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Face-to-face handoffs didn't reduce adverse events

Patients whose hospitalists handed them off to another clinician in a face-to-face meeting had similar rates of adverse events and length of stay as those who didn't get face-to-face handoffs, a recent study found.

Meta-analysis looks at heparin safety, efficacy in sepsis

Heparin may be associated with decreased mortality in sepsis and septic shock, according to a recent study.

Continuous PPI use associated with C. difficile recurrences

Recurrences of Clostridium difficile were significantly more common among patients who continuously took proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) than among those who didn't, a recent study found.

Sedative premedication before surgery may not improve patient experience, outcomes

Patients who receive sedative premedication with lorazepam before elective surgery involving general anesthesia may not benefit, according to a new study.

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