In the News
Project allows ICU patients, families to personalize dying process
Last wishes of ICU patients, from bagpipe music to charitable donations, were fulfilled by researchers, who found positive impact on patients, families, and clinicians.
Education reduced unnecessary telemetry and costs
Hospitalists who were reminded to discuss necessity of telemetry during teaching and rounding increased their trainees' knowledge and reduced overuse of monitoring.
Extended anticoagulant treatment appears beneficial for first unprovoked PE
Eighteen months of warfarin after PE reduced recurrences during anticoagulation, but showed a similar thromboembolism rate as placebo at 42 months, a randomized trial found.
Study shows differences between the sexes in stroke severity, risk of death
Women over 65 had more severe strokes than men the same age, but were more likely to survive, a Danish registry study found.
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