P2Y12 receptor blocker cessation. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of P2Y12 receptor blocker cessation and other risk factors
The evolving landscape of healthcare-associated infections: recent advances in prevention and a road map for research
Safdar N, Anderson DJ, Braun BI, Carling P, Cohen S, Donskey C, Drees M, Harris A, Henderson DK, Huang SS, Juthani-Mehta M, Lautenbach E, Linkin DR, Meddings J, Miller LG, Milstone A, Morgan D, Sengupta S, Varman M, Yokoe D, Zerr DM Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 May;35(5):480-93 PMID: 24709716 Abstract This white paper identifies